The first photograph was taken in 1814, by Joseph Niepce, using a camera obscura. Exactly a century later, in 1914, the very first 35mm still camera was developed. Fifty years later, in 1973, Polaroid introduces one-step instant photography. Just ten years after that, the first digital camera was demonstrated. Image Source: shafe.co.uk Now we’ve hit the [ Read More ]
During most of the 20th Century, furniture design had been pacing towards Modernism. Now, firmly rooted in an era of Contemporary furniture design, speculation is beginning to be made on where the future of furniture lies, and what the next innovations might bring to the table, or the chair. Various movements have been seen to [ Read More ]
A pioneering new device to allow the blind access to sight is being researched and developed by leading scientist Sheila Nirenberg. The device is making waves, and could be used on humans within the coming few years. Sheila Nirenberg’s field is the study of how the brain processes information. This study refers to the [ Read More ]
Christmas Day, or the day of “Christ’s Mass”, is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is generally celebrated on the 25th December, and while originated as a Christian religious holiday, it has now come to be celebrated by many non-Christians, and is celebrated as a cultural holiday by billions around the [ Read More ]
With 133 million Americans suffering from chronic disease, improvements in home-based health monitoring systems are constantly being striven for. Today, most medical machines inside the home remain unconnected to the doctors and nurses responsible for taking care of the patient. For every device transmitting data to healthcare providers, four do not. In some cases, people [ Read More ]
Image Source: http://techeblog.com Back in 1936 there were approximately two hundred televisions being used around the world. Today, estimates lie somewhere between one and two billion. The average adult in the US spends around four and a half hours watching television each day. This works out at around 68 days’ worth of solid television. [ Read More ]
That the internet was revolutionary is undeniable. But the landscape of the World Wide Web didn’t used to be as easy to navigate. In the very early days, the only method of navigation was via a handful of specialised catalogues. The first search engine was able to rewrite the contents from these catalogues. The next [ Read More ]
