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Happy National Pi Day – The celebration of 3.14

1988 – It’s the song that found it’s rebirth and the term “Rick Rolled” became a urban saying. Of course, we are talking about Rick Astley and the song: Never Gonna Give You Up. It hit #1 on the charts. Of course, it’s internet fame has turned this into a whole new beast.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Microsoft releases XBox in Europe
• NEC announces they will be getting into the computer market
• Apple releases the Power Macintosh computer

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1933 – Charles Darrow creates the game Monopoly. There were a few other board games before Monopoly, like “The Landlord game”, which Monopoly was loosely derived from. The board is based on Atlantic City and the playing pieces were models from items around Charles Darrow’s’ house. Parker Brothers would pick the game up in 1935 and turn it into a household name.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Richard Wittman Jr. admits breaking into NASA
• Sony announces release of Linux development kit for Playstation 2
• Intel gives computers, internet to employees for free.

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Since we are not in a leap year, the Day in Tech History does double duty – giving you History of the 28th and 29th.

1966 (Feb 28) – With all these ways to listen in on a conversation, the FCC has to make a ruling to protect the rights of US citizens. They create the Right to Privacy act which bands evesdropping or direct and indirect use of radio – controlled devices.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• M*A*S*H*  broadcasts the final episode (Feb 28)
• PeopleSoft reorganizes (Feb 28)
• Atari Moves (Feb 29)
• DIVX closes the video site Stage 6 (Feb 29)

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With new texting laws coming into play, you have to find other ways to get texts and emails. That is where Drivesafe.ly comes in.  You will be able to listen to text messages – up to 25 characters. Without having to push a button – It will know when you get in the car.

Todd Cochrane talks with Heath on this great concept. It’s a background app for Blackberry and Android phones and soon for iPhone and Palm.  It does have an out of office type reply to let people know you are driving. 1.8 Million followers are already using it.

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It’s amazing how many of my friends with iPhones have these cases.

The Otterbox protects your Blackberry, iPhone and Palm Pre with up to three layers of protection and plastic screen protectors to keep the display scratch free. The Impact series which is a simple skin. The defender series is a tough model rated for 3 Feet to concrete.

Todd Cochrane talks to Kristen about the models available. Starting at $30, you can protect your investment. With iPhone replacements costing $400, it makes sense.

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Running out of battery on your iPhone – and soon iPad – can become a pain. You just want to get that one thing done and – as Scotty would say – “I just don’t have enough power, captain”. If you are in an important college lecture or business meeting, for instance, and forgot to charge the device the night before, this can become a real nightmare.

Enter in Hypershop. They have the Hypermac Mini, Hypermac micro and Hypermac nano to charge your different Apple devices. Todd Cochrane talks with Jennifer about these great products.

The nano is the smallest and most impressive. With 1800mAh, you should be able to get about 2 charges out of this device that is as small as a lighter. Compared to a Mophie (1200mAh), the Hypermac Nano will charge faster and give you at least one full charge, which is good for the battery.

The Hypermac Micro and Mini are great for Camping, Outdoor events, or the meeting or lecture that doesn’t have any access to a power source. The iPad battery is 25W, so even the 60Wh model should be able to give you a few more hours of work time.

Each battery is of Millitary grade and will be good for 1000 charges. Each device will even come with cables so you don’t have to move them around from one area to another.

If you don’t have an Apple product, that is O.K. Hypermac also makes a mini for your Blackberry, HTC or any device with a mini USB connector.

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I would have loved this for the last week in -5 degree weather. You know, if you have a remote start it’s nice, but sometimes you have to do some weird things to get that beam to the car so it knows when to start. But what if that wasn’t an issue? What if you could use – say your iPhone – to remote start your car?

Well that is what Smartstart did. They have a system that lets you remote start your car using your iPhone – and also Blackberry devices. Android option is just around the corner. With the application, you can get 2 way confirmation, Vehicle personalization, App Passcode functionality and much more.

In this interview, Todd Cochrane talks with Ken about this great product that can start your car from miles away. If you have a Viper Remote Start in your car already, you might be able to get the module added on. You will then be able to start the car, lock and unlock doors, release the trunk and a lot more.

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1996 – Corel not only gets WordPerfect form Novell, but also Quattro Pro for $180 million in stock and cash. Michael Cowpland (Founder of Corel) called WordPerfect the “Pepsi to Microsoft’s Coke”. I guess that was not the case as OpenOffice (RC maybe?) surpassed WordPerfect users.

WordPerfect and Corel have been in flux since 2006, when Vector Capital purchased 72% of the company. Just this last year, they bought up the remaining stock and became privately held once again.

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Events in Technology

• IBM Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC) a.k.a “the Poppa” is dedicated
• Microwave Oven is patented
• Gary McKinnon won right to judicial review

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Events in Technology

• Sega and Bandai announce a merger
• Apple releases Macintosh Office
• The “A-Team” debuts
• The integrated circuit is conceived

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The P-Flip is a portable battery pack for the iPhone. What is better than the others is it also is a stand for your iPhone. You can set it down on a table and watch a movie. P-Flip is available for iPhone or Blackberry. However, the new P-Flip they are debuting at CES is also Solar Powered.

Jeffrey Powers talks with Patrick about the Dexim P-Flip. We show off the functionality of both the standard, and the solar powered P-Flip. The charge time varies, but in a pinch, this is a great item to have.

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