Posts Tagged ‘web browser’

1991 – Sir Tim Berners-Lee showed everyone the first web browser and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML editor. The Browsers’ name was called “WorldWideWeb”, but was later changed to “Nexus”. Berners-Lee ran it on the NeXTSTEP platform and worked with not only the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), but the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Nexus is not in production anymore.

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• 3Com announces they will acquire US Robotics
• Intel introduces the Pentium III
• Yahoo launches Buzz

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What are DECT phones? In a nutshell, it’s a  cordless phone. DECT phones are perfect for a wide wireless range around the home - The range of the handset will depend on the phone itself, but we are talking 400 ft at least. You can also use DECT phones like walkie-talkies.

The folks at Motorola show us the HS1001 – a cordless that is also a web browser. That way you don’t have to pull out your laptop and find out who is starring in your new favorite movie.  Andy McCaskey talks with Motorola to find out more about DECT and the HS1001.

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If you are downstairs and want to turn on or off the TV upstairs, you don’t have to run around the house to flip switches. With the Tenrete Smart Plug from PicoWatt, you just have to connect to a web browser and turn off the TV without moving around. If you are away from your house, you can connect in and turn on lights to thwart burglars or adjust power to save money while on vacation.

In this Video, Todd Cochrane talks with Carlos about how these WiFi controlled devices can turn on and off appliances. This device won a CNET Best of CES award.

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2004 – Mozilla launches the web browser that would finally give Internet Explorer a run for it’s money. The Firefox 1.0 web browser was created by Mozilla, who broke free from the Netscape Navigator browser to develop in Open Source. The Gecko layout engine browser would be available for Windows, Mac and Linux – with it being the standard browser in current flavors of Ubuntu. Last year on it’s 3.5 release, it set a new worlds record download. Firefox currently takes 1/5 of the market browser share.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Blizzard settles a lawsuit with Micro Star
• Netscape acquires Collabra
• Albert Einstein is awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in Physics

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