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Adding Machine Patented
January 13, 1874 The U.S. Patent Office issues a patent for the Spalding Adding Machine. The precursor of calculators and computers, mechanical adding machines could do simple arithmetic and were popular in businesses until supplanted by computers in the 1960s. Adding Machine Patented is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in…
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SEAC Machine Dedicated
June 20, 1950 The National Bureau of Standards dedicated the SEAC (Standards Eastern Automatic Computer) in Washington. The SEAC was the first computer to use all-diode logic, a technology more reliable than vacuum tubes, and was the first stored-program computer completed in the United States. Magnetic tape in the external storage units stored programming information,…
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Gourmia GKM9000 Multi-Cooker Kitchen Machine Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
In a case of “more is more,” a small appliance company has created countertop multicooker with more than nine functions, Wi-Fi connectivity and an Android-powered operating system in a bid to connect the kitchen to the Internet of Things. Enlarge Image The Gourmia GKM9000 multicooker kitchen machine includes a 7-inch LCD display that will play…