Two things stood out to me as major themes at CES this year.
Today in TIME Tech History: Revolving Doormat (1935), Stratospheric Balloon Ride (1946), ‘Videodisc’ Players (1980) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 21 between 1923 and today.
TechnologizerMicrosoft
Windows 8 Pricing Goes Back to Normal
As planned, the $39.99 upgrade deal will come to an end on February 1.
Firefighters Pop High-Tech Pills to Monitor Vitals Wirelessly
Firefighters in Oz take the red pill because it might save their lives.
Certain Airport Body Scanning Machines to Be Removed Because They Can’t Obscure Your Nudity Enough
Bloomberg reports that several of the newfangled body scanners found in U.S. airports are to be removed.
Policing the Web: How Google’s ‘Cops’ Track Down Bad Ads
Shady ads have become such a problem for search engines that hundreds of employees now work round-the-clock to protect users before they get ripped off.
TechnologizerHome Entertainment
Dolby’s Glasses-Free 3D May Be Worth Waiting For
The audio-technology company is demoing a surprisingly impressive approach to 3D.
Temple Run 2 Review: Look, It’s a Guy in a Cart!
You’d think a guy named “Guy” who goes poking around ancient booby-trapped temples might have learned by now.
Obama Wants More Violent Video Game Studies, and That’s Okay
As defensive as I am about video games, and my right to enjoy them like any other form of speech, I draw the line at declaring we don’t need any more knowledge.
Use Facebook? Own an iPhone? Call Your Facebook-Using, iPhone-Owning Friends for Free
Facebook has rolled out free voice calling to other Facebook users via its Messenger app for iOS.
“Nothing weird is going to happen.”
— The last line of an arguably weird Craigslist posting asking for two to three female volunteers interested in engaging in a bit of Star Trek roleplaying inside of the poster's mom's garage.
TechnologizerHistory
The Tragic, World-Changing Loss of the Great American Arcade
The nearly-defunct institution known as the game arcade was about far more than games.