by Carolyn
Humans have always had the desire to memorialize certain things with an image. Pictures may tell a story, convey an emotion, or simply be a tribute to a momentous event. Though the history of painting pictures dates back to the earliest etchings on cave walls, the first official “photograph” wasn’t taken until 1817, by a man named Nicéphore Niépce. The first video camera was developed in 1951 by Charles P. Ginsburg, and sold for a whopping $50,000. However, it wasn’t…
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by Carolyn
The year 1999 was full of excitement, as many people predicted that the new millennium would bring amazing technological advancements. The Disney Channel took advantage of this perception, and released “Smart House”, a made-for-TV movie about the technology of the future. In the movie, a family wins a “computerized house”, which eventually takes on a life of its own! The family struggles to bring the intelligent house under control, and eventually comes to a heartwarming finale. With the amazing new…
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