We covered quite a bit of retro tech this year, but there are a few things we didn’t talk about that are still worth a mention. Let’s start ...

This year sees the anniversary of several well-known food brands, and a few lesser-known ones. It turns out that some have been around for l...

First delivered in March 1962 The LINC – short for Laboratory INstrument Computer - was one of the world's very first minicomputers, he...

Introduced July 1961 and July 1981 Remember typewriters? You know, the obsolete technology that existed before the obsolete technology calle...

Introduced July 1961 One of world’s most successful single models of car, the Renault 4 sold over eight million units in 33 years of produc...

This year we’ve covered gadgets and inventions from the 1800s and up. But there are plenty of other things that had anniversaries this year ...

First unit shipped November 1960 In 1960, the Massachusetts firm Digital Equipment Corporation (typically known as “ DEC ” or just “ Digital...

Mouse using a serial interface Introduced 1960 Known to many as just a “serial interface”, RS-232 is a surprisingly old communication...

This year we’ve covered products debuting in 1959 , 1969 , 1979 , 1989 , 1999 , 2004 , 2009 and 2014 . Here are a few of the things we miss...