The decade that saw great leaps for gadgets, and Furbies too

I learnt to type on a heavy black manual typewriter at secondary school in the late 1970s. Although I was keen to learn, I took a strong dislike to the messing about with ribbons and carbon paper. It

As we barrel into the second half of this decade, you find me in a reflective mood. Happy New Year, by the way. For reasons which will become relevant in a moment, I’ve delved into Inspiration Compute

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, third generation owner of the LEGO Group, was determined to bring technological innovation to the brick – and 40 years ago, the company introduced the first ever smart brick to allow children to program robots

ON September 28, 1632, an East India Company ...

How on earth did David Crookes manage to write the otherwise excellent article about Andy Grove (see issue 375, p123) without mentioning the IBM PC with Intel’s 8088 (and optional 8087) inside, which