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YOUR WORLD OF TOMORROW + Roomba (Nov, 1959)
blog.modernmechanix.com - 12/18/2008
YOUR WORLD OF TOMORROW + Roomba (Nov, 1959)
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HECK? Really? HECK? That’s the best they could come up with? What exactly does kid mean in this context? Baby goat? view additional pages HOW RCA IS PLANNING…. YOUR WORLD OF TOMORROW By James C. G. Conniff RADIOS as small as sugar cubes. Typewriters that print letters ...
Roombas Were The Future In 1959
botjunkie.com - 12/19/2008
Roombas Were The Future In 1959
— botjunkie.com — Writing by Evan Ackerman on Friday, 19 of December , 2008 at 6:25 am 1959 Roomba This... is it, folks. We’ve made it to the future. According to RCA (remember them? I don’t) waaaay back in 1959, the future would have little robots that would scurry ... (more) Roombas Were The Future In 1959

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Princeton Japan announced 16:9 entry-level 19-inch monitor
slashgear.com - 12/12/2008
Princeton Japan announced 16:9 entry-level 19-inch monitor
— slashgear.com — Princeton technology announced today an entry level LCD monitor to its current line up. The PTFBGF-19W adopts... the increasingly popular 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen panel, measures in at 18.5-inch and can support a 1366 x 768 resolution. Deficit in ... (more) Princeton Japan announced 16:9 entry-level 19-inch monitor

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Gizmodo:  The Roomba Foretold in 1959 Magazine [Retromodo]

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The Roomba Foretold in 1959 Magazine [Retromodo]
Gizmodo — ... Behold, the "Mechanical Maid." It "cleans the floors at the push of a button, returns to niche, readies itself for next job." And while its shape is a boxier than a Roomba, they got the height part right. It's not jut vacuum cleaner with a Lost in Space Robot head/gumball machine stuck on top. [Modern Mechanix Thanks Charles!] ...

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