How many Nokia phone you have use? 5, 10, 20? Check out this image showing the Nokia’s phone history timeline, from 1982 – 2006. Wow! Click the image to enlarge.

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In the 1920s, there was actually a futuristic-looking railplane system. It was built by George Bennie. The system was propeller-driven and designed to make daily trips to and from Glasgow / Edinburgh. This is railplane had a speed of 120mph. But unfortunately, the project was canceled due to World War II. More pictures and video after the jump. Read more…

The Mil V-12 was developed by the Soviet Union during the 1960s. It is a gigantic aircraft that had a maximum takeoff weight of 231,485-pounds and featured dual rotors, at the end of each wing. It was said a failure as it is too large and poor maneuverability. There were two prototypes were built. Video after the jump. Read more…

Back in 1972, this is when Philips released their N1500 video cassette recorder. It was large and used half-inch tapes, mounted on co-axial reels. It got a maximum recording time of 60 minutes. The N1500 was $1249.52 that time and soon they released the N1502, new version which features a digital timer. More pictures after the jump. Read more…

The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) was completed in 1992, the 4.6 mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664. The tunnel goes under water to allow the ships to move across. The MMMBT cost $400 million to build, and it includes a four-lane tunnel that is 4,800 feet (1,463 m) long, two man-made portal islands, and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of twin trestle. More pictures after the jump. Read more…

Halloween is coming soon. It’s time to show you some spooky pictures. The one above is the portrait of “The Brown Lady”. They said that the ghost was actually Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynsham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. There was rumors said that Dorothy had been the mistress of Lord Wharton before married to Charles and Charles suspected Dorothy of infidelity. According to the legal records she died and was buries in 1726, but it was suspected that her funeral was a sham and that Charles has locked her in a remote corner of the house until her death many years later. Check out more of these pictures and stories at knbc.com.

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Here’s a battle between Animal and “the world’s greatest drummer” Buddy Rich on The Muppet Show. Let’s see whose drum is better. Video after the jump. Read more…

Have you seen the first McDonald TV commercial before? Not sure if it is really the first one maybe not, it is written the “First”. The Ronald McDonald looks scary, looks like some evil clown, maybe not last time. Happy clown, keke. Video after the jump. Read more…

I bet you have seen this before. It is the world’s first commercially released mobile phone debut in year 1983 with the price of $3,995. With the $3,995 you can get a really, really, good phone. More pictures after the jump. Read more…

If you were to compare the 20 years 1GB IBM Hard Drive and the 1GB SD card we have now, this is how it is. The 20 year old IBM hard drive weighs up to 30kgs and it is slightly the same size or smaller than the PC case we have today.

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