The Hidden Secrets to Getting True HD on Your HDTV

Is everything you see on an HDTV actually high-definition? In 2009, all television broadcasts switched from analog to digital transmissions, and many are high-definition. Other high-definition sources are Blu-ray Disc players, HD-DVD players, and cable or satellite HD-DVRs. Scyther5/Getty DVD recorders with ATSC or QAM tuners can receive HDTV signals. However, the quality of the streaming signal depends on the speed of your internet connection. A high-speed broadband connection is recommended for the best picture quality....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Elizabeth Howell

The History of ColecoVision Game System

In its brief two-year lifespan, ColecoVision broke expectations and sales records. Having more than one game also made the Telstar the world’s first dedicated console. At first, the Telstar was a big seller. EMR / Flickr Over the next two years, Coleco released several models, each with morePongvariations and increased quality. The microchip that Telstar used was manufactured by General Electric. Eventually, Atari turned to GE as it was a cheaper solution than manufacturing the chips itself....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Emily White

The History of iOS, from Version 1.0 to 18.0

iOS is to the iPhone what Windows is to PCs or macOS is to Macs. iOS 18 Apple previewediOS 18atWWDCin June 2024. This AI-driven platform, integrated with Siri and ChatGPT, enables advanced text and image generation. Apple Inc. It will be available on the iPhone 15 Pro and later models. Several core apps receive updates as well. Mail introduces message grouping, summarization, and new categories for better inbox management. Apple...

April 15, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Adam Russo

The History of Nintendo Video Games

Here’s the history of Nintendo, from its humble origins through the Switch era. Finally, in the 19th century a new card game,Hanafuda, was invented. It used images instead of numbers, so it couldn’t be used for gambling. Nintendo The government relaxed its laws on playing cards and allowed sales of the Hanafuda cards. When Was Nintendo Founded? Fusajiro sold the cards at two Nintendo Koppai stores. Nintendo It continued adding the most popular games, as well as inventing several of its own....

April 15, 2025 · 4 min · 709 words · Daniel Winters

The History of Samsung (1938-Present)

Other major subsidiaries of Samsung include insurance, advertising, and entertainment. It sold dried Korean fish and vegetables, as well as its own noodles. After the war, Samsung focused on the redevelopment of Korea, especially industrialization. Jean Chung / Stringer / Getty Images In 1978, the company reached the landmark of having produced 5 million TVs. By 1974, Samsung Heavy Industries was one of the largest shipbuilders in the world. In the late 1970s, the company established Samsung Electronics America and the Suwon R&D Center....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Janet Collins

The HSV Color Model in Graphic Design

If you deal with commercial printers, you know aboutCMYK(cyan, magenta, yellow, key). These are schemes that describe the way colors combine to create the spectrum we see. Unlike RGB and CMYK, which use primary colors, HSV is closer to how humans perceive color. Myriam Zilles / Pixabay It has three components: hue, saturation, and value. Reducing this component toward zero introduces more gray and produces a faded effect. The HSV color wheel also contributes to high-quality graphics....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Denise Luna

The HTC Vive Pro 2 VR Headset Makes Me Want to Ditch Oculus

The Vive Pro 2 handily beats the Oculus on specs. Goodbye, Motion Sickness? Im hopeful that the higher resolution on the HTC could help. HTC The VIVE Pro 2 has fine-adjustable interpupillary distance, which should make the picture a bit sharper. It also offers 3D spatial sound withHi-Res Audio Certified headphones. The new Vive is a big jump in specs from the original Vive Pro, released in 2018. HTC That model has a 2880 x 1600 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 110-degree field of view....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Russell Gonzalez

The iMac Is Still Super-Successful. Where Were the All-In-One PCs?

Why did other companies' all-in-ones never take off? Toshifumi Kitamura / Getty Images The iMac is25 years old this weekand still going. So why is it the only desktop all-in-one you’ve heard of? Toshifumi Kitamura / Getty Images So where, if it’ssuch a great machine, were all the Windows PC knockoffs? “The iMac has proven that all-in-one desktop computers can deliver an amazing experience when designed thoughtfully. But there are two main reasons they never took off....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Diana Russell

The iMac Pro Is Probably Gone Forever

They’re nowboth gone from the Apple Store, maybe never to be seen again. The iMac Pro may have been Apple’s weirdest Mac ever. Apple replaced it with the iMac Pro. Clay Banks / Unsplash From the outside, this was nothing more than a Space Gray 12-inch iMac. Apple From the beginning, it was a weird computer. The all-in-one design meant it was impossible to keep the screen and update the computer....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Brett Matthews

The Inspiration and Tech Behind the Space Needle’s NYE Spectacle

Theperformancecaptured the worlds attention for its creative ingenuity. “I get a lot of my best ideas from dreams.” Morgan said light always has been his muse. Modern Enterprises Twitter users had a lot to say about the NYE show and its out-of-this-world graphics. “We had to build it like a television production, which was kind of a challenge.” Animators added those layers of CGI images over the video using digital sky-mapping technology....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Martin Dean

The IP Addresses Used by Google

The many Google IP addresses support searches and other internet services such as the company’sDNS servers. Like many popular websites, Google uses many servers to handle incoming requests to its website and services. Google.com IP Address Ranges Google uses the following public IP address ranges. When you find an IP address that works for you, make a note of it for future use. Any of these IP addresses could change, be repurposed, or sold by Google at any time....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Kenneth Zamora

The iPad 3 vs. the iPad 4

What’s new with the iPad 4? The iPad 3 was the first iPad to offer aRetina display. Overall Findings Single-band antenna. Old-style 30-pin dock connector port. Relatively slow A5X processor. A6X processor delivers twice the speed. The iPad 4 was the first iPad to debut in fall rather than spring. With its new processor, it was the first major upgrade to the iPad since the iPad 2. Processor Speed: A6X Shines Quad-core graphics....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Melissa Mcmillan

The iPad mini Would Make a Great Phablet

Wouldn’t it be great if you could use it to replace your iPhone? It can’t make regular phone calls or receive SMS messages. It has no Wallet app, and it can’t pair with an Apple Watch. Jeremy Bexanger / Unsplash Especially the fantastic new mini. “However, the iPad is better for getting things done. iPad Only? Brandon Romanchuck / Unsplash An iPad really is just a bigger iPhone. They use the same chips and execute the same apps....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Mark Fisher