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RCA's Two Thousand television: $2,000 in 1969

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2008-08-18 13:19:56 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
...Thousand" television, for one: built in 1969, in limited edition of 2,000 units, sold for a then-staggering $2,000 a pop. (That's just shy of $12k in today's dollars.) Its console design is downright modern, with a rosewood top and a translucent, presumably plastic front panel that opens to reveal a 23-inch tube that "gives such a vivid,...
 
Tags: television, stations, vhf stations, television screens, thousand, rca, tune television stations, front panel, plastic front panel
 
 
 
 
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Knight Industries Three Thousand specs revealed

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2007-12-23 18:44:00 by Evan Blass in Engadget
...Thousand's many capabilities, including much of the in-vehicle biometric and genetic testing you'd expect, along with such military features as laser weapons, a missile defense system, and even a targeted electromagnetic pulse for frying an enemy's gadgets or pulling off the odd casino heist. One cutting-edge device that has been left out is...
 
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Sprint's new CEO to slash several thousand more jobs this year?

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2008-01-14 16:25:00 by Paul Miller in Engadget
...thousand" layoffs in the works. There's also word of a move by Sprint to consolidate company headquarters to better integrate Sprint and Nextel, and it appears the future of WiMAX is still a bit uncertain, since some investors aren't entirely thrilled by the $5 billion outlay required to build the network. It's not easy being number three ...
 
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The number of users of telecommunications services reached 200 thousand PEOPLEnet

2008-08-14 21:38:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...thousand subscribers. Thus, the operator subscriber base increased almost doubled since the beginning of the year PEOPLEnet began construction of high-speed mobile Internet network in 2006 and became the first 3G operator in Ukraine, starting work on technology 3G 1x EV-DO Revision 0. In July 2007, the first time in Ukraine PEOPLEnet...
 
Tags: services, mobile internet services, mobile, mobile internet network, peoplenet, speed mobile internet, mobile internet, peoplenet residents, ukraine peoplenet
 
 
 
 
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RCA's 1969 Two Thousand TV Was Computerized Vision of Future, for $2,000 [Retromodo]

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2008-08-18 11:40:00 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...Thousand was even made in a limited run of 2,000 and cost $2,000. That's around $12,000 in today's money, but for that price you got a 23-inch Hi-Lite tube that had "such a vivid, detailed picture" you could "even watch it in a brightly-lit room." There were even "computer-like "memory circuits" that stored your fave channels, and preserved...
 
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Withdrawn 440 thousand notebooks VAIO

2008-09-09 20:35:40 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...thousand Vaio laptops worldwide. The reason for withdrawal - possible problems with overheating. Marriage is found among 19 series models Vaio TZ, produced between May 2007 - the first and July 2008 According to representatives of Sony, wires inside the notebook located near the bend at the same time, marriage in the chip controlling the...
 
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Carl Zeiss powerdomeVELVET Projector - Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

2008-09-29 19:26:59 by Editor in Ubergizmo
 
...Thousand Suns | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals
 
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Samsung SGH-A637: a simple 3G phone with support for navigation services

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2008-10-10 16:12:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...thousand colors Camera: 1.3 MP with support for video Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail, IM Support for the music service operator Built in MP3 player Integrated Internet browser Support for Java applications Sound: 64-tone polyphonic ringtones, MP3-ringtones Support memory card format microSD (up to 8 GB GPS Navigation Other applications:...
 
Tags: support, phone, functional phone, gps navigation services, gps navigation, voice alarm clock, applications, music service operator, 64-tone polyphonic ringtones
 
 
 
 
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Orange pulling Bolds to fix software issues, AT&T smiles

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2008-10-10 08:57:00 by Chris Ziegler in Engadget
...thousand miles away where Orange has allegedly pulled all units off the shelves to hammer out some "software issues" that have plagued early devices in subscribers' hands. The whole situation leaves us to wonder whether carriers jumped the gun on validating early builds of the Bold's firmware in an effort to get it out into the market in a...
 
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