Technology
04.12.10
PopSci: Back to the Future
Remember Popular Science as the "What's New" magazine? PopSci has written the book on new technology for over 80 years. Now with their new app for iPad the pub is not only covering new tech, but they are making it. The reviews here on SPD.org for Popular Science + have been pretty positive, and even Steve Jobs digs it (video after the jump).
All this PopSci talk got us thinking about how they've covered cutting edge tech in the past. Here are 16 devices & technologies we can't live without, and how they were introduced on the cover of PopSci...
Steve Jobs Loves Popular Science+ on the iPad from PopSci.com on Vimeo.
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Faxes & PDFs
Popular Science, November 1947.
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Streaming Radio & Pandora
Popular Science, August 1957.
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YouTube & Hulu
Popular Science, August 1959.
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Digital Cameras
Popular Science, January 1973.
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Cell Phones
Popular Science, July 1973; January 1978.
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Voicemail
Popular Science, January 1974.
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DVD & Blu-ray
Popular Science, February 1977.
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iPad
Popular Science, November 1980; June 1983.
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Laptops
Popular Science, March 1983.
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Plasma & LCD Flat-screens
Popular Science, July 1985.
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3-D Movies
Popular Science, June 1988
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GPS & Google Maps
Popular Science, June 1985.
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Video Skype & iChat
Popular Science, March 1988
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BlackBerry & iPhone
Popular Science, September 1992.
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iTunes & iPod
Popular Science, October 1995.
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Multi-Touch
Popular Science, September 1997.
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Also: Browse through 80 years of complete issues here or have a quick look at 28 logo iterations here.
See related stories:
Apple iPad: It's Real--includes video prototypes from Wired & Interview
People say the iPad is heavy, imagine lugging around one of those "powerful portables."
Well, per the March 1988 cover was a little off on the form-factor, but we now have video phones...
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/facetime.html#facetime-video