How overhead projectors took over your classroom
It used to be so easy to get away with things in school. The teacher, after all, was always turned around writing at the chalkboard! But then came a…
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Why the LeapPad couldn’t survive the iPad
For multiple years, the hottest toy in the United States was a book. But not just any book: a smart book that could play sounds and respond to taps…
The forgotten Chromebook that started it all
Google didn't even call the first Chromebook a "Chromebook." The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos - it wasn't even designed to be…
Why OLPC’s $100 laptop never stood a chance
The idea was big, exciting, and inspiring: What if we could get every kid in the world access to a computer? For a bunch of thinkers and executives…
The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator
The same calculator has been on most kids' back to school shopping list since the early 2000's and the dominance of Texas Instruments' calculator di…
How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon
Whether you played it in the back of your classroom or on your computer at home, if you were a kid in the last 30 years you almost certainly grew up…
The Clapper was a bad smart home gadget — and a viral sensation
Clap on. Clap off. Well, more like, Clap, pause for half a beat but no longer because otherwise it'll stop hearing you, clap again because you waite…
How Philips Hue got the smart home right
The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything fro…
How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee
Before Keurig, the coffee in your office was almost certainly terrible. Old, burned, made by someone who would rather poorly eyeball than properly m…
Nest’s quest to fix your thermostat
The founding story of Nest is pretty much a perfect tech myth. A legendary product maker (in this case, Tony Fadell) helps create one of the most su…
How Roomba started a robot revolution
If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump arou…
The impossible dream of the universal remote
You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing controls t…