Functional Apple-1 computer to be auctioned on May 25

Final price expected to range from $250,000 to $400,000

Posted in Desktops, Gadgets, Hardware, News

Credit: Breker

Said to be one of only six functioning models still in existence, an original Apple-1 computer will be hitting the auction block on May 25. The final price is expected to range from $250,000 to $400,000.

The Apple-1 originally went on sale in 1976 for $666.66 and never included a case, power supply, power switch, keyboard or display. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak designed and hand-built about 200 of them inside Steve Jobs’ parents’ garage.

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Google Fiber expands to Shawnee, Kansas

Town close to Kansas City is the next to receive Google Fiber

Posted in News

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The Google Fiber team has announced on its blog that Shawnee, Kansas —a town roughly 10 miles southwest of Kansas City— will be the next city to be graced with the company’s gigabit Internet and TV service. They will join Kansas City, MO; Austin, TX; and Provo, UT.

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Google Play now available on Nook HD and Nook HD+

Nook HD and Nook HD+ evolve into legitimate Android tablets

Posted in Gadgets, News, Tablets

Credit: Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble has just announced that Google Play will be added to all Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets today via an over-the-air update. This marks a huge step forward for the devices, as it officially makes them legitimate Android tablets that can better compete against Google’s Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire line.

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3D printing goes green

Organic and renewable materials are being used for 3D printing

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Credit: Emerging Objects

A San Francisco-based company called Emerging Objects is taking a new look on what materials are used to feed 3D printers. The company, headed by architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, has a vision of creating 3D printed objects that “can be seen as sustainable, inexpensive, stronger, smarter, recyclable, customizable and perhaps even reparable to the environment.”

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Gigabit Internet is coming to Omaha, Nebraska

Gigabit Internet will be available to 48,000 customers in west Omaha by 'early October 2013'

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Credit: CenturyLink

CenturyLink is poised to bring Gigabit Internet to Omaha, Nebraska in a network pilot program. The company is currently upgrading their existing fiber infrastructure in west Omaha, and will roll out the new service to 9,800 customers on Monday. By October 2013, CenturyLink expects Gigabit Internet to be available to all 48,000 customers.

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Welcome to Techno FYI v1.0

Website exits beta today; new YouTube Channel launches May 15

Posted in Features, News, Techno FYI

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Way back on January 5, Techno FYI launched in public beta —a mere three days before we started covering the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m excited to announce that the website is now complete and is exiting beta today.

Welcome to Techno FYI v1.0!

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