Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
    7
    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
    73
    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
    19
    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
    12
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
    30
    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
    18
    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
    2
    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
    184