Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    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 IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
    28
    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
    12
    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
    56
    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
    0
    The life boat was patented in 1845!
    29
    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
    10
    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
    93