Digi-Comp 1 Mechanical Computer 1963

This May Look Like Plastic Rods and a Hand Lever, But It’s Acutally a Digi-Comp 1 Mechanical Computer from 1963

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Digi-Comp 1 Mechanical Computer 1963
In 1963 a kit of red and white polystyrene plates, stiff metal rods, rubber bands, and short plastic tubes sold for $4.99 ($54.45 today) and assembled into a working digital computer. Three small windows on the front face displayed binary digits as either 0 or 1. A white lever marked “Clock” stuck out from the right side. Pushing that lever fully inward and then drawing it back out advanced every calculation by one step. No batteries or power cord were required. All motion came from the user’s hand and the tension stored in the rubber bands.

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Ken Okuyama Kode89 Supercar

Ken Okuyama’s Kode89 Supercar Features Three Pedals and a Choice of V12s

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Ken Okuyama Kode89 Supercar
Ken Okuyama, the Japanese designer who shaped the Ferrari Enzo during his years at Pininfarina, brought a new open mid-engine car to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16. Named Kode89, it arrived after a quiet run on the Tour d’Elegance a few days earlier, with Okuyama himself at the wheel. The car marks twenty years since he set up his own studio and represents the first time his company has built a complete vehicle around an original chassis rather than adapting platforms from Lotus, Ferrari or Lamborghini.

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SABRENT VOLTIK 8-Port USB Charging Station 252W

SABRENT VOLTIK 8-Port 252W USB Charging Station Boasts One Outlet, Eight Devices, and the End of Charger Chaos

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SABRENT VOLTIK 8-Port USB Charging Station 252W
Multiple phones, a laptop, earbuds, a tablet, a handheld game console, and a couple of older accessories quickly turn any desk or nightstand into a mess of separate bricks and tangled cords. Finding a free wall socket becomes a daily negotiation. The SABRENT VOLTIK 252W 8-Port USB Charging Station, priced at $59.60 with coupon code: HLKLIRDO (was $89), steps into that mess with a single rectangular unit designed to handle nearly all of it at once.

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