Computer History Museum

Y Combinator’s Demo Day Gets Supersized

Liz Gannes in News on March 27 at 3:00 am PT

Today a considerable slice of the early stage Internet technology world heads to Mountain View, Calif., to see the latest batch of Y Combinator start-ups.

President Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall: The Other Silicon Valley Jobs Event

Kara Swisher in News on September 26, 2011 at 10:09 am PT

Here’s an idea to get more jobs for the citizens of the U.S.of A.: Fantastic high-speed wireless access!

It’s Called Google Propeller and It’s Aimed at Flipboard (and Facebook, Too, Natch)

Kara Swisher in Media on September 15, 2011 at 5:25 pm PT

Whhhheeeeeeeee! Up, up in the sky, its Google’s Flipboard killer, which also might strafe Facebook, too!

Viral Video: Common Sense Media’s Kids’ Online Privacy Panel

Kara Swisher in Media on September 2, 2011 at 12:47 am PT

Here is a video from a panel I moderated earlier this week for Common Sense Media about online privacy, with a focus on the impact on children.

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The Steam-Punk Dream Computer: Watch the Babbage Difference Engine in Action

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 4, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Here’s a very special something for the steam-geeks out there: Video of the famed Babbage Difference Engine, widely regarded as the first complex mechanical computer. There are only two in the world, and we captured one in action.

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Back in the Day With Woz: A Sneak Peek Inside the New and Improved Computer History Museum

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 3, 2010 at 9:51 am PT

All Things Digital was on hand for a sneak peek at the newly renovated Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., led by none other than Silicon Valley’s gadget godfather, Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak.

Video: Google Real-Time Search Event (Plus Noshing!)

Kara Swisher in News on December 8, 2009 at 1:03 am PT

Here is a short video BoomTown did at the Google search event yesterday, where the company launched a number of new features to its flagship offering–most of all, comprehensive real-time search. There was also a hopped-up translation service, voice-querying in Japanese and Google Goggles, which searches from pictures you take from a mobile device. Also lovely pastries!

Liveblogging the Google Search Event: Gutenberg, Goggles and Scrolling Real-Time Search!

Kara Swisher in News on December 7, 2009 at 10:08 am PT

Right now, BoomTown is sitting right behind the very affable Jason Hirschhorn, chief product officer of MySpace, who is here to make one of the many partner announcements with Google at its “search event” in Silicon Valley today. I also ran right into Twitter’s Biz Stone at the coffee stand. He is also here to talk about the new features Google is adding to its search repertoire, although he is remaining mum until the program starts in five minutes. Obviously, it is mostly about Google launching real-time search. Here’s what happened at the event via liveblogging.

Google to Hold an Anything-Bing-Can-Do-We-Can-Do-Better Search Event (and Singalong?) Monday

Kara Swisher in News on December 4, 2009 at 3:28 am PT

Google answered BoomTown’s blatantly begging plea to call, write or just say hi after I was inundated with news about Bing from Microsoft this week–emailing yesterday about a “search event” to be held Monday in Silicon Valley. It will be at the Computer History Museum, and the PR minion who wrote me noted “there’ll be lots of news.” News? Well, you don’t have to ask me twice!

Geek Alert: Babbage Difference Engine at the Computer History Museum!

Kara Swisher in News on May 13, 2008 at 5:54 am PT

For those who love a five-ton mechanical computing device, Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum recently installed a Babbage Difference Engine. Designed on paper by English inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage (pictured here with his creation) and built to his specifications, it is on loan for one year from former Microsoft tech guru Nathan Myhrvold.