Before laptops, before cellphones, and before computers, hackers hacked machines. For most of the last century, the machine of choice was the car. Car repair, like chess, took a day to learn and a lif
Ray Dolby, creator of the Dolby noise-reduction system that revolutionized recording, died on September 12, 2013. He suffered from Alzheimer’s and died of leukemia in his San Francisco home. He
Bill Moggridge, noted consumer electronics designer, died on September 8th, 2012 of cancer. He was 69.
Wizards like Bill Moggridge stayed up late to build our future. As the co-founder of vaunted d
Jack Tramiel, one of the PC industry's major pioneers, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/09/computer-legend-and-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/">has died</a>. He was
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-9.26.21-AM.jpg">Ned Strongin, co-inventor of Connect 4, passed away on April 9 of this year. He also invented W
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/0318york.jpeg">Jerome York - Jerry to the folks at Apple - joined the Apple board in 1997, the board that voted Steve Jobs back into the
Noted Computer Science professor Randy Pausch passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch was a founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon Universit
Noted Computer Science professor Randy Pausch passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch was a founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon Universit
Watch Blogger and horology genius died on May 12. His insight and research into everything from Omegas to mainsprings made him one of the most important names in this business. I’ve had limited