According to the eBay seller the HP-01 calculator watch is a prototype of the very first wrist calculator watch to be created by HP back in 1977, and cost $600 when it launched 37 years ago The ...

Sting isn’t usually thought of as a geek hero. But, if you look carefully at the cover of the Police single “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, you’ll see that he is proudly wearing a symbol of geekdom from ...

Long before we were debating the merits of Android Wear and the rumored iWatch, companies were experimenting with quartz technology, LEDs, and miniaturized circuits to create the ancestors of the ...

This year marks the 40 th anniversary of HP’s entry into the calculator market. Many, many people contributed to this event, but one person stands out. He was never an HP employee, but he designed and ...

Before the Pebble blew past its Kickstarter goal; before the iWatch was a twinkle in anyone's eye; there was the Casio calculator watch. And it was awesome. The Casio calculator watch is still awesome ...

HP may or may not be dumping its PC business, and it may have messed up its hardware future in a post-PC world, but the company still knows what's important. A new handheld from the Palo Alto company ...

Buying broken gear for cheap is time honored hacker tradition, and while we might not always be successful in reviving it, rarely do we come away empty handed. There’s always parts to salvage, and you ...