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What The Tech?! The Pager

Before the evolution of the mobile phone, the pager was king. With the smartphone being an all-in-one device, it can often be difficult to picture how things worked before the internet was everywhere. And, rather than having an all-in-one device, soc...

Investigator515 5 minute read 19 Jun 2026 5 comments $0.15

What The Tech?! Water Purification

One of the hallmarks of modern living is access to clean water and sanitation services. While earlier societies would need to live in the vicinity of clean water by default, as technology evolved, we would see water purification practices applied at...

Investigator515 5 minute read 17 Mar 2026 5 comments $0.09

What The Tech?! LIDAR

LIDAR would help us to map and navigate the world more effectively. We’ve made the point before that during times of conflict, technology evolves thanks to the military doing military things. Military needs would give us canned food, radar, portable...

Investigator515 4 minute read 16 Feb 2026 2 comments $0.26

What The Tech?! The UART

In just a few decades, we went from magnetic tape to the cassette, before moving to the Compact Disc and eventually, fully digital and streamable media. And while these iterations provide huge benefits around things like storage capacity or quality,...

Investigator515 4 minute read 30 Nov 2025 4 comments $0.13

What The Tech?! Computer Aided Design

If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ve probably realised that this particular author has a giant soft spot for high-performance aircraft. And while there’s been plenty of writing done in the past regarding these platforms, one thing that hasn’t b...

Investigator515 6 minute read 15 Nov 2025 5 comments $0.14

What The Tech?! Air Conditioning

As modern technology developed, we’ve seen the miniaturisation of electronics and looked at how the evolution of technology would go on to impact our lives and help shape the modern world. And while “glamorous” technology like iPhones, computers and...

Investigator515 5 minute read 19 Oct 2024 0 comments $0.05