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In today’s “News from the Dystopia” segment, we have a story about fighting retail theft with drones. It centers on Flock Safety, a company that provides surveillance technologies, including UAVs, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 28, 2025
One of two Apple Macintosh prototypes extant and already the most valuable Apple Macintosh to have ever sold at auction, #M0001 is heading for auction at Bonhams’ History of Science & Technology Sale on 23 October 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Collect… Continue reading Apple Macintosh prototype #M0001 set to smash its own auction record
Some of the most important landmarks in world history sold at Christie’s New York auction of the Paul G Allen Collection today, many of them smashing auction records, while some lots inexplicably sold well below existing market value.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Top 10 surprises from the “Technology Sale of the Century”
Honda’s legendary six-cylinder CBX motorcycle is one of those modern classics that will be increasingly sought-after forever more.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Honda, Auction Continue reading For sale: Barnfind CBX with just 1,600 miles … unused for 40 years
The computer mouse was one of those ideas that changed the world. It was such an intuitive and easy way to instruct a computer, that widespread global adoption followed and the impact of the humble computer mouse on society has been gargantuan. We’re just about to see how much the world recognises it.
Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle
Tags: Mouse, Computers, Auction, Christie’s, Paul G. Allen, History
Continue reading Get set for the beatification of the original computer mouse
Imagine a ‘perfect storm’ on the auction block, where historical importance, rarity, massive demand, the provenance of several of history’s most important people and fortuitous timing all coincide to multiply the sale price to unprecedented levels.Cont… Continue reading Steve Jobs’ Apple-1 set to create a ‘perfect storm’ at auction
This fire-breathing 27-liter 1,800-horsepower Roll-Royce Merlin aero engine famously powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Lancaster and Mosquito WW2 aircraft. It has been mounted on a trailer for demo purposes. It really is a sight to behold and f… Continue reading Video: This 1,800-bhp Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine is a beast
If you’ve ever wanted to own a fallout shelter of your own to ride out the inevitable nuclear/virus/zombie apocalypse, this might be your chance: a bonafide UK nuclear bunker dating back to the Cold War is about to head to auction, starting at approxim… Continue reading Cold War-era nuclear bunker heads to auction, starts at $20k
The Q1 desktop microcomputer, the world’s first microcomputer that was uncovered in storage boxes by accident by cleaners at Kingston University in London, is going on the auction block at Heritage Auctions, along with a later version and a printer.Con… Continue reading World’s first microcomputer is up for auction right now
If you spend your time plotting evil world domination while stroking your fluffy white cat in your super-villain lair, it’s clear that only the most high-performance in computing is going …read more Continue reading Pssst… Wanna Buy An Old Supercomputer?