Gregory has spent the last 20-plus years selling, installing, servicing and teaching others about consumer electronics and technology. He's the proud soccer dad of two kids and an avid musician and songwriter, with personal works available on six continents (working on Antarctica). He's also a huge photography buff. In his blog he writes about, what else, technology.

Today In Tech History - April 10th

Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 2:15 PM

Technology hasn't always been about electronic gadgets.

Technology hasn't always meant the latest smartphone or laptop...to the human race technology has arrived at different times and in different ways throughout our history. We have "invented" things that solved a problem, prevented a problem, or just down right made life easier. What you will find below is a perfect example.

On April 10th, 1849 a patent was granted to a man named Walter Hunt from the state of New York. Patent #6281 was for a little device called the safety pin. This little object has changed American life over the last 150 years. From not sticking our prom date while pinning her corsage on, to those last second alterations to a wedding dress...this little guy has helped us with thousands of tasks.

Today In Tech History - April 10th

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