Tag: old
Grandparents want laptops, iPods and other gadgets for Christmas
New research conducted by Logitech shows that the next-gen Nan is fed up of receiving boiled sweets and a Paul O' Grady autobiography for Christmas. Gadgets are in this season for geriatrics it seems. OK, the survey was for…
Oldest record human voice now online – the 1860s French folk revival starts here
A 10 second clip of a woman singing a French folk song is now online – dating from 1860 and believed to be the oldest known recorded human voice. The recording of Au Clair de la Lune pre-dates the phonograph of Thomas Edison singing a children’s song by 17 years – previously thought to be the oldest record…
