Microsoft’s Bill Buxton exhibits gadget collection 35 years in the making

You don’t get to be Microsoft’s Principal Researcher without a strong sense of technology and design history, and Bill Buxton certainly has plenty of evidence to show he’s well qualified in that respect. That swath of devices pictured above is just a sample of the impressive gadget collection Buxton has amassed over the past 35 years, which he is now exhibiting in public for the first time at a conference in Vancouver, British Columbia this week. Not able to check it out in person? Then you can thankfully settle for the next best thing, as Microsoft Research has also put the entire collection online, complete with Buxton’s own notes for each of the items. Hit up the source link below to start browsing. Continue reading Microsoft’s Bill Buxton exhibits gadget collection 35 years in the making Microsoft’s Bill Buxton exhibits gadget collection 35 years in the making originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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