takao21106:
- Color television was invented by a guy who had electric motors at a farm home in America.
You don't mention it - but are you speaking of Philo T. Farnsworth? His story is a lot more fascinating and complex than you give credit for; its a classic story of the independent inventor getting ripped off by larger business interests (see Preston Tucker for a similar story).
takao21106:
However since the tuners are complicated to manfacture, it was phased out recently.
No, they aren't; analog television broadcasting was phased out likely due to lobbying by interests tied to consumer TV manufacturers wanting to have a ready market for "new and improved" digital TVs, HDTVs, etc (I wonder if something will come down the pipe to "force" 3D TVs to be adopted?). What didn't make sense about the whole thing is the fact that many people already got the TV digitally via cable or satellite, and that a switch could have happened anyway without governmental fiat - just in a natural way. However, this probably wasn't satisfactory to the people selling TVs, as there are a ton of analog TVs out there; they wanted to be able to sell new TVs to all these folks (or at least converter boxes).
I've personally opted out of television; if I for some reason have a need to watch a TV program (rare these days) - I watch it online (ah - there's the thing - not 3D TV - but IP TV being "forced" - give it 5 years).
takao21106:
Japan will phase out 31st March 2012. That is in about 2 weeks. There is this ancient clock you know? It's spooky it has nearly aligned with the television phaseout
Are you speaking of the Mayan calendar? Thinking that the end of calendar period is somehow "spooky" is daft at best (do you get chills down your spine when our current calendar flips to the new year, like something strange is going happen? If you do, I'd argue for some self-examination of your knowledge, rationale, and beliefs); the fact that a switchover is taking place at the same time, at best, is merely a coincidence.
takao21106:
Do you know any lore about old inventions?
Well - I've already mentioned Preston Tucker.
There's a ton of interesting stories and history behind nearly every invention (not too long back I read the wonderful book "Thunderstruck" by Erik Larson, which covers the early Marconi era of radio, and how the invention and inventor intertwined with a murder - see http://www.amazon.com/Thunderstruck-Erik-Larson/dp/1400080673).
I personally have found the whole history behind computer technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality to be utterly fascinating; equally fascinating is that of the steam engine and the industrial revolution. Something else to keep in mind when researching these topics is that the effects on society and how society has reacted can be just as fascinating as the technical and other direct aspects of the inventions (sometime more so!)...
