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2. Michael Malloy - Wikipedia

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   Michael Malloy (1873 – February 22, 1933), nicknamed Mike the Durable or Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A former firefighter and stationary engineer , he was murdered by a group of five acquaintances after multiple failed attempts on his life by the men ...

3. Smartwatch - Wikipedia

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   It was powered by a computer on a chip, and was compatible with most of the popular PCs of that time, including Apple II, II+ and IIe, BBC Micro, [10] Commodore 64, [11] IBM PC, NEC 8201, Tandy Color Computer, Model 1000, 1200, 2000 and TRS-80 Model I, III, 4 and 4p. The RC-20 Wrist Computer was released in 1985, [12] [13] followed by the RC ...

4. Planned obsolescence - Wikipedia

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   In these cases of planned obsolescence, there is an information asymmetry between the producer, who knows how long the product was designed to last, and the customer, who does not. When a market becomes more competitive, product lifespans tend to increase.

5. Electronic waste - Wikipedia

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   Concentration of metals within the electronic waste is generally higher than a typical ore, such as copper, aluminium, iron, gold, silver, and palladium. [24] As of 2013, Apple has sold over 796 million iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad). Cell phone companies make cell phones that are not made to last so that the consumer will purchase new phones.

6. Titanium gold - Wikipedia

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   Like many other alloys, titanium gold alloys have a higher yield strength, tensile strength, hardness, and magnetism than either of its constituent metals. [ 4 ] In July 2016, researchers led by Emilia Morosan at Rice University discovered that a titanium-gold alloy, β-Ti 3 Au, is an intermetallic alloy that is up to 4 times harder than pure ...

7. Founder mode - Wikipedia

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   Tim Higgins, in The Wall Street Journal, said founder mode pushed Jobs to take a risk on the iPhone and allowed Musk to make electric vehicles popular; Higgins additionally cited Musk's self-description as a "nano manager" who spoke directly with his engineers and even slept on the factory floor during production cycles—biographer Walter ...