173 results for: Manufacturing
Pair of Outdoor Research X-Gaiters with foam inserts, 1981
In 1980, physicist and mountaineer Ron Gregg found himself in a perilous situation on Alaska’s Denali. Gregg’s climbing partner suffered frostbite and was airlifted out, all due to poorly designed gaiters—an accessory that covers the ankle and lower leg. After the well-planned trip was derailed by one failed accessory, Gregg created a solution: the foot-insulating X-Gaiter. Gregg launched Seattle-based Outdoor…
ID Number:2018.74.1
Date:1981
Top and skirt from Sabika Seattle styled with lace scarf, 2016-2018
Local designer Sabika Makhdoom created this asymmetrical charmeuse blouse with layered chiffon hem and long cream skirt made of chiffon strips on linen. Makhdoom is Muslim and began designing because she wanted more options for clothing that was modest but also colorful and visually interesting. The coral color of this top is a cheerful contrast to the darker colors that…
ID Number:2018.92.13.ONLINE
Date:2016-2018
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Casio Cassiopeia E-10 Pocket PC," 1998
This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1998, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Cassio, to build the PDA. The Cassiopeia E-10 used a Microsoft Windows…
ID Number:2018.99.1
Date:1998
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Hewlett Packard (HP) Jornada 420 Palm-Size PC," 1999
This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1999, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Hewlett Packard, to build the PDA. The Jornada 420 used a Microsoft…
ID Number:2018.99.2
Date:1999
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Hewlett Packard (HP) Jornada 548 Pocket PC," 2000
This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 2000, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Hewlett Packard, to build the PDA. The Jornada 548 was an version…
ID Number:2018.99.3
Date:2000
First Windows Mobile Phone, "Sagem WA 3050 Pocket PC Phone," 2001
This early mobile phone and Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 2001, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Sagem, to build the phones. The Sagem WA 3050 was one of…
ID Number:2018.99.5
Date:2001
Prototype Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone, ca. 2003
This prototype, developed in 2003, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company to build the phones. This prototype features a hard plastic detachable keyboard sleeve that attaches to the bottom of the…
ID Number:2018.99.6
Date:2003
Prototype Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone, ca. 2003
This prototype, developed in 2003, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company to build the phones.
ID Number:2018.99.7
Date:2003
Windows Mobile Smartphone, ca. 2003
This early Smartphone, developed in 2003, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company to build the phones. This was Microsoft's first Smartphone and was only used by employees.
ID Number:2018.99.8
Date:2003
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Compaq iPAQ 3135 Pocket PC," 1999
This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1999, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Compaq, to build the PDA. The iPAQ uses a Windows Mobile interface…
ID Number:2018.99.RefiPAQ
Date:1999