In 1960, a physicist fired a flash lamp into a synthetic ruby rod: It produced the first working laser and changed how humans control light

On May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman made history by demonstrating the first functional laser at Hughes Research Laboratories.
Geeky Gadgets

Expensive Gadgets – The Incrudo Ruby Flash Drive

If you fancy something a little more exotic to store your data on than the average flash drive, and have lots of spare cash, then check out the Incrudo Ruby Flash Drive. This expensive USB flash drive ...
Geeky Gadgets

USB Gadgets – The Firefly Squid USB Flash Drive

If you are bored with the standard flash drives around, and don’t fancy shelling out all your cash on the Incrudo Ruby Flash Drive, then check out this fun USB flash drive, the Firefly Squid USB Flash ...
InfoWorld

Yahoo promotes Flash, Ruby mashups

Yahoo Inc. has added sections for Flash and Ruby to its Web site for external developers. The goal is to promote the creation, using those two popular programming languages, of third-party ...