Today is 1st April, 09 and here’s what happened today in tech…

1 – Samuel Morey on this day in 1826 patents the internal combustion engine.

2 - First dishwashing machine was marketed in Chicago, US on 1st, April, 1889.

3 – This day in 1960: First weather satellite, TIROS 1, launched by the United States.

4 – Today in 2004 – Google introduces its Gmail product to the public.

5 – On April 1st, 2008: United Kingdom mechanical engineers have created an engine that can switch between two-stroke and four-stroke modes, perhaps providing 27% fuel savings.