The jacquard loom, also called the Jacquard attachment or Jacquard Mechanism. The device was used to weave silk. The loom used punch cards to create patterns in the fabric, therefore, any desired pattern could be obtained automatically. Its punch-card control system (used in player pianos and other automata) later proved important in early mainframe computing.
Resources:
http://www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/victorian/technology/jacquard.html
http://www.compududes.com/museumimages/jacquardloom.htm
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/1/0,5716,44191+1,00.html
Cars have had the ability to map out directions and help drivers find out how to get somewhere but now these cars are taking matters into their own “hands”. Cars are now successfully driving themselves. Although there are still problems with brief changes in road obstacles, such as deer, earthquakes, etc, cars perform very well. Now drivers no longer have to be paying attention to the road. Now when they are talking on their cellular phones or other communication devices they can do it without worrying about the road and other drivers. Yeah – because we have all driven on the roads with people paying more attention to the person they are talking to rather than the road they are driving on. Cars take care of it all. You can snooze on a long trip even, and when you wake up you will be at your destination. This is only a success store, there are many upgrades and bugs to work out.