1980 technology

  • portable audio player

    portable audio player

    Kane Kramer invented the very first mp3 player, or portable audio device, on may 19th, 1980.
  • internet

    internet

    In 1982, Dave Farber created the internet! Called SATINET, was only available to a very small amount of people up until around the 90's, where it became more accessable to more people.
  • nintendo

    nintendo

    the first nintendo was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983, by Uemura Masayuki.
  • DNA fingerprinting

    DNA fingerprinting

    In 1984 DNA fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffrey, after he realized you could detect variations in human DNA.
  • disposable camera

    disposable camera

    The very first disposable camera was made in 1986, by Fujifilm for only $1.29.