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Co-developed by Sony and Philips, the compact disc allowed a "significant" amount of data to be stored in a neat "little" package. -
Invented by Nintendo, the NES brought videogames out of arcades, and into people's living rooms. This allowed people to bond (or isolate) with the latest in interactive entertainment. -
Steve Wozniak developed the Apple Macintosh. This was the first popular personal computer that had a graphical user interface. To this day, GUI's are the main way we interact with our computers. -
The D-50/D-5 Discman was invented by Sony, and represented an important step towards a truly portable CD player. -
Invented by Nintendo, the Game Boy brought videogames out of the living room, and into the rest of the world.