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The First Ever Camera Phone
Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone known as, the J-Phone J-SH04. The camera was above its time with the .11 megapixel resolution, the ability to display 256 colors, and most importantly be able to share photos wirelessly. -
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2000-2010 Computer Advances
The top 5 computer advances that ultimately got us to where we are today. -
Earth Simulator
The Japanese had another major breakthrough in the technology world with the world's fastest supercomputer. This was invented by the company NEC, which utilized aerospace, energy, and marine science agencies to all help. This supercomputer was 600 million U.S dollars and stayed the fastest of its kind until 2004. -
One Laptop Per Child initiative
Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of MIT's Media Lab, created this laptop for children in under-developed countries. This was also a program created by the United Nations who helped Nicholas Negroponte distribute and create these laptops. This is also very important, because now the world is trying to distribute out and connect the rest of the world with technology. -
Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle was the first successful e-reader, since the idea came in during the 1990's. It was such a big hit, mainly because of its ability to access Amazon content and its ability to have extra storage due to a SD card slot. -
The First iPhone
This was the first "Super Phone" of its kind. Cell phones went from being called bricks to having a combination of web browser, music player, applications, and the ability to be a cell phone as well. This also came with a GPS system, voice dictation, a high definition camera, and weather reports.