2000's Technology Timeline

By Raven Uyechi

  • First Camera Phone Introduced

    First Camera Phone Introduced
    SoftBank, a Japanese company, introduces the first-ever camera phone. This was a breakthrough in the mobile phone industry and camera phones quickly became a standard for all phones that were released afterward.

  • Facebook Launch

    Facebook Launch
    Facebook, one of the largest social media sites in the world, was created by Mark Zuckerberg released in 2004. Though it wasn't the first social media site, Facebook transformed the way we interact online and further connected online users.

  • Blu Ray Becomes Available to the Public

    Blu Ray Becomes Available to the Public
    Unveiled by Sony, Blu Ray follows the invention of the DVD. While displaying video and images in HD, this optical disk is able to store up to 25 GB of data, a huge step above the 4.7 GB storage of the DVD.

  • First iPhone Released

    First iPhone Released
    One of the first smartphone devices to make use of a multi-touch interface, the iPhone was released by Apple mid 2007. Most modern smartphones follow the design of the first iPhone.

  • Fitbit Hits the Market

    Fitbit Hits the Market
    Fitbit was one of the first fitness trackers to hit the market. Created by James Park and Eric Friedman, this fitness tracker paved the way for other technology companies to roll out their own wearable technologies.