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Leading to the invention of the GUI, mouse, and OOP
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The Personal Computer becomes more popular, along with the importance of user experience
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Altair was the first personal computer
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One of the first home consoles to popularise video gaming.
Game cartridges allowed for a wide range of games to be changed in and out -
Groundwork for multimedia content delivery (video, audio, text). Allowed for a easily portable form of physical media sharing.
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Made computers accessible to a wider audience and paving the way for modern computer interfaces.
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Adobes first software application Adobe illustrator releases, continuously being used today, being a staple in digital media.
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The World Wide Web is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet. Revolutionising communication.
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The IBM Simon was the first touchscreen when it came out in 1992. Evolving towards modern day touch screen phones
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Paved the way for modern day online delivery, where most restaurants now offer online delivery due to its popularity
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Wikipedia's launched which would lead to one of the first major websites to start online collaborative creation.
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The second generation of the world wide web released
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Youtube's launch of a massive online content sharing platform where many would create videos online to others.
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Netflix's release as a streaming services which let you watch a variety of movies and shows, which saw a massive growth to the popularity of streaming services
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HTML 5 release lead to improved support on different devices, mobile optimization, and different browser computability.