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Nokia released one of their smallest cell phone models the 3310 September of 2000, what we know today as one of the most indestructible cell phones. This model gave us the option to customize the interchangeable front and back covers and if you were lucky enough to find a cool looking Key pad. This device made SMS Messaging (text messaging) become highly popular with teens and young adults.
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October of 2003 Andy Rubin create the operating system widely used amongst todays average cell phones the Android. But did not become popular till 2007 when it was released by Google after their acquisition of the system back in 2004. The first notable cell phone to be released running the Android system was the HTC Dream G1.
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Throw away that paper map that takes an origami master to fold up, and no need for those oversized road atlases when Google Released the new age of directions. Google maps was released in February of 2005. Created by the bothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen, google maps was first created as a C++ program prior to being acquired by google where they then converted it into a web application.
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The USB technology first invented by Ajay Bhatt back in 1996 was created to have a universal connector that would replace serial and parallel ports for ease of connecting devices such an a printer or camera to your desktop. Many variations have been created since its release but none as popular as the Micro USB that came out in January of 2007 where is was adopted by many manufactures of cell phones and small electronic devices.
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A gaming revolution hit the shelves back in November of 2010 with the release of the XBOX Kinect. An external device that added for enhanced game play by using an inferred projector and camera with multiple sensors that could detect body movement and facial expressions. This immersive game play helped shape the abilities of autonomous robots by giving them the ability to "SEE" their environment and surroundings.