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Invention of the world's first general-purpose computer
Charles Babbage was a computer scientist who originated the idea of a programmable computer.
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Stereoscopic
Charles Wheatstone created a device called stereoscopic that allowed the creation of the optical illusion of three-dimensionality. -
First telephone (not credited)
Antonio Meucci developed a voice-communication device that several sources credit as the first telephone -
Alexander Graham Bell
Built and patented the first telephone capable of transmitting and receiving human voice -
The first telephone company
Bell Telephone Company was created by Alexander G. Bell and Gardiner Hubbard -
First dial telephone
Frank Lundquist, John and Charles Erickson - designed the first dial telephone -
Link Trainer
Edward Link created the “Link Trainer” probably the first example of a commercial flight simulator, which was entirely electromechanical.
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Headsight invention
Philco Corporation designed a helmet that used head movements to gain access into artificial enviroments enhaced with a tracking system. The invention was called Headsight and was the first actual Head-mounted display invention.
Source: https://glassdevelopment.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/hmd -
View Master
This unique stereophotographic format was invented, introducing the wonder of 3D. -
Handie Talkie H12-16
Motorola created the Handie Talkie H12-16. This equipment allowed the troops to maintain contact through radio waves. -
Push button telephone
In the 1940s, Bell Labs Company (Nokia) wanted to change the dial system for a push button telephone -
Invention of the first electric programmable computer -
Colossus -
Mobile telephony was limited to phones installed in vehicles
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Sensorama
Morton Heilig invented the Sensorama, a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory technology.
Source: http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2008/09/theory_and_research_in_hci_mor/ -
Damocles Sword
Ivan Sutherland creates the first Virtual Reality viewfinder helmet (Damocles Sword) - the first ever augmented virtual reality headset.
source: http://simpublica.com/2014/03/19/the-sword-of-damocles-and-the-birth-of-virtual-reality/ -
First computarized flight simulator
General Electric Corporation built one of the first computerized flight simulators, using three screens surrounding the training cockpit to provide a 180-degree field of view that simulated flying conditions
Source: http://science.jrank.org/pages/7196/Virtual-Reality-origin-virtual-reality.html -
First radio phone
Martin Cooper - considered the father of the cell phones when introducing the first radio phone known as Motorola Dynatac 8000x -
Videoplace
Myron Krueger created "videoplace" Two people in different rooms, each containing a projection screen and a video camera, were able to communicate through their projected images in a «shared space» on the screen.
Source: http://thedigitalage.pbworks.com/w/page/22039083/Myron%20Krueger -
First wired glove
Daniel J. Sandin and Thomas Defanti at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory, a cross-disciplinary research lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago, created the Sayre Glove, the first wired glove or data glove.
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Aspen movie map
Andrew Lippman with a team of MIT students took a road trip to Aspen, CO, to create an interactive map of the city.
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-aspen-movie-map-beat-google-street-view-by-28-years -
Invention of the LEEP
Eric Howlett invented the LEEP (Large Expanse Extra Perspective) an extremely wide angle stereoscopic photographic system based on camera lenses that introduced aberrations on the film to neutralize aberrations required in the viewer to get the extremely wide field.
Source: http://www.leepvr.com/about.php -
Digital Eye Glass - EyeTap
Steve Mann created the first version of the digital eye glass – EyeTap, which consisted of a computer in a backpack wired up to a camera and a rigged to a helmet.
Source: http://betakit.com/father-of-wearable-tech-steve-mann-added-as-tedxtoronto-2013-speaker/ -
First immersive VR system
Tom Furness of the U.S. Air Force builds the first immersive VR system, a virtual cockpit with a wide field of view, to improve cockpit design.
Source: http://voicesofvr.com/245-50-years-of-vr-with-tom-furness-the-super-cockpit-virtual-retinal-display-hit-lab-virtual-world-society/ -
Nasa develops the Virtual Interface Environment Workstation
(VIEW) - a head-mounted stereoscopic display system in which the display may be an artificial computer-generated environment or a real environment relayed from remote video cameras.
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The term “augmented reality” was coined
Boeing researcher Tom Caudell first coined the term “augmented reality” to describe a digital display used by aircraft electricians that blended virtual graphics onto a physical reality.
Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/features/what-is-augmented-reality-iphone-apps-games-flash-yelp-android-ar-software-and-more/ -
The Lawnmower Man
The Lawnmower Man movie introduced the concept of virtual reality to a wider audience.
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The first digital hand-size mobile
Motorola 3200 The first digital hand-size mobile telephone -
Devise of CAVE
The University of Illinois devised the concept of CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) - a virtual reality environment consisting of a cube-shaped VR room in which the walls, floors and ceilings are projection screens. -
Source: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/CAVE-Cave-Automatic-Virtual-Environment
image: https://www.evl.uic.edu/pape/CAVE/DLP/ -
SEGA announce new VR glasses
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First touch screen cell phone
IBM - Simon personal communicator. This phone revolutionized the industry - you could take notes directly with your finger, in addition, of making and receiving calls, send text messages. -
Nintendo Virtual Boy
3D gaming console that was hyped to be the first ever portable console that could display true 3D graphics.
Source: https://www.sutori.com/item/1993-sega-announce-new-vr-glasses-sega-announced-the-sega-vr-headset-for-the-s-7a4d -
Forte VFX1 was created
Forte VFX1 was the most advanced, complex and expensive consumer VR system that appeared on the market during VR craze in mid-nineties
Source: http://vrtifacts.com/retrospective-photo-review-of-forte-vfx1-virtual-reality-system/ -
The Matrix
The Matrix movie is released. The film features characters that are living in a fully simulated world, with many completely unaware that they do not live in the real world.
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Nokia 3210
The target audience were young people. Among its features it included games, interchangeable covers, customizable ringtones, allowed sending images -
GPS on a mobile phone
Benefon Esc! - This was the first instance of a GPS being integrated into a mobile phone, and was sold mostly in Europe -
The first Bluetooth-capable phone
Sony Ericson T39 -
NOKIA 7650
This was the first Nokia set to feature a built-in camera and was featured in the movie Minority Report. -
Second Life
The famous virtual world in 3D for Internet its created "Second Life", the pioneering virtual world filled by the unique creations of its users, who can build anything they can imagine, socialize with others from around the world, and share or sell their creations in a thriving real-money marketplace.
Source: https://www.lindenlab.com/releases/second-life-celebrates-10-year-anniversary
Image: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2015/02/history-of-second-life-test.html -
First smartphone with Wi-Fi connection
Nokia n91 -
WII interactive console
WII Nintendo company, announces the launch of the game console that is born with the idea of getting an interaction never before experienced on a game console between the player and the game.
Source: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/wii-birth_of_cool-hot_console_revives_virtual -
IPhone 1st Generation
Fist smartphone designed by Apple - it included a multi touch screen, a 2-megapixel camera and a music player -
Goolge Street View
Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world.
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Kinect devices are created
Kinect is a line of motion sensing input devices by Microsoft for Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles and Windows PCs. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral, it enables users to control and interact with their console/computer without the need for a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect -
Samsung Galaxy S
based on Android operating system with touch screen - Wi-Fi connectivity with 5-megapixel camera -
Goolge Glasses
Google Glass is a wearable in the form of optical head-mounted display. This project is an effort from Google to develop augmented reality glasses.
Source: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/132399-google-glass-a-brief-history -
Oculus VR and Facebook
Facebook acquire Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology
source: https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971 -
Google releases app for Cardboard
Google released a new app for Cardboard that stitches together 3D panoramas so users can create and view their own virtual reality experiences. What it essentially does is that turns your smartphone into an amateur VR camera.
https://www.follownews.com/googles-new-cardboard-app-turns-your-panoramic-photos-into-3d-experiences-gy54 -
Creation of Pokémon GO
A free “augmented reality” game by Niantic Labs in which players capture virtual characters mapped to real-world locations.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/26/monster-game/#ff83e3b22c01 -
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro
With Android system, is the world's first smartphone to include Tango - a new technology from Google that enables augmented reality (AR) gaming and utilities -
Facebook Spends Billions on VR
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social network could end up spending over $3 billion in the next decade to improve virtual reality and make it accessible to the masses.
Source: http://fortune.com/2017/01/18/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-virtual-reality-billions/ -
Galaxy S8 - "Infinity Display"
Offers full of biometric technology: comes with a fingerprint reader, an iris scanner and a face scanner. Supports Gear VR, Samsung's virtual reality platform. -
IPhone 8
Rumors that will include a new dual-lens forward facing camera system and advanced facial recognition software -
Alo Smartphone
According to the designer Philippe Starck, this smartphone will be the iPhone of a Post-iPhone Future
