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Hideo Yamachito made the first computer in Japan.
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John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly created the first commercial computer made in the U.S. called the UNIVersal Automatic Computer 1. Used for business purposes like the fast execution of numbers.
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The first transistor computer was introduced by Belle Labs. Jack Morton was the lead electrical engineer.
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Douglas Engelbarts invents the computer mouse. He created it when working at the Stanford Research Institute.
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Seymour Cray invents the first super computer (CDC 7600).
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Email was created by Ray Tomlinson.There are also articles online claiming that VA Shiva Ayyadurai developed email when he was 14.
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David Noble created the Floppy Disk. He was asked by Alan Shugart to develop a reliable and inexpensive system for loading microcode into the IBM; so he created the 8-inch floppy disk.
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The first portable computer is created by Altair. It cost $395 as a kit and $650 pre-assembeled.
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Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs created Apple Computers.
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Microsoft Works is introduced by Microsoft. It is a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database management system.
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The World Wide Web (WWW) is launched to the public.
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Sergy Brin and Larry Page found Google; a fast and efficient search engine.
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Smart coach is a elctronic coach that shows you the proper way to do exercises. You stick the camera on a mirror and it recognizes your face. You can also get your results through bluetooth.
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People have begun to make 3D printers. They print what is on your computer into a solid product.
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The Atongm Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard is only 3" x 1.5" x. 75". You take it and hook it up to your phone, and it projects a keyboard.