Inventions in the 2000's Decade

  • 2000

    2000
    The Sims, Life simulator game. This was invented by William Wright. Designed for online gaming.
  • 2001

    2001
    The First Apple Store Opened in Tysons, VA. Apple was invented by Steve Jobs. First started with a cell phone and now has expanded to headphones, iPads, iPods, TV's, and laptops.
  • 2002

    2002
    Earth Stimulator officially opened. This was invented by the NASDA. Created to evaluate the effects of the global warming and problems in solid earth geophysics.
  • 2003

    2003
    Myspace was invented by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. Myspace was created to socialize with other individuals.
  • 2004

    2004
    Web 2.0 era begins. The Web 2.0 was created by Tim O'Reilly
  • 2005

    2005
    Arduino was invented and founded by Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, Gianluca Martino and David Mellis. Created for coding.
  • 2006

    2006
    The Nintendo Wii was introduced. The Nintendo Wii was created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Created for gaming & to stream videos and movie media.
  • 2007

    2007
    Hulu was founded in 2007 by Jason Kilar and Beth Comstock in Los Angeles California. This invention gave individuals opportunities for TV shows and movies
  • 2008

    2008
    In 2009 The MacBook Air was Released by Steve Jobs. The Air incorporated many of the technologies that had been associated with Apple's MacBook line of laptops, including integrated camera, and Wi-Fi capabilities
  • 2009

    2009
    Bitcoin was created in 2009. Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto.