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1992 - Neil Papworth, a former developer at Sema Group Telecoms, successfully sent the first text message to Richard Jarvis, a director at Vodafone. At the time, cell phones didn't have keyboards, so Papworth typed his "Merry Christmas" message on a PC. A few years later is when cell phones were able to start text messaging. -
1994 - Although mobile phones appeared on the market in the 1980s, it was not until 1994 that Nokia launched its first cell phone, the Nokia 1011. This changed the way cell phones were viewed due to its design to be more compact and weighing less than the typical "brick" phone. -
1996 - The replacement for VHS, DVD (short for "digital video disc") was developed in 1995 and released in 1996. In addition, the world's first DVD player, the Toshiba SD-3000, instantly became popular. No single company or person can be credited for the invention of DVD - several tech companies created variations and each came to an agreement on one format. Being able to watch movies in this format at home was an amazing experience as a kid. -
1996 - The Tamagotchi , the original virtual pet , is a childhood staple of the 1990s. Released in 1996 by Bandai, more than 40 million units were sold worldwide. This little device was so fun to have and although I was raised to be a responsible child, I made sure to give my Tamagotchi extra attention, so I as to not have it die. -
1996 - On June 23, 1996, the Nintendo 64 was released in Japan, becoming the first home console to feature an analog stick as the primary controller. In September of that year, the N64 made its way to the US The console was a breakthrough in the gaming industry. I started playing video games with this game system and I have passionately been playing video games ever since.