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I never owned a PlayStation 1 which came out in 1994, but I did own a Nintendo 64 when it came out in 1996. I remember it being a breakthrough in computer graphics as these systems broke away from other, less crisp attempts at portraying 3D on screen. Not much for the graphics of today, but at the time it was revolutionary. Image from Google.
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The first IPod came out in 2003. I was still carrying around a book full of CD's and my Sony Walkman CD player for a couple years after that, but I remember when I finally got an IPod how crazy it was to have all your music on such a small device. You still had to "burn" your CD's to a computer library and transfer them over at that point. It took forever. Image from Google.
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I did not have a laptop until I left for college in 2008, but I remember when the MacBook was released in 2006. It was a step toward the computers we now have today. It seems to me that the trend skyrocketed around this time. Devices kept getting more compact and able to provide more functionality. Image from Google.
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There is not much to say about the iPhone that we do not already know. Introduced by Jobs in 2007, the iPhone has definitely made its mark on our connectivity to the internet and our culture. Nowadays, the iPhone is a computer that you can fit in your pocket, but in 2007, it was a phone, an iPod, and a connection to the internet. Very basic from what we have now. Image from Google.
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While I do not own one of the newer Virtual Reality consoles, I have played them with friends. They are... crazy, to say the least. Now, instead of playing a game, you can completely immerse yourself in one. I am not much of a gamer, to be honest, but since I started with the PS1 and N64, I figure I would end by stating how far computer imaging technology has come, and how accessible it is to everyone now. Image from Google.
