Smart TV

Pantelegraph

Feb 1, 1862

Giovanni Caselli invented the pantelegraph becoming the first person to transmit an image over wires.

Word "television"

Jan 1, 1900

Russian Constantin Perskyi introduces the word television at the 1st International Congress of Electricity in Paris.

Web-TV

Jan 1, 1900

Web-TV was introduced as a television based Internet service.

First Television

Jan 1, 1924

John Logie Baird presents the first moving television pictures via a mechanical system.

First practical electronic system

Jan 1, 1929

Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates the first practical electronic system for both the transmission and reception
of images using his improved kinescope tube.

First color television

Jan 1, 1940

Peter Goldmark invents the first color television.

Cable

Jan 1, 1948

Cable was available for people who had televisions, this allowed to watch more channels.

Viewdata

Dec 1, 1979

Viewdata, an online data service that used televisions to access data services, was launched.

Plasma TV

Jan 1, 1992

First 21-inch full color plasma TV was introduced.

SMART TV

Jan 1, 1994

A first patent appeared in 1994 (and extended the following year) for an "intelligent" television system, linked with data processing systems.

First 42-inch plasma TV

Jan 1, 1997

Fujitsu introduced the first 42-inch (107 cm) plasma display.

Network features

Jan 1, 2015

In more recent years televisions have had network features being added.