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Technological Advances from 2010 to 2020
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First Chromebook Released
The Samsung Chromebook Series 5 is a small, attractive Netbook with long battery life, true instant-on Web access, and enough computing to use the Internet. This Chromebook was one of the first released to the public for commercial use. This pushed for different operating systems that better-suited users needs. -
Amazon Echo
The first smart speaker is released. Amazon Echo is a smart speaker that responds to voice commands using Alexa, its artificially intelligent personal assistant. All Echo models can answer questions, research the internet, command smart home devices, and stream music. -
Apple Watch Released
The Apple Watch Series 1 is released to the public. It offered fitness tracking and was an accessory to the iPhone. It offers some of the same applications offered by iPhones such as facetime, alarms, notes. Making these applications more convienient to acess. -
First Wireless Headphones Released
Made by a Japanese company named Onkyo, they made their first pair and launched the “Onkyo W800BT”. The wireless headphones when not being used sit in a case that charges them adding to the convenience. This made listening to music much easier without having to navigate around the wires also giving the user much more range from the device they are listening from. -
Oculus Rift
First commercially available wireless virtual reality headset. These headsets redefine digital gaming & entertainment. A virtual reality headset is a head-mounted device that provides virtual reality for the wearer. Virtual reality headsets are widely used with video games but they are also used in other applications, including simulators and trainers.