Technology

By klphilli

  • IBM Personal Computer

    IBM Personal Computer
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
    IBM Personal Computer
    Manufactured by IBM
    PC has become the most widely used computers in homes across the world.
    PC initially impacted the society by easing the ability to store and share a numerous amount of data. Automating tedious tasks, creating plans, and performing mathematic equations are also among initial impacts we saw.

  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_World_Wide_Web
    Wikipedia states "The World Wide Web is a global information medium which users can access via computers connected to the Internet."
    Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989 but it wasn't released until April 1993.
    The WWW impacted society by providing means to communicate and share large amounts of data in seconds.

  • BlackBerry Introduced

    BlackBerry Introduced
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
    The first BlackBerry device/cell phone was introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager, text messenger, and email service.

  • iPod

    iPod
    The iPod is a series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices designed and marketed by Apple Inc. This item impacted the society by providing a smaller pocket size portable device that could store large amounts of data (mainly music and images) eliminating CDs.

  • iPad Introduction

    iPad Introduction
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tablet_computers
    Apple reintroduced tablets to society with the release of the first iPad. iPads were smaller, WiFi devices that made a space to take notes and access the web on the go.