Tech

Technology 2000-2007

By HS3032
  • Pandora

    Pandora
    Pandora was founded by Tim Westergren, Will Glaser, and Jon Kraft. Pandora is a music streaming service. It runs of a subscription service.
  • USB Flash Drive

    USB Flash Drive
    The USB flashdrive is a data storage device. It is made to be carried around easier. It cabn hold more data than a floppy disc and cd.
  • iTunes Realesed

    iTunes Realesed
    iTunes is a media player created by Apple inc. It is used to dowload and play audio. It has gone through a number of Updates.
  • Camera Phones

    Camera Phones
    A camera phine is a phone that is able to take pictures and video. It wa first realeased in Japan and was a sucess. They are an easier way to take pictures with for travel purposese an sharing.
  • 1st Ipod line Launched

    1st Ipod line Launched
    The Ipod is a portable multi-purpose tool created by Apple Inc. in late 2001. The Ipod had miliple usese such as being used as a source of music and information. It is powered by Apple's IOS system.
  • Windows XP

    Windows XP
    Windows XP is a computer operating system made by Microsoft. It started off as project Neptune and as an update to Windows 2000 until the scraped the projects and went with a single OS codenamed Whistler. Support for it ended on April 14, 2009 and April 8, 2014.
  • Project Cyborg

    Project Cyborg
    Project Cyborg is a program that Kevin Warick conducted with the goal to become a "cyborg". It went through two stages the first being to test transmission, the second was more involved with having Kevin being able to control a seperate robotic arm and succeding. This project was started to help people with diabilities.
  • FireFox

    FireFox
    Mozzila FireFox is a open source browser created by the Mozzila Foundation. It is one multiple platforms such as windows and an app on android. It is one of the most popular browsers in the world.
  • Xbox Live

    Xbox Live
    Xbox Live is an online service created by Microsoft for their gaming department. It was first introduced on the Xbox and is the first online game service made (though attempts had been made before). It is a subsription service the highest being one year i.e Gold edition.
  • Safari

    Safari
    Safari was created by Apple Inc. It is available on both Windows and Apple's app store.
  • Blu-Ray

    Blu-Ray
    Blu-Ray was made by Sony in mid-June 2006. It is a disc data storage device able to store HD images. It is compatible with a couple gamsystems as well (playstation 3 and 4 and Xbox One.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook is a multi-media website created by Mark Zuckerburg. Users would make a profle and may join common interest groups. It is often critized for its poor privacy policies.
  • Youtube is Created

    Youtube is Created
    Youtube was created by three former paypal employees and bought by Google in 2006. It is a video sharing website were people can upload and share their content. Content that can be found are video clips (movies,TV,etc), music, and blogs.
  • Twitter

    Twitter
    Twitter was invented by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. Twitter is an online netowrking service that enables users to send and read short sayings or statuses called "tweets." It also uses the format hastag for certain disscsion.
  • Flip Video Ultra

    Flip Video Ultra
    The Flip Video is a series of tapeless camcorders for digital video. It lacks a data saving card exstension.
  • HPV Vaccine

    HPV Vaccine
    In June of 2006 a vaccine by the name Gardasil was made. The vaccine is to be taken in three doses over the course of six months. It is used to prevent symptoms such as cervical cancer and genital warts.
  • Playstation 3 Released

    Playstation 3 Released
    The Playstation 3 was created by Sony and was aginst The Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Some of it's major features is it online play with the Play Staion Network (PSN). It was the first console to use Blu-Ray disc.
  • Nintendo Wii Realesed

    Nintendo Wii Realesed
    The Wii was created by Nintendo and was against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. One of it's main focuses is using motion control. It also had the software Virtual Console that was used to play games from the NES and SNES.
  • Iphone Launched

    Iphone Launched
    The iPhone is a the first smartphone made by Apple inc. Like Apple's iPod it runs on IOS and uses apps. There have been many other succsesors the current being the iPhone 6.
  • The Amazon Kindle

    The Amazon Kindle
    The Kindle was created by Amozon as a seris of e-readers. The name Kindle came from the term to light. There is also Kindel software on other products such as Apple and Microcsoft.