Technology and Social Media

By shayHO
  • Picturephone

    Picturephone

    Picturephone allowed people to see who they having a conversation with on 4 3/8” by 5 ¾” screens. The Picturephone was first distributed at New York's World Fair. The was only 10 cents.
  • Artificial Heart

    Artificial Heart

    Michael DeBakey, MD, implanted a artificial left ventricle device of his design in a patient at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
  • ATM

    ATM

    First ATM was introduce in Rockvile Center, NY at a Chemical Bank branch.
  • Floppy Disk

    Floppy Disk

    Easy way to transfer data and information from computer to computer.
  • Barcode

    Barcode

    Bar-coded products made checkout easier.
  • The CD

    The CD

    Commercial CDs were launched in 1982 and initially met with industry-wide scepticism - only 1,000 titles were available by the end of 1983. When the cost of CD players dropped appreciably they hit the big time.
  • Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Window is the most used processor in today's time.
  • Webcam

    Webcam

    World's first webcam invented at Cambridge University.
  • GPS

    GPS

    Originally developed by the Department of Defense to aid the military, the satellite-based system provides location and time data to users.
  • Ultra Thin Laptop

    Ultra Thin Laptop

    The most popular is Apple MacBook Air (13 inches). It is light weight and has a long lasting battery.