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A new Pontiac Bonneville SSEi is developed.
Pontiac introduces a new model of the Bonneville SSEi. It claims to have dual airbags, anti-lock brakes, and traction control. It is also supercharged. -
The Nintendo 64 is released.
The Nintendo 64 is introduced in North America. It gets its name from its 64-bit central processing unit. It was awarded 1996 Machine of the Year by Time magazine. -
BlackBerry 850 is released.
The BlackBerry 850 was the first to carry the BlackBerry name. It was an email pager and was the first device to integrate emails. -
The Segway was introduced.
It was the first trasnportation machine that was self-balancing and electric-powered. The segway uses a built-in computer to maintain its upright position. -
Apple creates iTunes Store.
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store. It was first introduced by Steve Jobs at a Worldwide Developer's Conference. -
YouTube is created.
Created by three former Paypal employees, YouTube is a video sharing service. -
Amazon Kindle is introduced.
Marketed by Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle is a series of e-book readers. It allows users to shop for, download, and read e-books, newspapers, etc. from wireless networking, -
Windows 7 is released.
Microsoft releases Windows 7, which claims to have fixed a lot of the problems from Vista. Microsoft added a redesigned taskbar that allowed programs to be pinned onto it. -
Baxter is introduced.
Built by Rethink Robotics, Baxter is a 3-foot tall industrial robot. It can perform simple jobs such as loading, sorting, and handling items. Baxter was designed to perform the dull tasks in a production line. -
A new Nexus is said to be released.
Codenamed Shamu, Nexus 6 is the sixth smartphone in the Google Nexus series.
