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Internet Is Born
The World Wide Web, Internet Protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) are created by Tim Berners-Lee. -
Hubble Telescope
Hubble Telescope is invented -
Answering Machine
The digital answering machine is invented -
Smartpill
The name of smart pill now refers to any pill that can deliver or control its delivery of medicine without the patient having to take action beyond the initial swallow.
The phrase smart pill became popular after the computer controlled medical device was patented by Jerome Schentag and David D'Andrea, and named one of the top inventions of 1992 by Popular Science magazine. However, now the name has become generic and many companies are using the name smart pill. Jerome Schentag, professor of p -
Pentium Processor
The pentium processor is invented -
Yahoo
Yahoo is founded -
Playstation
Sony introduces its PlayStation video game console -
Java
The Java computer language is invented -
Maxromedia Flash 1.0
Macromedia Flash 1.0 was introduced. -
Nintendo 64
The first Nintendo game system appears on shelves -
Computer Animation
Computer Aniamation is introduced -
AOL and Microsoft: Goliath vs, Goliath
Having won the battle for the desktop and the browser, Microsoft lost no time in moving against its next big target, bringing America Online into its sights throughout much of 1999. -
Hybrid Car
Toyota releases first hybid car, the first of its kind. -
Apple iPod
Apple announces the first portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer. -
Foveon Camera Chip
The Forveon Camera Chip is invented by Richard Merrill -
Max the Robotic Cat
Max the robotic cat was invented in 2003 by inventer Omron -
Flower Sound
Ka-on or Flower Sound are plants that play music invented by the Japanese based Let's Corporation. Flowers bouquets will act as loudspeakers when placed in a special vase that has electronics hidden in the base. -
Youtube
YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. -
Wii
A new console by Nintendo that includes a wireless controller. As of December 2009, the Wii leads the generation over the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales. -
iPhone
Apple introduces the iPhone- Steve Jobs -
Kindle
In 2007 Amazon comes out with the first digital reading device that actually looks like printed text of a book on a screen, the Kindle. -
Android OS
The Android OS cell phones are produced. -
Windows 7
Windows 7 is introduced -
Sony 3D-360 Hologram
Sony comes out with the 360 hologram. Although, they are not sure what to use it for.
