Technology Timeline

  • Video Home System (VHS)

    Video Home System (VHS)
    I grew up using these cassettes to watch movies. I would always rewind the film to watch movies from the beginning. The film was always a pain.
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Telephones with the curly cords slowly disappeared as the new cordless phones were introduced.
  • Desktop Computers

    Desktop Computers
    The type of desktop computer I grew up using was introduced in the late 1980s. The old computer is slower than cold tar now when compared to my lap top or smart phone.
  • Dial Up Internet

    Dial Up Internet
    I remember always having to connect the dial up wires in order to use the internet.
  • CD Players (Walkman)

    CD Players (Walkman)
    I always bought cds and played them on my blue cd player. I still have my cd player, but it's too much of a hassle to use now.
  • iPod Nano

    iPod Nano
    No more cd player! This is what my first iPod looked like.
  • Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS
    I was the first one in my family to get a Nintendo DS. It was the newest way to play games and of course mine was pink!
  • Flip Phone

    Flip Phone
    I got my first phone when I was 13. This picture is an accturate visual to the pink, flip phone I had.
  • iPod Nano with Screen

    iPod Nano with Screen
    A couple years after getting my first iPod, I later got my second iPod that actually had a screen. It was the coolest thing. They're so much more advanced now.
  • iPad

    iPad
    My highschool became a smart school in 2012. All students were given iPads and because I was doing Sterling Scholar in Computers and Technology I got to keep mine.
  • Touch Screen Laptop

    Touch Screen Laptop
    I bought my first laptop right after graduation. My laptop is touchscreen and makes my mom's laptop look like a dinosaur and hers is only about 5 years older.
  • iPad Mini

    iPad Mini
    We got my mom an iPad Mini the year after they came out. It was crazy to see tablets that were hand held.
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    A couple months ago I bought the iPhone 5s. The whole front of the phone is touchscreen, and is super easy to use.
  • Netflix

    Netflix
    I just started using Netflix. You can watch movies and TV series on your laptop, tablet, or phone.