Technology Timeline

  • First phone in the US with a camera

    First phone in the US with a camera

    The Samsung SCH-V200 was one of the first phones introduced in the US that had a camera built within the device. It allowed users to take up to 20 photos at a time. Even though they could not take many photos, this invention allowed users to capture the moment with their cellphones.
  • Skype

    Skype

    (Inventors/Founder(s): Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis)
    Skype is a software application that allows people to communicate with one another. You can use Skype on a mobile device, computer, or tablet. With Skype, you can video chat, voice call, send messages, and share files with others.
  • YouTube

    YouTube

    (Inventors/Founder(s): Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen)
    YouTube was first founded on February 14, 2005. It is an online "video sharing and social media platform" where people can upload videos. As of today, there are over 2 billion active users on YouTube and over 30 million paid subscribers.
  • Blu-ray Disc

    Blu-ray Disc

    (Inventor/Founder(s): Blu-ray Disc Association)
    The Blu-ray Disc first began as a research project but is now capable of holding 25GB on a single layer disc, and 50GB on a dual layer disc. Blu-ray is a digital optical disc storage format thats includes high definition audio and images. It is capable of holding several hours of high-definition video.
  • First iphone

    First iphone

    (Inventor: Steve Jobs)
    The first iphone hit stores on June 29, 2007. It was one of the first smartphones and Apple now says that there are over one billion users today.