Technology Timeline

  • Nintendo DS

    The Nintendo DS was released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS is a small, nearly pocket-size fold up home video game that allows people to fold up and play anytime. The game cards look like little memory chips that you store within interchangeable cartridges.The DS is the best-selling handheld game console to date.
  • iPod Shuffle (1st Generation)

    Invented by Steve Jobs and released in 2005 by Apple Inc. First Generation iPod Shuffle weighed at 0.78 ounces and advertised as being smaller than a pack of chewing gum. Contained two buttons with five functions. This model had no visual display unit, it's main function was to play music in a random order. The 1GB model was capable of holding up to 240 songs with the battery expected life of 12 hours.
  • Nitendo Wii

    A popular home video game console from Nintendo released in 2006. Invented and directed by Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata. The Wii became the best-selling seventh-generation console and by 2013. Surpasses over 100 million units sold making it Nintendo's best-selling home console until it was recently surpassed by the 2021 Nintendo Switch.
    The Wii is the fith-best-selling home console of all time.
  • iPod Nano (4th Generation)

    The Apple iPod Nano (4th Generation) invented by Steve Jobs and was released in 2008 by Apple Inc. Sold in 9 different new colors, marketed as "Nano-Chromatic". The battery lasts 24 hours of music playback, and 4 hours of video playback, compared to the previous generations.
  • iPhone 4

    Smartphone that was designed by Steve Jobs and marketed by Apple Inc. It was the first iPhone
    to include a front-facing camera which made Apple's new FaceTime Video chat service possible. Introduced as new high-resolution retina Display and it's multitasking functionality and app folder. The iPhone 4 had one of the longest lifespans of any iPhone ever produced, expanding over 4 years.