The 2000s

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  • USB 2.0

    USB 2.0
    The USB 2.0 flash drive was created by M-Systems owned by Dov Moran. This storage device was useful external attachment for computers and much faster than previous versions.

  • The First Camera Phone

    The First Camera Phone
    The first cell phone with an integrated camera is manufactured by Sharp Electronics in Japan. The infrastructure for the J-phone was developed by Phillipe Kahn's company, LightSurf. While other camera phones had been made, this was the first true camera phone that could send pictures directly from the phone. Others needed a computer.

  • Roomba

    Roomba
    Rodney Brooks and his team at iRobot created this vacuum cleaner that can detect and avoid obstacles while cleaning a room. The algorithm would open the door for other robots like lawn mowers.

  • The Kindle

    The Kindle
    Gregg Zehr and his team at Amazon created the first successful e-reader. This allowed people to buy, store, and read numerous books on the same wireless device.

  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    Steve Jobs and his team at Apple created the first iPhone. This touchscreen device was a cell phone, music player, camera, and web browser all in one. It also had several other features such as GPS navigation, weather reports, voice dictation, and the ability to download apps.