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Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04
The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels a 256-color display. It wouldn't be too long after that, to where cameras in our phones would quickly develop to professional quality. -
The beginning of the end for the need for companies to maintain a complex computing infrastructure on their own. The cloud allowed users to rent server capacity in "the cloud". This would ultimately help to save space and hassle from large onsite server rooms. -
Apple released the Apple iPad, a combination between the iPhone and a laptop. It included games and allowed people to create content. While it did not have phone capabilities necessarily, you could connect it to your phone. -
A single board computer (the size of a credit-card) was released as a tool to promote science education. It was invented in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. -
Millions of people ordered Apple's first generation iWatch. A tiny computer on you wrist that fit in well with a user's Apple "ecosystem". It had sensors to monitor health and environment, such as heart rate. -
2000 | Timeline of Computer History | Computer History Museum. (2010). Computerhistory.org. https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2000/