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Technology Advancements

By Fritzk
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    The 60s

  • The First Cassette Tape

    The First Cassette Tape

    A Cassette Tape is a device that can store and play recordings such as music.
  • 8 Track

    8 Track

    The 8 Track was invented by the Learjet Corporation in 1964. These were found in cars like CD players are in cars today.
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    The 70s

  • The First Mobile Phone

    The First Mobile Phone

    Martin Cooper and Motorola created the first mobile phone. you could now be away from the house and make a call to friends or family.
  • The First Personal Computer

    The First Personal Computer

    The MITS Altair 8800 was the first personal computer open to the public, however it came as a kit and you had to build it yourself.
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

    The Sony Walkman was the first way to take music with you on the go. You would plug in your headphones, pick your favorite casette tape, put it in and go.
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    The 80s

  • Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi is made available to the public in the early 1990s. However it is slow and expensive and many people didnt see a direct need for it.
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    The 90s

  • The First Smartphone

    The First Smartphone

    IBM Simon is considered the first smartphone. It has a touch screen and was able to access e-mails and send faxes.
  • Social Media

    Social Media

    The first Social Media site was named Six Degrees and allowed people to become friends with other online users. It was disbanded in 2001.
  • MP3 Player

    MP3 Player

    The MPMan F10 was the first MP3 player and only had 32MB of storage.
  • Blue-Tooth

    Blue-Tooth

    Bluetoothwas invented by Dr. Jaap Haartsen in a lab in Sweden. It is now used world wide.
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    The Aughts

  • YouTube

    YouTube

    The first YouTube video was titled Me At The Zoo and was not posted untill April 23, 2005. YouTube has created many millionares world wide.
  • What's an "iPhone"?

    The first iPhone was released in 2007 and didn't even connect to Wi-Fi.
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    The 2010s