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Video Tape
Charles Ginsburg led the Ampex research team that developed a new machine that could run the tape at a much slower rate because the recording heads rotated at high speed, allowing the necessary high-frequency response. -
Bar Code
The first patent for a bar code type product (US Patent #2,612,994) was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on October 7, 1952. The Woodland and Silver bar code can be described as a "bull's eye" symbol, made up of a series of concentric circles. -
Printer
In 1953, the first high-speed printer was developed by Remington-Rand for use on the Univac computer. -
Space War; Game
It was in 1962 when a young computer programmer from MIT, Steve Russell fuelled with inspiration from the writings of E. E. "Doc" Smith, led the team that created the first popular computer game. Starwar was almost the first computer game ever written, however, they were at least two far-lesser known predecessors: OXO (1952) and Tennis for Two (1958). -
Cassette Tape
The Philips Company of the Netherlands invented and released the first compact audio-cassette in 1962. They used high-quality polyester 1/8-inch tape produced by BASF. Recording and playback was at a speed of 1.7/8 inches per second. -
Compact Disk;CD
James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965. James Russell was granted a total of 22 patents for various elements of his compact disk system. However, the compact disk did not become popular until it was mass manufactured by Philips in 1980. -
Apple Macintosh
In December, 1983, Apple Computers ran its' famous "1984" Macintosh television commercial, on a small unknown station solely to make the commercial eligible for awards during 1984. -
Java
Java is a programming language and environment invented by James Gosling and others in 1994. Java was originally named Oak and was developed as a part of the Green project at the Sun Company. -
IPod
In 2001, Apple introduced the iPod, an MP3 player with the unheard-of storage capacity of 5 gigabytes. Six iPod generations later, the iPod plays songs, movies, games and photo slideshows, and you can store up to 160 GB of any type of file you want. The evolution has been a lesson in consumer electronics marketing and development: Millions of people are so hooked on the iPod, they continue to buy it and its coordinating Apple products despite quick battery death and difficult repairs.
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Hard Disk
In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a harddisk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.
