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        This invention by Black and Decker allowed people to drill a hole in something with ease, rather than doing it manually - 
  
  First ever piece of technology to relay a satellite signal from Europe to North America
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        This new phone had a keypad with numbers that let people easily call another person - 
  
  The smoke detector tells people in their home that there is a fire, which helps them realize quickly and get out as fast as possible
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        An invention that allowed the user of a computer to move the cursor on the screen more easily