2000-2010 Technology Timeline

  • Xbox

    Xbox
    The Xbox, invented by Microsoft and created/designed by Seamus Blackley, changed the world for gamers! This console was the first console to have a hard drive, which allowed for users to have quicker saves, and no need for memory card or external storage.
  • Wii

    Wii
    Nintendo created the Wii (Game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda were in charge of console development). The wii was a big step towards interactive video games, making us more active (ex: the wii fit, just dance) by utilizing motion sensors.
  • I-Phone

    I-Phone
    Steve Jobs, inventor of the Iphone, changed our world! It has replaced our Ipods, cdplayers, our gps systems, our alarm clocks. It's a device many of us primarily use all day for social media, internet searches and more!
  • Kindle

    Kindle
    The Kindle, created by Amazon, changed reading forever. While this was not the first e-reader on the market, it is one of the most popular e-readers which made it easier to read (a digital paperback aesthetic) and that had the world seeing digital books rise in sales and continues to be the most popular e-reader today. It was truly the start to e-reading becoming a staple across the world.
  • FitBit

    FitBit
    Fitbit, created by James Park and Eric Friedman, was one of the first modern day wearable fitness trackers. It started a craze (oura ring, apple watch etc) and changed the way we look at our health and made fitness tracking easier and into focus!