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2000's Computer History

  • USB Stick

    USB Stick
    The USB stick was invented by Amir Ban, Dov Moran and Oron Ogdan, who all worked for Israeli tech company, M-Systems. Trek Technology and IBM were the first to start selling USB flash drives 1.0 and, later, 1.1, in 2000
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth
    Bluetooth was originally created in 1999 but made it to the store shelves in 2001. It became widely available it 2001, but became more popular in 2004 because this version was easier to use.
  • Blu Ray

    Blu Ray
    The blu ray disk was capable of storing several hours of high-definition video, but ultimately failed because Netflix came out with their streaming services soon after.
  • Wii

    Wii
    Nintendo announced the launch plans and prices for the Wii in September 2006. The console was first launched in the United States on November 19, 2006, for $.249.99. It was discontinued in 2017.
  • The iphone

    The iphone
    The idea of an Apple phone came from Jean-Marie Hullot, a software engineer from NextStep, and later, MacOS.Initially, making an Apple phone was not favored by CEO Steve Jobs, but eventually Hullot was able to convince him. This invention was the first stepping stone for our technology now.