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Ipod Shuffle
Inventor: Apple.
Description: The Ipod Shuffle was a digital audio player and the smallest model audio player in the Ipod family. It affected our lives as it showed how compact (but still useable) we could make consumer electronics -
Iphone
Inventor: Apple.
Description: The iphone was the first smartphone released by apple and although smartphones have been around for quite some time the Iphone was revolutionary as it lacked many of the physical buttons of other phones. It relied on a touch screen interface which set the standard for consumer electronics from then on. -
USB 3.0
Inventor: USB 3.0 Promoter Group.
Description: USB 3.0 is a interface for electronics that introduced better power management, increased bandwidth and transfer speeds ten times faster than the previous generation. Although it wasn't fully adopted by manufacturers until years later, it became the standard for most electronic interfaces and is still used today (although upgraded slightly in version 3.2). -
Oculus Rift
Inventor: Oculus VR.
Description: The Oculus Rift is virtual reality headset used primarily for gaming. It began crowdfunding in 2012 but the first consumer product was not released until many years later. It really began the interests in virtual reality and many companies invested in and developed the idea from this point on. -
Apple Pay
Inventor: Apple.
Description: Apple Pay is a Mobile Payment and digital wallet that is able to be used both online and in person. It uses NFC Technology (which has been around for some time) for in-person payments and tokenization to secure your credit card information. After the release of Apple Pay many other companies began developing their own digital wallets and e-cards popularity increased.
