2000s

2000's - Technology of the New Millenium

  • Camera Phone First Introduced

    Camera Phone First Introduced
    The J-Phone SH04, the world's first camera phone, is invented by Japanese company SoftBank. Within the next year, cameras became a significant feature on most phones.
  • Lenovo purchases IBM's PC Business

    Lenovo purchases IBM's PC Business
    Lenovo purchases IBM's PC Business, mostly to gain IBM's line ThinkPad. Because of this acquisition, Lenovo became the largest manufacturer of PCs worldwide.
  • Amazon releases the Kindle

    Amazon releases the Kindle
    The first Kindle released allowed for wireless access using Amazon.com, paired with an SD card slot that allowed for extra storage.
  • 2007

    2007
    The iPhone is launched! The touchscreen phone had the capabilities of GPS, web browser, music player, and more. The market had not seen something like this before.
  • The MacBook Air is Released

    The MacBook Air is Released
    Apple swaps out the traditional hard drive with a solid-state disk, reducing the size of the laptop. They are the first computer to do so.