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First Camera Phone is Released in U.S.
The Sanyo SCP-5300 was the first camera phone to be released in the U.S. It had a whopping 0.3-megapixel capacity. -
Google Earth Released
Built from technology created by it's predecessor, Keyhole, Google Earth used satellite imagery to create a 3-D map of the entire planet. -
Blu-ray Players Released
Not the first, but the most popular form of HD discs around. They were also able to play on Sony PlayStation 3. -
Quad-core Processors
Common in most phones and computers today. These CPUs allowed for more computing power by using less energy that the dual core CPUs. -
1st Apple iPhone
This is the phone that became the epitome of smartphones. The original used a 2G phone network and had a 2-megapixel camera.