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2000s Computer Inventions

  • USB Flash Drive

    USB Flash Drive
    USBs replaced floppy disk. USBs made it easier to transfer your data and take it with you on the go. It was invented by Dov Moran.
  • Microsoft Windows XP

    Microsoft Windows XP
    Windows is an operating system that changed the way we used computers. It is the operating system used in most PCs. It was invented by Bill Gates.
  • iPod

    iPod
    The iPod was an MP3 player that was used to store and play music with headphones. It lead to the invention of iPhones. It was invented by Steve Jobs.
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth
    Bluetooth connects mobile and fixed technologies in order to more easily control your tech. It helped ease our way into discontinuing wired technology. It was invented by Jaap Haartsen.
  • Kindle

    Kindle
    A Kindle is a portable tablet designed to be easier to travel with not just one book but with several. It was invented by Jason Merkoski.