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USB Flash Drives (Trek Technology)
USB flash drives replaced floppy drives and optical discs. When they first debuted in the 2000s, they had what now seems like a small capacity—only 256 megabytes. -
Ipod (Apple)
Released on October 23, 2001, with 5GB of storage that held 1,000 128kbps MP3s, a two-inch black-and-white screen, and a mechanical scroll wheel surrounded by four buttons, it allowed people to listen to music on it. -
Microsoft Windows XP
The operating system brought a much better computing system to consumers. -
Wii (Nintendo)
The Nintendo Wii popularized movement-based controllers for games. Microsoft's Kinect and PlayStation's Move system followed its release. -
Iphone (Apple)
The Iphone proved to be the next step in technology by essentially creating an entire computer fit in our pockets.