2000-2010 Significant Inventions

By Marls
  • J-Phone J-SH04

    J-Phone J-SH04
    This was one of the first phones that help popularized the idea of a camera on a phone. It was made by Sharp Corporation and released by J-Phone (Softbank Mobile). With the help of this phone, it helps make it so that every phone would come with a camera. So now everyday people can take pictures without having to carry around a professional camera.
  • Roomba

    Roomba
    A little robot that would go around and clean floors. The Roomba was a product of the firm iRobot and it was invented by Colin Angle, Helen Greiner, and co-founder, Rodney Brooks. This invention has been greatly improved on since the initial release and there are still new updated Roombas coming out.
  • Blu-ray disk

    Blu-ray disk
    The Blu-ray disk was invented and developed by Sony. With the introduction of the Blu-ray that would mean that movies would be able to play at a higher resolution compared to the standard DVD.
  • Iphone

    Iphone
    The iphone made by Apple was introduced in the phone market. It was a phone capable of searching the web, playing music, and had phone call and text. With the touch screen technology people would be able to download different apps. All of these still a feature in phones today.
  • MacBook Air

    MacBook Air
    Once again made by Apple, but this time they were able to make a thin computer and was easier portable. These computers came with fewer ports than the other laptops at the time. Even today, the macbook air has had improvements and is a first choice as a laptop to some people.