2000s Technology

By l.labelle

  • USB Drive

    USB Drive
    In 2000, the first commercially available USB drives were released. It is actually disputed who created the first USB drive, as several different people and companies were working on it at the same time.

  • iPod

    iPod
    The iPod was introduced in 2001 by Apple. This little guy is the reason that we have so many handheld devices as it was one of the first of its kind, especially being so popular.

  • First 64-bit processor

    First 64-bit processor
    AMD releases the Athlon 64, the first 64-bit processor for computers available to the public. 64-bit is still a standard processor today.

  • Wii

    Wii
    introduced in 2007 and made by Nintendo, this console is what made video games more popular amongst a wider demographic along with making movement based controls popular.

  • First Android Smartphone

    First Android Smartphone
    After Google buys the company Android in 2005, they work on and release the first of many android phones, the T-Mobile G1.