-
Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs announced and unveiled the first generation iPad. Since that date, many other tech companies have created their own iteration of that device, many other companies use some version of a tablet in everyday operations, and virtually no one has no knowledge about what an iPad is. -
IBM develops Watson and it competes in Jeopardy! against human contestants on live television. Since then, our knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning has expanded exponentially and many voice assistants are around today in part due to Watson (e.g. Siri, Cortana, Alexa) -
Not only did Apple introduced another new and innovative piece of technology to the world that had previously not existed, it set the precedent of wearable technology (e.g. smart glasses, FitBits, -
TikTok, also known as Douyin in China, was released on this date. It acquired the company Musical.ly on August 2, 2018, and has since risen to the top of social media use among many demographics, including Gen Z. -
Now discontinued, the Oculus Rift was a VR headset that introduced the world to virtual reality. The current rise of virtual/augmented reality as well as the Metaverse can trace its beginning to this event.