2010s Computer History

  • iPad 1

    A tablet with custom silicon Apple A4 chip. The inventor was Steve Jobs. With the iOS operating system, the iPad can play music, and games, send and receive email, browse the web, access references, GPS navigation software, and social network services. It is portable, big, and light, and almost every kid has one today worldwide. Animators and designers use tablets to create drawings. It is also used as a sign-in sheet instead of using paper.
  • 1st Chromebook

    Mr. Nelson invented Google Chrome OS. The Chromebook was created by Google. It was the first CR-48 hardware prototype design. Many students use Chromebooks as their personal laptop because it is cheap and the 1st Chromebook is smaller than the average laptop. Today, Chromebooks cost approx. $500 and it is easily accessible.
  • Ring Doorbell

    It's the 1st doorbell video camera ever that connects to existing doorbell wiring or runs off the built-in rechargeable battery. The doorbell starts recording video automatically when its built-in motion sensors are activated. The homeowner can speak through it as well with the help of the app. This has tremendously helped neighborhoods stay safe from robbers, almost everyone has one now. The inventor and founder is Jamie Siminoff.
  • Michigan Micro Mote (M3)

    The world's smallest computer (0.3mm) has 8 built-in layers of solar cells which are able to communicate through a specially-designed universal interface protocol called MBus (collect and monitor data). The inventors were Professors David Blaauw, Dennis Sylvester, David Wentzlof, and Prabal Dutta from Michigan University. It monitors science like environment, infrastructure, energy management, home Automation (smart homes), transportation, and military network-centric.
  • Apple Watch

    It incorporates fitness tracking, health-oriented capabilities, and wireless telecommunication with iOS and other Apple products and services for everyday life. The Apple (smart) Watch was designed to be compatible with iPhones and MacBook computers. Jony Ive was the inventor and Apple designer.