5 Great Technological Inventions of the 2000's

By Kaden_B

  • Origin of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chipset

    The first tests that led to the development of the BLE chipset were held, which has enabled the production of smartwatches and other wearables, stylus pens (such as the Apple Pen), and Internet of Things (IoT) projects Honkanen, M., Lappetelainen, A., & Kivekas, K. (2004). Low end extension for Bluetooth. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04TH8746). doi: 10.1109/rawcon.2004.1389107

  • Creation of Blu-Ray media

    Increased data storage rates accelerated alongside Blu-ray media, leading to cheaper, high capacity media storage disks and drives.
    Sony Global - Press Release - Disclosure of Specifications for Large Capacity Optical Disc Recording Format Utilizing Blue-Violet Laser "Blu-ray Disc" Begins. (n.d.). Retrieved January 18, 2020, from https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200205/02-0520E/

  • The Apple iPhone enters the maketplace

    The Apple iPhone was a game-changer for computing platforms, dependent companies, and general users. It placed a sleek, multi-function micro-computer capable of 'surfing' the web, and watching movies - in your pocket. It also encouraged competitors to join in the frenzy to create smaller, more powerful (and functional) computers and place them in the hands of users. (No academic citeable texts nor press releases from apple were found at this time)

  • Steps taken towards Quantum computing

    Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute transmit data through two isolated atoms, a meter apart. This is the beginning of transmitting Qbits, an essential component of quantum computers. Olmschenk, S., Matsukevich, D. N., Maunz, P., Hayes, D., Duan, L.-M., & Monroe, C. (2009). Quantum Teleportation Between Distant Matter Qubits. Science, 323(5913), 486–489. doi: 10.1126/science.1167209

  • Creation of Bitcoin

    Bitcoin heralded the era of Cryptocurrency and reignited the search for stronger encryption algorithms. Nakamoto, S. (n.d.). Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Retrieved January 19, 2020, from https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf