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First phone with digital camera
A Japanese company by the name of Sharp Corporation released the first phone with an integrated camera in November of 2000. Digital and film cameras were of course still the way to go for photography, but this was the first step in phones also becoming cameras as well as a means of communication. -
Blu-ray Optical Disc
Sony introduces Blu Ray discs to the world in 2003. Now movies could be displayed in High Definition or HD. Blu Ray supports 1080p instead of the 480p of the now outdated DvDs. -
World of Warcraft releases as the arguably the biggest MMOPRG to date
Blizzard Entertainment release one of the most influential games to date and one that is still going to this day. Many players around the world have come together and even formed friendships and relationships in this massive game. -
Hard disk drive with 1 Terabyte of storage
The first disk drives invented could only hold a few megabytes while the Hitachi increased that storage by a factor of 300,000 while also being way smaller than the originals. -
Cloud based Network-attached storage solutions are introduced
The first storage systems for online networks where data could be backed up on servers. This made security easier for businesses and normal consumers alike.