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the first LED light
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CBS and NBC TV newscasts expand to 30 minutes in color.
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Olympic Games in Tokyo telecast live globally by satellite.
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From Japan, the videotape recorder for home use.
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Russian scientists bounce a signal off Jupiter
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xerox creates the telecopier,the first successful fax
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Fiber optic cable multiplies communication channels.
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Arpanet is the first internet
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Motorola Handie Talkie HT-220 Slimline; The first portable two-way radios introduced during World War II weighed up to 35 pounds apiece, but the HT-220 weighed just 22 ounces
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Astronauts send live photographs from the moon.
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the first camera that developed before your eyes.
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HBO invents pay-TV service for cable.
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Apple I home computer invented.
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the first Atari came out
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First cellular phone communication network started in Japan..
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First laptop computers sold to public.
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First cellular phone network started in the United States.
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Apple Macintosh released.
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Nintendo Game Boy comes out and is a big hit for handheld gameing devices.
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Neil Papworth sends the first SMS (or text message).
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first mobile phone
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the first sony playstation 2
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the first apple ipod is released for sale
