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The IBM PC
The personal Computer was introduced in the 1980's, allowing people to have a computer for businesses, or for home.
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DNA Fingerprint Analysis
In September 1984, Dr. Alec Jeffreys, a geneticist from the University of Leicester in Great Britain demonstrated that a genetic fingerprint is specific to each individual and the pattern does not belong to any other person on earth except for identical twins.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a341/2078467/
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Invention of Wi-Fi
In 1991, NCR Corporation with AT&T Corporation invented the precursor to 802.11, intended for use in cashier systems. The first wireless products were under the name WaveLAN. They are the ones credited with inventing Wi-Fi.
https://www.att.com/ -
The MP3 player
The first MP3 player was developed by SaeHan Information Systems in 1997. Nevertheless, the first one on the American market was the Eiger Labs F10, a 32MB portable that appeared in the summer of 1998.
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USB Flash Drive
USB flash drives were invented by Amir Ban, Dov Moran and Oron Ogdan, all of the Israeli company M-Systems, who filed US patent 6,148,354 in April 1999.
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Windows XP
Windows XP is a personal computer operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
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Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service. Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg.
https://www.facebook.com/?cms=350010501758573&lfsh -
Youtube
YouTube is a video sharing website created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005.
https://www.youtube.com/ -
XBox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005.
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Nintendo WII
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006, changing the way video games were played.
http://www.nintendo.com/ -
First Iphone
The iPhone, is the first smartphone model designed and marketed by Apple. It was introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007.
http://www.apple.com/ -
Snapchat
Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application released October of 2012.
https://www.snapchat.com/ -
Playstation VR
Playstation VR is a virtual reality head-mounted display developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which launched on October 13, 2016.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/
