CIS105: 2000-2009 Computer Innovation Timeline

  • USB port and cord

    USB port and cord
    Created by Ajay V. Bhatt
    - allows a computer to "communicate" with other devices that work together with the computer such as a keyboard or printer and also help to charge certain devices
    - different types of USBs are helpful for a range of different things if you want your computer or other devices to work the way they should
  • Flash Drive

    Flash Drive
    Created by Amir Ban, Don Moran and Oron Ogdan of M-Systems
    - a flash drive is basically a portable storage device and help to store and transfer information between computers
    - makes it easier for us to move data between devices
  • Gmail

    Gmail
    Created by Google but specifically Paul Buchheit
    - a free service that allows users to send and receive emails over the internet, also allowed several gigabytes of email data storage to be sent so users wouldn't have to worry about not getting an email because of its size
  • Youtube was founded

    Youtube was founded
    Created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and later bought by Google
    - youtube allowed anyone to post videos or vlogs for users to watch, users were also able to leave comments or rate the video a well
    - this was a form of entertainment and was never done before so it became very popular, it is the second most visited website in the world
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    Created by Apple
    - was the first smartphone and could run millions of different software apps that you could download easily on the Apple App store