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Audrey System
The very first voice recognition technology. It was created by Bell Labs and could recognize the numbers from 1-9. The speaker also had to pause between each number for the system to recognize the command. -
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Computer History
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SuperPaint
SuperPaint was the first efficient digital drawing tools made. It was made by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC for custom graphics, mainly used for television. The program allowed the user to change the saturation of the colors and allowed for the user to use different brushes and polygons to create graphics using the system. -
Pong
Pong was made for the video game console Odyssey and was one of the first video games ever. Developed by Atari, Pong paved the way for many games to come, putting computers for entertainment on the map. -
Atari 2600
Atari released the Atari 2600, one of the first commercially successful video game consoles. The Atari 2600 was priced at $199 USD , which is $774 USD adjusting for inflation, this was extremely expensive, but it was still wildly successful for the time. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System, more widely known as the NES, which help get the video game market out of the gutter after the video game crash of 1983. -
Playstation
One of the first video game consoles that used 3 dimensional graphics and polygons. The Playstation was the product Sony used to enter the video game market, where they would soon grow to thrive within. -
Toy Story
The very first fully computer animated movies, made by Pixar. The film utilized 3D graphics and textures, unlike every other animated film which used 2D cell animation. -
Dreamcast
The very first entertainment system that was connected to the internet. Developed by Sega, one of the biggest companies in the video game market. But this was the last console they made. -
Playstation 2
The second system in the Playstation series, and the bestselling video game console of all time. -
IPhone
One of the first affordable and efficient touch screen devices. Developed by Apple. This device is one of the devices that started the age of portable computers.