-
Gobal Position System (GPS) Navigation
Gobal Position System (GPS) was developed by Hidetsugu Yagi in 1961 for military use. The system was designed to pinpoint a person or object's location using satellites. GPS had been used in automobiles in the 1990s for uses like OnStar, but it became popular in the 2000s through brands like Garmin and TomTom. Pictured is a TomTom One device. -
USB flash drive
A USB flash drive is a portable data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is also known as a jump drive, thumb drive, or pin drive. The first use of flash memory was developed in the 1980s by Fujio Masuoka. On April 5, 1999, Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan of M-Systems filed a patent application for the first USB drive. The patent was granted on November 14, 2000. USB drives quickly became popular with consumers. -
MP3 players
Digital audio players, better known as MP3 players, are portable electronics device capable of storing and playing digital media like music, pictures, and video files. The most popular MP3 popular was the Apple iPod. The first MP3 players were launched in 1997 by SaeHan Information Systems. On October 23, 2001, Apple launched the iPod and the popularity of the MP3 players soared. Apple rivals included companies like Sony's Walkman and Sandisk's Lil Monsta. -
Blackberry OS
Blackberry OS was the first smart phone technology. It was developed by Research In Motion (RIM) in 2000 and launched 3-4-2002. The BlackBerry Pearl featured a multi-media system that included a camera, email, internet, and a QWERTY keyword. Blackberry reached its height in 2007 when consumers started to transition to other brands like Apple and Galaxy. -
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. The Wii remote made the game console unique, because the system used gesture recognition technology for the player to control the game. Other game console systems have since used this technology.