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The VHS videorecorder was made available to the public for home use. -
Computers became more affordable and were beginning to pop up in middle class homes, and school classrooms. However, they gained much more popularity in the mid to late 80s. -
Once technology reserved for industry professionals, C(ompact) D(isc) players became popular for personal use. -
Although they were first developed in the 1920s, pagers and beepers didn't become mainstream until the 1980s. At the beginning of the 1980s, there were about 3.2 million in use. By 1990 that number jumped to 61 million! -
Cellular Phones had been around awhile, but now they were much more portable and had the capability to take, send, and receive photos.