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My Birth
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The First Roomba
This is a significant event in technology development as it explores how technology has been utilized in my lifetime to make our lives simpler. Roomba's and other autonomous cleaning appliances are highly sought after even today. This also establishes a link to the development of sensors and self driving devices that can be applied to other technologies. Image source: IEEE Spectrum -
The First MacBook
While this is not the first computer that Apple released, that title going to the PowerBook, it did set the stage for the current education experience. Now schools either provide Chromebooks or MacBooks to complete assignment sometimes outside of a school environment. Colleges also started to require that students own a computer of some kind before attending the institution. Image source: Computerworld -
The First iPhone
The first iPhone is probably one of the most significant technology advances this century as Apple becomes one of the largest tech companies around the world. The establishment of the iPhone eventually led to mobile video calls, WiFi based messages, and even Ai technology integrated into modern mobile devices. Image source: SimplyMac -
Amazon Releases First Kindle eReader
Amazon releases their first eReader in 2007 drastically impacting the future of the print industry. This technology is significant to identify as this directly impacts a facet of the entertainment industry. eReaders brought book to people throughout the world at a cheaper price due to lack of production, impacting author royalties and book store profits. Image source: GeekWire -
Chat GPT Released
While Chat GPT is nowhere close to the first Ai software created, it is one of the largest generative technologies in the modern world. Open Ai released the prototype for Chat GPT in November of 2022 and has since been used across several fields and incorporated into the framework of many mobile devices. Image source: RoutineHub Blog -
Today
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