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Email
In 1971 the first ARPANET email was sent, and through RFC 561, RFC 680, RFC 724, and finally 1977's RFC 733, became a standardized working system. -
Electric Cars
In 1990, the American government passed the Clean Air Act, which among other things asked automobile companies to develop cleaner and more fuel-efficient cars. -
Toys
1990's news, events and moreTechnology had a major impact on Popular 1990s Toys with computer gaming systems and the games available increasing in price with vastly improved graphics and gaming capabilities. Plus talking dolls, bears and other similar toys caused queues over the peak Christmas Period with parents searching for available stock. -
Hubble Telescope
The space shuttle Discovery deploys the Hubble Space telescope 350 miles above the Earth. Although initial flaws limit its capabilities, the Hubble will be responsible for numerous discoveries and advances in the understanding of space. -
Radio
More about radio historyMichael Harrison, who in 1990 founded Talkers magazine, the bible of talk radio today, hosts talk show on WTIC 1080 Hartford, helping WTIC transform from music station to talk-news station. -
The Ultraviolet Water Purifier
More information Ashok Gadgil, a Civil and Environment Engineering Professor, invented the method of using ultraviolet rays to disinfect drinking water. The project started at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. It worked on a 60-watt solar cell battery and weighed only 15 pounds. The whole purification system works fast and costs as little as five cents for every thousand gallons. This invention helped a great deal in controlling water-borne diseases in developing nations. -
Sony Product design
The first digital microcassette recorder, used with postage stamp-sized cassettes developed by Sony. These cassettes were certified as the world's smallest tapes for digital recording in the 1994 edition of the "Guinness Book of World Records." -
Video camera
The first 1080i HDV camcorder. Finally, the power to record and play back intricately detailed HD video. -
The Playstation
More info. on the PlaystationSuccessor to the first-generation PlayStation®. Unprecedented, innovative design. Imagining the shape of computers to come, the developers created a console that is at once a game console, computer, and entertainment machine. A jet case, recalling the blackness of space, sets the scene for amazing performance and a feeling of unlimited potential, as introduced in the first PlayStation®. -
The cell phone
More info. about the cell phonePDA equipped with a 100,000-pixel CMOS camera. The developers created a versatile yet simple design, scrutinizing the unit throughout its range of motion to prevent any awkward gaps or ridges.
