Inventions of the 1990's

By Malia P
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    1990's Inventions

  • Nokia 1011

    Nokia 1011
    The Nokia 1011 was the first mobile phone that operated on the GSM (Global System for Mobile) network. This network allows the user to place a call from anywhere in the world. Made by German company Nokia Corporations in 1992, it was the bridge to using the digital phones that we know today.

  • MP3

    MP3
    The MP3 was a project that had taken it’s creators years to make. The Moving Picture Experts Group (known as MPEG) started the project in 1986, though most of the credit is given to Karlheinz Brandenburg, who was given the challenge in 1982. The MP3 shrinks music files down as much as possible without losing any of the original sound. However, the first successful MP3 player was created in 1997.

  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi
    Invented in 1996 by Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita, and sold by the toy company Bandai, the Tamagotchi quickly became a popular game for many audiences, even outside of it’s target audience. It is essentially a virtual pet that needs constant care, much like a real pet. Children who couldn’t have pets could understand what it was like to have one due to having to constantly take care of it’s needs.

  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    The development for the Nintendo 64 began in 1993 by Nintendo and Silicon Graphics (SGI) and was released to the public in 1996. Called “Project: Reality” it was the console that changed the future of gaming. It was the first console to support immersive 3D graphics that players could interact with and the first to introduce split-screen gameplay. It also had more responsive controllers that allowed the player to toggle walking, sprinting, and running, depending on how it was interacted with.

  • DVD

    DVD
    The process of making DVDs technically began in 1958, by David Paul Gregg and James Russell, but was officially released to the public for home use in 1997. Not only did they save a lot more space than VHS tapes physically, but they also had a lot more meta space than the VHS tapes. Where before there was a bit of a hassle to rewind the tape after viewing, on DVD you could digitally jump to any frame. The view on-screen was much clearer as well.