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Early use of the World Wide Web
Invented in 1989 by English scientist Tim Berners-Lee, the world's first web browser initially launched for research institutions before becoming available to the general public the following year and slowly integrated into society throughout the decade. -
Completion of the Global Positioning System
A constellation of satellites owned by the United States government becomes fully operational, shaping the way for modern GPS as we now know it. -
Windows 95 Released
Microsoft released arguably the first consumer friendly operating system in the form of Windows 95. This achieved more widespread adoption with Windows 98 a few years later. -
Introduction of DVDs in the US
Although first available in Japan in the 1995, compact discs started to phase into the US market with their affordability and smaller size. Making video cassettes obsolete in the process. -
DVR makes its debut
Digital video recording services like TiVo become available which made it easier than ever to watch your favorite program whenever you choose.