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(SMS) texting
Friedhelm Hillebrand Is known as the inventor of Texting. It was used for the first time in 1992. However, it was actually invented 1984 and had not seen use until 8 years had gone by. It pioneered how we communicate with one another, now you can talk to someone regardless of how far they were from you. Imagine how many billions of texts go out every day now that phones have become so accessible to all kinds of people. -
Bluetooth
Bluetooth was introduced as far back as 1994. Dr. Jaap Haartsen had been chosen to aide in discovering short-range radio connections.
It’s used in everyday items such as headphones, smart watches, smartphones, and so much more. -
Amazon
Was Founded in a Bellevue, Washington Garage similar to Bill Gates. The founder was Jeff Bezos who originally used it to sell books. As time went on Bezos would widen his selection of merchandise and go on to become one of the biggest companies of the world. We use it everyday to order our products at the touch of a button. -
Wi-Fi
Wireless Fidelity or “Wi-Fi” as we better know it was created in 1997. It has improved our lives by allowing us to access the World Wide Web, and makes inter global communication more streamlined.
Vic Hayes is considered to be the father of Wi-Fi, in actuality it was a group effort led by Hayes. It’s creators are Hedy Lamarr, John O’ Sullivan, Terence Percival, Cees Links, George Antheil, Diethelm Ostry, John Deans, and Graham Daniels. -
Gameboy Pocket
Thanks to the brilliant mind of Gunpei Yokoi,Nintendo had released the latest in handheld gaming. It revolutionized how playing games could be taken on the go and fit many lifestyles. The Gameboy pocket innovated on how compact a game console could be, while also requiring less batteries to operate.