Technological Advances in my Lifetime (LT)

LCD Laptop

Jan 1, 1998

The LCD screen laptop came out in the year 1998. This device was far more advanced in regards to picture and graphics than anything else out at the time.

Early Tablet

Feb 1, 1998

One of the earliest tablets (a touchscreen computer), the MessagePad 2000, made by apple came out in 1998.

TiVo

Jan 1, 1999

TiVo, a device that records video from your TV, came out in 1999.

BlackBerry

Feb 1, 1999

The first BlackBerry --a mobile device that functions as a camera, phone, digital assistant, and more-- came out in the year 1999.

WiFi

Mar 1, 1999

WiFi allows a mobile device to get on the internet using radio waves. It came out in 1999.

Earliest Smartphone

Jan 1, 2001

The first smartphone, a device that has swept the nation, came out in 2001. Pictured is a more modern smartphone.

Facebook

Jan 1, 2004

A revolutionary social network, that would soon be known by all, came out in 2004. Its name is Facebook.

Xbox 360

Jan 1, 2005

The Xbox 360 is a gaming device that came out in 2005. It has essentially conquered its industry.

Google Earth

Feb 1, 2005

Google Earth a software that has been both successful and revolutionary. It has satelite images of the entire earth that are accessable to all. It came out in 2005.

The Original Iphone

Jan 1, 2007

The Iphone one of the most popular, well-known, and greatest smartphones to exist, came out in 2007.