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First solar battery
In 1954 Bell Telephone Company used the first ever solar battery -
Solar powered wristwatch
In 1956 the solared powered wristwatch was invented -
First computer video game
The first computer video game Spacewar was invented -
Touch-tone was invented
Touch-Tone telephones introduced. -
Microwave oven
Microwave ovens became commercially available -
The Sony Walkman
The Sony walkman was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara. -
Nintendo
Nintendo became widely known -
video games
video game system by the name of Atari with classic games like pong and frogger -
Windows 95 and 98
Microsoft introduces Windows 95 and later Windows 98 to the market, which gain immediate popularity. -
E-Mail
E-mail becomes popular; as a result Microsoft acquires the popular Hotmail.com webmail service -
Youtube
Flash technology reached the point of being able to make video players. As a result, YouTube, a website which allows uploading and viewing videos, was created. YouTube's popularity grew explosively and it was acquired by Google. -
WIFI
Wireless networks became ever more commonplace in homes, education institutes and urban public spaces.