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First bagless vacuum
James Dyson invents the bagless, cyclonic vacuum cleaner -
One of the world's first personal home computers
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs launch the Apple I: one of the world's first personal home computers -
First portable player for recorded music
Japanese electrical pioneer Akio Morita develops the Sony Walkman, the first truly portable player for recorded music. -
IBM's own affordable person computer
Stung by Apple's success, IBM releases its own affordable personal computer -
Space Shuttle makes its maiden voyage
The Space Shuttle makes its maiden voyage. -
laser eye surgery for removing cataracts is developed
Patricia Bath develops laser eye surgery for removing cataracts. -
Compact discs are launched
Compact discs (CDs) are launched as a new way to store music by the Sony and Philips corporations. -
world's first radio-controlled wristwatch
German watchmaking company Junghans introduces the MEGA 1, believed to be the world's first radio-controlled wristwatch. -
the world's first online radio stations.
Broadcast.com becomes one of the world's first online radio stations. -
iPod MP3 music player.
Apple revolutionizes music listening by unveiling its iPod MP3 music player. -
vacuum cleaning robot.
Robot Corporation releases the first version of its Roomba® vacuum cleaning robot. -
Graphene.
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov discover graphene. -
Amazon.com launches its Kindle electronic book reader
Amazon.com launches its Kindle electronic book (e-book) reader. -
World Wide Web.
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web. -
touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad
Apple releases its touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad -
Three nanotechnologists win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Three nanotechnologists win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for building miniature machines out of molecules.
