Technology

Keurig

1997

• Patented in 1997, but didn't take off until 2014 and then got even more popular during COVID.
• Keurig Coffee Machine
• John Sylvan
• Enhanced coffee making to single serve cups for each individual person in an efficient manner.
• https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/who-started-the-keurigs-k-cup-coffee-pod

Amazon Alexa

2014

• 2014
• Amazon Alexa
• William Tunstall-Pedoe
• She can understand commands by using your voice.

https://innovator.news/the-british-computer-scientist-behind-amazons-alexa-a67efe1bce14

Apple watch

2015

• 2015
• Applewatch
• Jony Ive
• Allowing features previously only available on ones phone to be available on their watch too.

https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch#:~:text=Unusually%2C%20though%2C%20it%20appears%20that,the%20death%20of%20Steve%20Jobs.

Airpods

2016

• 2016
• Apple Airpods
• Apple
• Wireless earbuds.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/07/the-surprisingly-long-history-of-the-apple-airpods

TikTok

2017

• 2017
• TikTok
• Zhang Yiming
• Social media plantform of short videos.

https://www.forbes.com/profile/zhang-yiming/?sh=3348ac4f1993