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Camcorders
the camcorder was an upgraded recording device, handheld. It was a vcr and a camera combined into one unit; tv production, home movies, ENG. Invented by Jermome Lemelson -
Walkmans
it could both play cassettes and record using a pair of microphones built into the case. There was also a button you could press that would lower of the volume of the music and let you hear the "outside world" through the headphones. This saved you from having to take off your headphones. Invented by Sony Walkman -
Personal Computers IBM PC
there was a software revolution. Real companies began to produce a wide array of software products for the PC. Many of these were business programs and included word processors, spreadsheets, CAD tools and more. Invented by Mark Dean and Philip Don Estridge. -
VCR
the new VCRs could record shows even if you weren't there. So anyone could record anything off of their TV for the first time. Never before had people been able to "time shift" a show, or fast-forward through commercials. It gave people an incredible amount of control over TV and it felt great. Invented by Charles Paulson Ginsburg. -
CDs
The CD came along and did away with all of that. All of the problems with dust, scratches, stretch, heat, motors, etc. completely disappeared. What you had was pure, clean digital sound. And the CD held over an hour of music. And CDs were rugged -- you could stick them in the dishwasher if you wanted to. Invented by James Russel