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The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed
George Stibitz stunned a group of people at by performing calculations remotely on the CNC (located in New York City) using a Teletype terminal connected via to New York over special telephone lines. -
First Computer Program to Run on a Computer
the first program, consisting of seventeen instructions and written by Kilburn, ran on June 21st, 1948. This was the first program to ever run on an electronic stored-program computer. -
ERA 1101 introduced
One of the first commercially produced computers, the company´s first customer was the US Navy. -
Digital Phone Lines
Phone companies develop digital transmission for internal uses – specifically to put more calls on each of the main lines connecting their own switching centers. -
BeBox is released
Be, founded by former Apple executive Jean Louis Gassée and a number of former Apple, NeXT and SUN employees, releases their only product – the BeBox. -
First camera phone introduced
Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04; a Sharp-manufactured digital phone with integrated camera. -
The Apple iPad is released
The iPad combines many of the popular capabilities of the iPhone, such as built-in high-definition camera, access to the iTunes Store, and audio-video capabilities, but with a nine-inch screen and without the phone. -
Apple Watch
Building a computer into the watch form factor has been attempted many times but the release of the Apple Watch leads to a new level of excitement.
