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ENIAC
The ENIAC was the first electronic general purpose computer. It was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. army ballistic research laboratory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC -
Cable TV
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers. Cable was only received by people in the "line of sight" because of the signal issues. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cable-tv.htm -
ERA 1101
While the era 1101 was one of the first computers ever invented, there first customer was the U.S. Navy. The computer had 1 million bits stored inside of it. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1950/ -
IBM System/360
The creator of the IBM System/360 was Gene Amdahl. The 470V/6 was his first product and ran the same software but was cheaper and was smaller and faster. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1970/ -
The ARPANET
The ARPANET was created during the Cold War and was the first network that used the TCP/IP protocol. It used packet switching and developed into the internet in 1982. Wikipedia -
VIC-20
Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Instead to be less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first compuer to sell more than a million units. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1980/ -
Wireless Networking
Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise (business) installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building. Examples of wireless networks are cellphones, and satellites -
PlayStation (PS)
PlayStation is a series of video game consoles created by Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation was the first set of game console to ship 100 million units.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation -
XBOX
XBOX is another set of game consoles created by Microsoft and owned by Microsoft. The consoles also represent applications, streaming services, and online service that is called XBOX Live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox -
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a global wireless communication standard that connects devices together over a certain distance. Invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in 1994, it was originally conceived as a wireless data cable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth -
Arduino
The Arduino used a Java-based integrated development environment and users programming . Arduino soon became the main computer platform of the worldwide "Maker" movement. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2005/ -
iPhone
Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at the Macworld convention for the first time. On June 29, 2007 the first iPhone was created. http://inventors.about.com/od/istartinventions/a/iPhone.htm -
Samsung Galaxy
A few decades after Samsung was an all around company, Samsung finally decided to make electronics. One of the electronics invented was Samsung Galaxy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S -
Beats By Dre
The company was established in 2008, and debuted its first product, Beats by Dre studio headphones, in late 2008. Monster Cable was granted exclusive rights under a 5-year contract to manufacture and developed the first brand of Beats produced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beats_Electronics -
Hoverboard
During the 1900s there were rumors, fueled by director Robert Zemeckis, that hover boards were in fact real, but not marketed because they were deemed too dangerous for parent groups. These rumors have been conclusively debunked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverboard
