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Text messaging!!
The first text messages were sent in 1992! The concept was technically created in the 80s by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert, but did not come to fruition until the 90s. This is imprtant because it really paved the way for people to start coming up with more complex phones and lead us all the way up to now. -
Nokia 1011
The first mass produced and sold mobile phone. It was created in Germany by Nokia, and was sold in several countries. That is a huge deal! We have come much further with our IPhone12s, all thanks to Nokia. -
Google
Google came about in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google was a huge advance in technology that we still use everyday to get information. It has become a day to day use for so many people, and helps people have information faster than a blink of an eye. -
Nintendo 64
The nintendo 64(created by Nintendo) was one of the first at home gaming consoles. While it was not technically the first(Atari in the 70s), it was one of the most advanced and really paved the road for gaming consoles to become as popular as they are today. -
DVD player
Toshiba came out with the first DVD player in 1997. This was an important event because it caused the demise of VHS tapes and is still used to this day, more than 20 years later.