Technology Inventions in the 2000's

By vtnguyen2002

  • USB

    USB
    In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. USB flash drives replaced floppy drives and optical discs.

  • iPod

    iPod
    The original iPod, introduced on October 23, 2001, was the first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5-ounce package.

  • Blu-Ray disc

    Blu-Ray disc
    Two decades after the CD-ROM and a decade after the DVD came the Blu-ray disc invented by The Blu-ray Disc Association, launched in 2002. The Blu-ray disc supported the world’s new high-definition video demands, with greater storage capacity and higher-quality videos.

  • Bluetooth Headphones

    Bluetooth Headphones
    Bluetooth technology was used with wireless headsets starting in the late 90s, but only for one ear. In 2004, the first true Bluetooth headphones were introduced for both ears. They allowed for wireless audio like the radio headphones, but they are a lot smaller and easy to use.

  • iPhone

    iPhone
    In early 2007, Steve Jobs from Apple took the stage at Macworld in San Francisco and revealed a “revolutionary product” -- the iPhone. The smartphone that changed the way the public looked at phones was a three-in-one product.