Technology Progression

By josho1
  • Camera Phone

    Camera Phone
    The first commercial camera phone was the Kyocera Visual Phone VP-210, released in Japan in May 1999. It was called a "mobile videophone" at the time, and had a 110,000-pixel front-facing camera.
  • PlayStation 2

    PlayStation 2
    It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000.
  • Ericsson t36

    Ericsson t36
    The first Bluetooth device was revealed in 1999. It was a hands-free mobile headset that earned the "Best of show Technology Award" at COMDEX. The first Bluetooth mobile phone was the Ericsson T36, but it was the revised Ericsson model T39 that actually made it to store shelves in 2001.
  • USB

    USB
    Netac, a company based in China, also claimed to have invented the USB flash drive in 1999. However, its claim is difficult to prove since its U Disk USB flash drive did not appear on the market until 2002. In comparison, IBM released its version in 2000 and Phison in 2001.
  • Apple I Phone

    Apple I Phone
    first invention with working smart device for handheld use