Technology Progression

  • Smartphone Camera

    Smartphone Camera
    Inventors: the team at Sharp The Sharp’s J-SH04 was the first smartphone to be available on the market. This lead all of the other smartphone manufacturers to implement a camera. Nowadays, smartphone cameras have great resolution.
  • iPod

    iPod
    Inventors: The team at apple led by Steve Jobs The iPod was a portable music player that was significantly smaller than all other types of MP3 players at the time. This started the trend of companies trying to make their devices more compact and easy to carry around.
  • Ebook reader

    Ebook reader
    Inventors: the team at Sony The Sony Librie is the first Ebook reader to use electronic ink.This set a new standard for the Ebook readers to come. There was also a lot of impact based on how the display was colored with only 4 gray scales, which lead developers to spend more focus on the display.
  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii
    Inventor: the team at Nintendo led by Shigeru Miyamoto The Nintendo Wii is one of the few at its time of release that was used by a wide age demographic. The simple controls became a practice that current day game consoles use in order to be bought by more people.
  • 1st Generation iPhone

    1st Generation iPhone
    Inventor: The team at Apple led by Steve Jobs The first iPhone was the first smartphone with a touchscreen that could could control the phone. This marks the start of the production of the modern smartphone. Nowadays, every aspect of our lives are impacted by the use of a smartphone.