Technology Timeline

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    2000-2010

  • XBOX

    The XBOX was invented in 2001. Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Ted Hase, and DirectX team leader Otto Berkes inved the XBOX. The XBOX was more powerful than the PS2 or GameCube at its release. It also had a built-in hard disk for storage and an Ethernet port for online gaming through Xbox Live. This was one of the first fee-based gaming services offered.
  • BlackBerry

    The Blackberry smartphone was created in 2002. Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin made it. It was the first idea of a smartphone and allows business people access to their email from their phones. This pioneered the way of smartphones.
  • MacBook

    The MacBook was created in 2006. It was created by Steve Jobs. The MacBook was the first mainstream laptop with graphical user interface which means they had app icons for the different applications on the laptop. This continues onto other computers and laptops after this.
  • iPhone

    The first iPhone hit stores on June 29,2007. The inventor was Steve Jobs. The iPhone allowed us the opportunity to send and receive emails, messages, phone calls, search the internet, and access social media all while being whenever doing whatever we wanted.
  • Android

    The Android phone was released in 2008. Android was founded by Rich Miner, Nick Sears, Chris White, and Andy Rubi but was bought out by Google in 2005. ALthough the iPhone had just dropped a year prior, the Androids operating system offered more when it came to the operating system. Today, there is still competition between the tow phone brands for the number one spot.