Technology Timeline

By Sandra Lewinson
  • Sony Walkman TPS-L2

    Sony Walkman TPS-L2

    Akio Morita, Masaru Ibuka, and Kozo Ohsone introduced the small, portable cassette player that revolutionized listening to music anywhere and anytime.
  • CD Player

    CD Player

    Sony launched the first portable CD player, D-5. It was known as a "Discman." The CD player also had an AC power adaptor.
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh

    Steve Jobs released the Apple Mac with the first built-in mouse and GUI.
  • Disposable Camera

    Disposable Camera

    Fujifilm introduced the disposable camera which was inexpensive, simple, lightweight, and convenient. They were heavily used by tourists.
  • Nintendo Game Boy

    Nintendo Game Boy

    Gunpei Yokoi invented the Nintendo Game Boy which allowed people to easily play anywhere with 30-hour battery life. This durable, inexpensive invention had interchangeable cartridges to play more than one game. It also included the infamous Tetris.