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The Hubble Space Telescope
Created by Nasa, and built by Lockheed Martin
Launched on April 24th, 1990 The Hubble Space Telescope was not the first telescope invented, but it is different than all the others before. It is different because it is positioned above the Earth's atmosphere. This allows scientists to get much better and clearer images. -
The Play Station
Invented by Sony
Released on December 3rd,1994 This was the first gaming system that used CDs instead of a game carriage. This system was also more affordable than the other competition. This led to their success, with over 102 million systems sold. -
The DVD
Invented by two different companies, Sony, and Toshiba
Developed in 1995, and released on November 1st, 1996 The CD was invented in the 1980s but it did not have a lot of storage capacity. The DVD was later developed from the CD, it has more storage capacity than the CD, and because of that, we are able to put movies, and videos on them. They became more popular than VHS tapes because of how durable they were. -
The portable MP3 Player
Invented by Saehan information systems
Introduced in spring of 1998 The MP3 player was the first portable music player, this came before the invention of the iPod in the 2000s. The MP3 player was a small device that only carried 64MB of memory, which only allowed you to hold 18 songs. This device changed the way the world viewed music, and was revolutionary for the industry. -
The Gameboy Color
Invented by Nintendo
Released on October 21st, 1998 The Original Gameboy was released in 1989, this was a handheld gaming system that quickly became extremely popular. The Gameboy color was the first handheld gaming device that introduced a full-colored screen.