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USB Flashdrives
While originally invented in 1999, they did not hit the market until late 2000 by M-Systems, a Chinese company who originally made the product to reduce the number of cables necessary when using a desktop computer (USB Makers, 2019). -
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2000-2010
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The original iPod is released
Steve Jobs launches the Apple iPod, allowing people to purchase and listen to music, anytime and anywhere. This changed the idea of portable music players to a much more accessible and easier product (Smith, 2012). -
Blackberry is Released
Arguably the original smartphone, paving the way for Apple and Android, the original Blackberry is released in 2002. You could check your email, take photos, and browse the internet on your device all while using standard cell phone features such as calling and texting. Invented by Mike Lazairidis and Jim Balsillie of Blackberry Limited, a Canadian software company, this phone became the blueprint for smartphones to come (Leung, 2012). -
Amazon's Kindle
Changing the way we read books forever, Jeff Bezos drops the first Kindle in 2007 and it sold out completely within 5 hours. Today, Kindles and other electronic reading tools are extremely common and makes reading on the go, buying, and storing books much easier (Smith, 2012). -
The First iPhone is Released
Apple released the first iPhone under founder and CEO Steve Jobs, launching a global obsession with iPhone products for years to come (Smith, 2012).