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Telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor and engineer who single-handily is responsible for creating one of the first telephones. The next year he founded Bell Telephone Company, and changed the way we use phones forever. It is pretty uncommon to find the average person without a device now. -
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Atari
In 1972, an electric game company named Atari made the first video game console that was able to be purchased for home enjoyment. It is owned by publisher Atari SA and has been stamped in history books as one of the first. Popular games that would be played on the console are Space Invaders, Frogger, and Asteroids. -
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Apple Macintosh
The project again in 1979 when Jef Raskin who worked at Apple during the time came up with an idea for a small affordable at home computer. He pitched this idea to Apple and Steve Jobs and historically this became the pioneer, but in the beginning it was considered a failure due to low sales.This invention has changed computers forever because now mostly everyone has a laptop or computer at their home, which was not always like that. -
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Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft founder Bill Gates introduced the first Xbox on January 6, 2001 with actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. This device has changed the world forever because now most people have a console in their house or enjoy playing one when they get the chance. This was the inaugural device that started all the madness over the Xbox and Playstation that we know today. -
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Apple iPhone
After years of rumors and speculation, in 2007 Apple released their first iPhone, officially being available for purchase on June 29th, 2007. This invention is huge and next to the telephone itself, might be one of the biggest technological advancements we have seen yet. Although Android is still very popular and loved by many, Apple has never seemed to fall to the competition and has continued rising to the top as one of the most used smartphone companies.