Historical Technology From the 2000's

By StarAlvarez

  • First Camera Phone was Released

    First Camera Phone was Released
    A company from Japan called Softbank launches the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04, a Sharp-made digital phone with an inbuilt camera. The camera featured a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels and a 256-color display. Photos could also be transferred wirelessly. Within a year, cameras would be a common feature on most phones, and several countries had already implemented regulations governing their use

  • Xbox is Created

    Xbox is Created
    The Xbox's superior graphics were praised. An Xbox Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) co-designed by nVidia and Microsoft enabled graphics acceleration, enabling the system to achieve high-performance graphics typically found in processors with far greater power.

  • Apple's PowerMac G5 is Released

    Apple's PowerMac G5 is Released
    The Apple G5, dubbed the first real 64-bit personal computer and sporting a unique anodized aluminum casing, is the most powerful Macintosh to date. Although the G5 towers were larger than the G4 towers, there was not as much room for growth. The System X cluster supercomputer at Virginia Tech, which was ranked #3 on the world's TOP 500 fastest computers in November of that year, was built using over a thousand PowerMac G5s.

  • Nintendo's Wii is Released

    Nintendo's Wii is Released
    Along with new games and controllers, Nintendo's Wii game system introduced new methods for engaging with gaming devices. With the integration of accelerometer and optical sensor technology, the Wii Remote integrated sophisticated gesture recognition into games to facilitate user interaction. These developments made it possible for games to include a variety of player moves. A number of games were released using unique controllers.

  • First 1 TB hard disk drive

    First 1 TB hard disk drive
    The first 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD) had been announced by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Five 3.5-inch, 200 GB platters were utilized by the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000, which revolved at 7,200 RPM. In contrast, the IBM RAMAC 350, the world's first HDD, had a storage capacity of about 3.75 MB. As a result, the Deskstar was thousands of times smaller and had a 300,000-fold higher storage capacity.