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World Wide Web Created
Tim Berners-Lee’s idea for a “World Wide Web,” would extend and expand upon this concept in a groundbreaking way by developing a technology in which data was relayed back and forth between a server and a client, such as computers and mobile devices. -
Yahoo
Jerry Yang and David Filo founded Yahoo. A service that provided users with online utilities. search engines, email accounts, and access to other websites. -
Web TV
Founder Steve Perlman
Web TV services enable users to access the internet on a television set using a special remote control and a decoder that sits on top of the TV. The invention was later sold to Microsoft (MSN TV) in 1997. -
MP3 Players
Karlheinz Brandenburg create the MP3 music file.
The first portable MP3 player was launched in 1997 A portable media player is a portable consumer electronics device capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, and video files. -
BlackBerry Phone
The first Blackberry phone was manufactured in 1999 but wasn't released to sell until 2002. It featured a tiny keyboard, and the device provided wireless e-mail access, allowing users to send and receive messages while on the go. It looked more like a personal digital assistant (PDA) and could sync up with personal and business e-mail accounts.