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Media Arts Timeline
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Radio
The radio was introduced to North America during the early 1920s. The company who introduced the radio to North America was called Westinghouse Electric -
Talkie
The first "Talkie" was released in the late 1920s. The Talkie was called The Jazz Singer and the Jazz Singer was made and released by Warner Bros -
FM Radio
There were new advancements to the radio during the early 1930s. The main advancement to the radio was the introduction to FM Radio -
Television
The 1930s had television becoming more accessible to the world. Big TV channels like BBC would be brodcasting on television regularly -
Coloured Tv
The invention of coloured television happened during the middle of the 1940s. The person who invented coloured television was John Logie Baird -
Computers
The first electronic computer was created during the middle of the 1940s. The model of the computer was called the ENIAC -
The TV Switch
During the 1950s, people started to be making a switch from black and white television to coloured television. By the end of the decade, most households owned a coloured television -
Rock and Roll
The 1950s were the decade for the rise of rock and roll music. Some popular artists from that time were Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and the Everly Brothers -
Black and White TV Replaced
In the early 1960s, the battle between black and white tv and coloured tv came to an end, with coloured tv winning. Every black and white tv ended up being replaced with a coloured tv. -
Satellite Television
The satellite tv was invented during the early 1960s. The invention of satellite tv allowed tv across the atlantic to broadcast live events. -
Arcade Games
The first arcade cabinet game was released in the early 1970s. The game was called Computer Space, created by the company Atari -
Cellular Phone
The first handheld cellular phone was created in the early 1970s. The phone model was called the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X -
VHS
VHS started to pop up many households in the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Some popular companies who were selling VHS's were Sony and Philips. -
Rise of Video Games
During the middle of the 1980s, video games began to rise in popularity again after the video game crash. The company who ended the video game crash was Nintendo with their game Super Mario Bros on the NES. -
World Wide Web
The first ever web browser was released called the World Wide Web. It was released in the early 1990s, created by Tim Berners-Lee -
SPC
The first smart phone called Simon Personal Communicator (SPC) was released in the middle of the 1990s. It was a touch screen phone that could send and receive emails and faxes. -
Next Gen Gaming Consoles
The decade of the 2000s released many new and improved video game consoles. Some of thes next gen gaming consoles are the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii -
Google
The Google engine was created in the late 1990s, but was released to the public in the middle of the 2000s. The google search engine was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin -
Social Media
Multiple new social media platforms came out during the 2000s to 2010s, but became more refind during the 2010s. Some of these platforms are Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tik Tok. -
Next Gen Electronics
Multiple new an improved electrionics were created in the 2010s, and some new electronics in the 2000s. Some of these were the Camera Phone and the iPod in the 2000s, and the iPad, Smart Watches, and Virtual Reality in the 2010s. -
AI
New AI platforms began to be popular during the 2020s, but especially during 2023. Currently, the most popular AI platform is ChatGPT, created by OpenAI -
Streaming Services
The 2020s is the decade where streaming services are becoming more popular and starting to surpass cable tv. Some of these streaming services are Disney+, Prime Video, and Netflix