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The First USB Flash Drive
In 2000, IBM became the first to sell the flash drive. It started out with only a 8 MB memory storage. This changed everything for those who wanted to use the ever so popular floppy disk. It was small and convenient. -
BitTorrent
In 2001, Bram Cohen created a P2P file sharing program. It was used to share files such as music and movies. This program made it easy for others to share content with one another. -
First 1 TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies created the first 1 TB Hard Desk Drive. It held so much more memory than other hard drives at the time, approximately by a factor of 300,000. It was also way smaller. -
Dropbox
In 2007, Dropbox was created Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston. It was created as a cloud-based service used for convenient storage and access to files. I used this technology when I used to work as a fiber optics technician. Our boss would upload the work that was needed to be done for the day and the maps of the fiber networks, so it was extremely convenient. -
Bitcoin
In 2008, “Satoshi Nakamoto” came forward with the first peer to peer electronic cash system. This was the first time crypto-currency was introduced. It's currency that is digital and hard to trace.
