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Invention of the Automobile
Gave people/families a quicker means of travel (i.e. to work or stores). -
Electricity
Gave people a more safer, cleaner, and convient way of lighting their homes etc. -
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Pre-Modern Era
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Telephone
Easier and more immediate form of communication. -
Vacuum Cleaner
Allowed for more time to complete other tasks. It also removed more bacteria etc. from the home. -
Electric Iron
Gave people a quicker way in making their clothing presentable. -
Cooking Stoves (gas)
Allowed for a safer form of cooking within the home. -
Radio (broadcasting)
Allowed people/families to be better informed with daily events. -
First Refrigeratior for the Home
Made food last longer and more readily available. -
Washing Machines (Electric)
Cleaned clothing faster and allowed people more time to complete other tasks/chores. -
Frozen Food
These foods allowed people/families to save time with preparing food and allowed food to stay fresher for much longer periods of time. -
Credit Card (Diner's Club)
Allowed families to make purchaces when they did not have the means. -
Color Television (released to the public)
TV offered people/families a different form of entertaninment within the home. -
Period: to
Modern
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TV Dinner (C.A. Swanson & Sons)
Made meals extremely convenient. In addtion, the packaging could be thrown away, which would lesson the amount of time spent cleaning up the kitchen. -
Microwave Oven
Allowed for easier and quicker cooking. This gave people/families more time to do other tasks. -
Disposable Diapers (Pampers)
Allowed families more time to spend with their children and less time spent with laundry washing. -
Electronic Calculator
Allowed people/families to manage their finances in a much easier and quicker way. -
Video Games
Allowed people/families to experience home entertainment in a new way. Since inventions exist that make life easier within the home people are allowed more time to partake in 1970's forms of entertainment. -
Personal Computer
Allowed people/families to organize and store personal finances etc. -
Microsoft Windows
Allowed people to better understand and manage things on their computers. -
World Wide Web
Would eventually allow people/families to shop, pay bills, and manage many different aspects of their lives. -
Period: to
Postmodern (early 21st century)
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Camera Phone
Allowed people to send and share photos and videos between family and friends. Made taking pictures or videos more accessible. -
Birth Control Patch
Allows for family planning in an easier and more convenient way. -
Bluetooth Technology
Allowed people/families to exchange information and connect with other electronics in the home etc. -
Roomba
Allowed people/familes to have their homes cleaned while they engaged in other activities. -
Skype
Allows people ,families, and businesses to visually communicate with each other long distance. -
YouTube
Allows people/families to watch video tuturiols, get information, and provide entertainment. -
Solar Shingles
Allows people/families to become more energy efficient and save money. It also looks more presentable than solar panels. -
Android "Google Play" (Apps)
Offered people/families the ability to use apps to manage various aspects of life (education, finances, and information etc.) -
Amazon Echo
Allows people or families quick and convient access to things, such as the news and weather etc. -
Apple Watch
This allows people/families a more convenient form of time managment (to name a few).
