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The Day I Was Born
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DOOM
The computer game DOOM was released. This was considered the turning point in what we call "first shooter games." This term refers to the "player" or "shooter" in a first person sort of way. The player is controlling themselves in a sense as opposed to playing a character. https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRemKEdTtwVU3C5y7v8V5Ya2ybdkAd12LNTDX3A7S-vsFEavfMc -
Amazon
The domain, Amazon, was created on July 5th,1994. The name "Amazon" was chosen because the founder, Jeff Bezos, wanted his company to be "exotic and different." https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9bKgaRfC3Q/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAJUE/Eo2MLCqyiZs/photo.jpg -
eBay
The conpamy eBay was founded on Septemeber 3rd, 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. In the beginning it was knows as AuctionWeb instead of eBay. It was also seen as a success story of the dot-com bubble. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/EBay_logo.svg/318px-EBay_logo.svg.png -
iMac
Apple first introduced the iMac computer on August 15, 1998. The first iMac has an egg shaped look with a clear platic casing. There have been six different revisions of the iMac, with the newwest one being released October, 2014. http://ismh.s3.amazonaws.com/2012-12-13-five-flavors.jpg -
iTunes
iTunes was launced on January 9, 2001. It was originally called SoundJam, but was changed to iTunes when it was bought by Apple in 2000. http://runthetrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/iTunes.jpg -
GMail
GMail was first launched on April 1, 2004. It won second, a year later in 2005, in the "100 Best Prodcuts of 2005." https://www.paubox.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Is-Gmail-HIPAA-Compliant-Paubox.jpg -
iPhone
The iPhone was released to the world one June 29, 2007. The project went underway in 2004 and was known as Project Purple. This was a highly secretive project. http://images.macworld.com/images/article/2012/06/original-iphone-285637.jpg -
Instagram
Instagram was initiallt released on October 6, 2010. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Instagram is a mobile photo posting app that allows one to post pictures of their daily life, travels, food, fun, etc. https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1550954462/instagramIcon_400x400.png -
DOW Powerhouse Solar Shingles
These solar shingles were the first of their kind to look sleak and sheek. These new solar panel shingles blended in with their surroundings. http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/06/54cfd58d47509_-_breakthrough-products-06-1012-de.jpg -
Smart Appliances
Whirlpool among other companies, has launched smart appliances. For example, you are able to connect your washer and dryer up to wifi and customize your settings from your mobile device. You are also aboe to track time and many other settingd with this feature. http://dhcompliant2.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Whirlpool-smart-appliances-App.jpg
