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First camera phone introduced
The J-Phone J-SH04; Japan's SoftBank first camera phone. The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly. -
iTunes is released
Based on Bill Kincaid’s SoundJam MP software, Apple's iTunes is released. iTunes allowed users to record music from CDs, bring it into iTunes, mix it with other songs and then burn a custom CD. -
Nintendo DS release
This handheld game system was officially released back on November 21, 2004. This DS is noted for having two screens, the lower one being a touch screen. In addition to the touch screen functionality, the DS also included a built-in microphone and, Wi-Fi. -
Hadoop is developed
Hadoop is an open-source software project initially developed by Google as a means of extracting search results from large amounts of unstructured data, such as data found on the web. -
Nintendo Wii comes to market
Nintendo's Wii game system introduces new ways of interacting with game systems. The Wii Remote combined advanced gesture recognition into gaming, using accelerometer and optical sensor technologies to interact with the user. Some interactive games include Wii Fit, Wii Tennis and Wii Boxing.