Technology Progression in 2000's

By anhtran

  • The camera phone

    The camera phone
    Samsung manufactured and distributed the first cell phone with a built-in camera in South Korea. The SCH-V200 folded out to expose a 1.5-inch TFT-LCD and a built-in digital camera capable of shooting 20 photographs at 350,000-pixel quality, but you had to connect it to a computer to view them. Sharp is widely credited with developing the first true camera phone, which was introduced in Japan. The J-SH04 could shoot images with a resolution of 110,000 pixels and deliver them electronically. 

  • iPod

    iPod
    Apple Inc. created and marketed the iPod range of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices. The iPod was the first MP3 player to fit 1,000 tracks and a 10-hour battery into a 6.5-ounce package. Users browsed songs using a mechanical scroll wheel on a monochrome LCD display, and there was a 5GB hard drive that could be loaded up through a FireWire interface.

  • LinkedIn

    LinkedIn
    Reid Hoffman invented LinkedIn in 2002, and it was formally launched in 2003. Created as a business-focused social network. The web platform's critical function is bringing experts from all around the world together. The business networking website that revolutionized how we locate employment, colleagues, and future workers Under the direction of Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn operates a diverse business with earnings from membership fees, advertising sales, and recruiting solutions.

  • USB flash drives

    USB flash drives
    M-Systems, an Israeli startup bought by SanDisk in 2006, submitted the first patent for a "USB-based PC flash disk" in April 1999. A USB flash drive is a compact, portable data storage device that uses flash memory and has a USB interface. Most flash drives contain 2 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of memory, while others can hold up to 2 terabytes (TB).

  • Kindles

    Kindles
    Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos directed staff to create the world's finest e-reader before Amazon's competitors (2004). Amazon's Kindles were the most popular e-readers in 2007, with Amazon e-books accounting for two-thirds of the electronic book (e-book) industry. Kindles employ electronic paper display technology, which provides a crisp screen image that looks like text printed on paper.