Year 2000

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  • USB Flash Drive

    USB Flash Drive
    In 1999, the USB flash drive was patented by Israeli firm M-Systems. It wasn't until 2000 that it was bought by IBM.

  • Blu-Ray Disc Association (BDA)

    Blu-Ray Disc Association (BDA)
    In 2002, the BDA was formed to develop a new disc format that would have larger storage capacity than CDs and DVDS. The person behind the invention was Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese engineer who worked for Nichia Corporation.

  • Wii

    Wii
    In 2006, Nintendo launched a new, revolutionary gaming console, the Wii. It allowed gamers to get bodily concerned about their digital video games.

  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The year 2007, Steve Jobs invented a "revolutionary product"-the iPhone. In June of the same year, the first-generation iPhone was released known as the iPhone 2G. Since then, Apple has become successful and has released roughly 38 products.

  • Android smartphones

    Android smartphones
    Andy Rubin and a few others launched Android Inc. A few years later, the T-Mobile G1 was the very first Android smartphone. A month after its announcement it went on sale in the US.