1995-2012 biggest gains in technology

  • Plasma Screen TV

    The first plasma screen tv came out in 1997 and it immediately started replacing bigger box televisions. The plasma screen today is the preferred tv in the average suburban houshold. It allows for a quality viewing experience with taking up as little space as possible.
  • Portable DVD player

    Portable DVD players were created in order to aid the ability to watch DVDs away from home. They were created in 1998, first introduced by Panasonic. They are practical for on the go use, and many perform secondary functions such as playing music from audio CDs and displaying images from digital cameras.
  • Playstation 2

    The PlayStation 2 (officially abbreviated PS2) is a video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling console of all time, having reached over 154.4 million units sold as of November 21, 2011.
  • Ipod

    iPod is a line of portable media players created by and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up consists of the hard drive-based iPod classic, the touchscreen iPod touch, the compact iPod nano and the ultra-compact iPod shuffle. It is by far the most common type of music storing device on the market today
  • Xbox

    The Xbox is a video game console manufactured by Microsoft.As part of the sixth-generation of gaming, The Xbox competed with Sony's PlayStation 2. It has had relative success, but in later years it has become the gaming console of choice for most teens as well as young adults.
  • Macbook

    The MacBook was a brand of Macintosh notebook computers manufactured by Apple Inc. It replaced the iBook series and 12-inch PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple–Intel transition. It is regarded as one of the top types of laptops on the market today.
  • Playstation 3

    The PlayStation 3 (officially abbreviated as PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. It has been in constant competition with the xbox for most popular video game console among teens and so far it has been losing in popularity.
  • Wii

    The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo that competes with the xbox and PS3. The Wii is by far the most interactive game console on the market today. It consistantly has adds for getting people in shape and having games that have you constantly moving.
  • Iphone

    The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone runs Apple's iOS mobile operating system, originally named "iPhone OS". The first iphone to be released was in 2007 and newest iphone was released in September of 2012. The iphone is the best selling smartphone on the market today.
  • Ipad

    The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The ipad was the first ever tablet to come out. It is in its 3rd generation now and has by far the most advanced technology of any tablet on the market today. Other tablets may say they are the same as the ipad, but in reality no tablet comes close to the ipad.