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History of Technology Progression 1974 - 2020
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Panasonic 8 Track Cassette Player
The panasonic RQ-830S Dynamite 8 Track Tape Player was introduced in 1974.
It came in detonator red, bomb blue, explosion yellow but there is also a white and transparant version.
You can only change the volume and push the plunger to change your favorite song. Although its limited features, this 8 Track Player was considered to be one of the most innovative track players, also because of its design. Invented by Bill Lear
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Sony Sports Walkman - Portable Cassette Player
Sony would unveil the iconic yellow walkman which is a pretty interesting story on its own:
Sony had some focus groups that were for a potential new yellow “sports” Walkman to see what people thought. They would ask men and women in focus groups and the initial response was pretty positive as the new Walkman seemed sporty and better than the boring black ones that were now everywhere.
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Macintosh MAC Personal Computer
On January 24, 1984, Apple unveiled the first ever Macintosh computer. The machine, one of the most important computers ever released, was the first mass-market computer to ship with the graphical user interface (GUI) and came with a built-in screen and mouse—two features we take for granted today but weren’t ubiquitous at the time.
The Macintosh, or Mac, as it became known, helped to drive Apple’s business for years.
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Samsung SH100 Cell Phone
In 1986, Samsung was able to release its first built-in car phone, the SC-100, but it was a failure due to the poor quality. ... After 2 years of R&D Samsung developed its first mobile phone (or "hand phone" in Korea), the SH-100 in 1988. It was the first mobile phone to be designed and manufactured in Korea.
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USB Flash Drive
While the USB flash drive was patented in 1999 by Israeli company M-Systems, it wasn’t until 2000 that the first USB flash drive was sold in the U.S. by IBM. Called the DiskOnKey, the USB held only eight megabytes. -
Facebook - Social Media
On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched a new website called TheFacebook. He named the site after the directories that were handed out to university students to help them to get to know one another better.
https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-facebook-1991791
