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Sony Walkman created
Japanese electrical pioneer Akio Morita develops the Sony Walkman, the first truly portable player for recorded music. -
Laser eye surgery
Patricia Bath develops laser eye surgery for removing cataracts. -
Space shuttle
The Space Shuttle makes its maiden voyage. -
The first IBM-PC invented.
IBM representatives met for the first time with Microsoft's Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM's new hush-hush "personal" computer. -
CDs
Compact discs (CDs) are launched as a new way to store music by the Sony and Philips corporations. -
The first 3-D video game invented.
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World WIde Web
im Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web. -
Ebay
Pierre Omidyar launches the eBay auction website. -
Ipod
Apple revolutionizes music listening by unveiling its iPod MP3 music player. -
Roomba
iRobot Corporation releases the first version of its Roomba® vacuum cleaning robot. -
Election Voting
Electronic voting plays a major part in a controversial US Presidential Election. -
Kindle
Amazon.com launches its Kindle electronic book (e-book) reader. -
Iphone
Apple introduces a touchscreen cellphone called the iPhone. -
Ipad
Apple releases its touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad. -
3D TV
3D TV starts to become more widely available.
