15 USB Flash Drive
Year: 2000
When the USB was first introduced in the mid-90s, it was foreseen as the wave of the future. It proved to be much bigger.
Trek Technology and IBM began selling the first USB flash drives commercially in 2000. Trek Technology sold a model under the brand name "ThumbDrive", and IBM marketed the first such drives in North America with its product named the "DiskOnKey."
14 Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Year: 1999
IntelliMouse is a brand of computer mice from Microsoft. The IntelliMouse series is credited with a number of innovations. For example, Microsoft was among the first mouse vendors to introduce a scroll wheel, an optical mouse, and dedicated forward and back buttons on the side of the mouse for easier web browsing.
Microsoft also introduced one of the first mainstream ergonomic mice, the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. This mouse features an unusual design in which the user's hand is tilted at an angle to reduce compression of the nerves in the wrist.
The current IntelliMouse lineup includes a number of models, both wired and wireless, and including the IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0. They use IntelliPoint drivers.
FujiFilm X100
Year: 2011
The Fujifilm FinePix X100 was the first camera to show a number of new technologies developed by Fujifilm. These include a hybrid viewfinder which allows the user to choose between a conventional optical viewfinder with an electronic overlay, or an electronic viewfinder. The combination of APS-C sized sensor, EXR-CMOS processor and 23mm (35mm 135 equivalent) fast aperture lens was also a first.
Garmin GPS
Year: 2000
If it weren’t for Garmin’s global positioning system, the now famous GPS, which has become a need for navigation wouldn’t have been possible. Garmin is a company that produces consumer, professional aviation, and marine devices that make use of the Global Positioning System for navigational assistance.
The first Garmin StreetPilot was introduced at CES 1998. It featured a 240x160 black and white screen and a database of nearby services and attractions, with on-screen routing. The successor model was the StreetPilot III in 2002, which had a 3.85" 305x160 color screen and added voice prompts, so that drivers would no longer be required to look at the screen for instructions. Its capability of navigating and providing vocal directions was unheard of for its time. Not to mention it killed the entire notion of using a traditional map when traveling on the road.
Palm Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000
Year: 1996
The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm. It was introduced in March 1996.
The Pilot used a Motorola 68328 processor at 16 MHz, and had 128 KB (Pilot 1000) or 512 KB (Pilot 5000) built in memory. It was the first of its kind to sync with Macintosh and Windows platforms, plus supported great handwriting touch recognition, the ability to store 750 addresses, and operated for several weeks on just two AAA batteries. Thank Palm for paving the road for today’s smartphone conglomerate.
IBM ThinkPad 701C
Year: 1996
IBM ThinkPads have always been famous for their solid keyboards. In 1995, IBM debuted the revolutionary ThinkPad 701c, which put a full-size laptop keyboard into a much smaller package by using an innovative butterfly configuration. The notebook measures only 9.7 inches wide when it's closed. But as the lid is lifted up, like magic, the computer has a full-sized, 11.5-inch wide, 85-key keyboard that unfolds and slides into place as the computer is opened for use! And it had a centered joystick pointer, which puts most of today’s trackpads to shame in terms of user navigation.
Mobile Sidekick
Year: 2002
T-Mobile Sidekick, also known as Danger Hiptop, was released on October 1, 2002, the original Hiptop was unique compared to all other hardware versions. All the units, from the beginning, have featured "Menu", "Back", "Jump" and other keys accessible even when the unit was closed. The Hiptop also featured a speaker which is used for device sounds but not telephone. Along the top edge of the phone bezel is an infrared transceiver. The headset jack serves a dual purpose, as it is also used for the accessory camera. A later revision of the Hiptop upgraded its screen from a monochrome LCD to a color LCD viewable with or without the backlight on-unique to Hiptop models until the LX. It is slightly bigger than any later Hiptop.
Apple iMac G3
Year: 1998
The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple and the originator of the Legacy-free PC market category. Like the first Macs, the iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the system unit in a single enclosure. Apple’s underappreciated desktop served as a gateway to our favorite operating system, Mac OS X, and became a pop culture staple amongst diehard Apple conformists and the media. PC manufacturers like Alienware, Dell, and HP were clearly influenced by the G3’s ultra-modern design and it goes without saying that it stood out as the best ‘90s personal computer. In fact, its popularity was so immense at the time that even the government blew the lid on it two months before launch.
apple MacBook Pro
Year: 2006
The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple. Take everything we loved about the first-generation MacBook, coalesce it with an alluring brushed-aluminum chest, magnifying display, and monstrous specs—you have the most wanted laptop of the past generation. The massive increase in power and performance solidified its reign as the top portable PC for most of the millennium and helped pave the way for Apple’s recently successful MacBook Air line, which as you know has become a trendsetter for the ultrabook scene. Still worth the $1,500+ in coin.
Apple iPod
Year: 2001
Since October 2004, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90 percent of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70 percent of the market for all types of players. During the year from January 2004 to January 2005, the high rate of sales caused its U.S. market share to increase from 31 percent to 65 percent and in July 2005, this market share was measured at 74 percent. In January 2007, Apple reported record quarterly revenue of US$7.1 billion, of which 48 percent was made from iPod sales. iPods have won several awards ranging from engineering excellence, to most innovative audio product, to fourth best computer product of 2006. PC World says that iPod line has "altered the landscape for portable audio players".
Apple iPad
Year: 2010
iPad was launched on April 3, 2010, and about 300,000 iPads were sold on their first day of availability. By May 3, 2010, Apple had sold a million iPads, this was in half the time it took Apple to sell the same number of first generation iPhones. After passing the one million mark they continued selling rapidly reaching 3 million sales after 80 days. During the October 18, 2010, Financial Conference Call, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had sold more iPads than Macs for the fiscal quarter, marking the rise of tablets against PCs.
The iPad stands out as the most successful and revered gadget to date, surpassing all expectations and sales figures with every next-gen model introduced. Its popularity and market share scream in loud volume.
Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld 2007 convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The passionate reaction to the launch of the iPhone resulted in sections of the media dubbing it the 'Jesus phone'. The iPhone fundamentally the mobile changed the mobile industry, with Steve Jobs proclaiming in 2007 that "the phone was not just a communication tool but a way of life"
Year: 2000
When the USB was first introduced in the mid-90s, it was foreseen as the wave of the future. It proved to be much bigger.
Trek Technology and IBM began selling the first USB flash drives commercially in 2000. Trek Technology sold a model under the brand name "ThumbDrive", and IBM marketed the first such drives in North America with its product named the "DiskOnKey."
14 Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Year: 1999
IntelliMouse is a brand of computer mice from Microsoft. The IntelliMouse series is credited with a number of innovations. For example, Microsoft was among the first mouse vendors to introduce a scroll wheel, an optical mouse, and dedicated forward and back buttons on the side of the mouse for easier web browsing.
Microsoft also introduced one of the first mainstream ergonomic mice, the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. This mouse features an unusual design in which the user's hand is tilted at an angle to reduce compression of the nerves in the wrist.
The current IntelliMouse lineup includes a number of models, both wired and wireless, and including the IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0. They use IntelliPoint drivers.
FujiFilm X100
Year: 2011
The Fujifilm FinePix X100 was the first camera to show a number of new technologies developed by Fujifilm. These include a hybrid viewfinder which allows the user to choose between a conventional optical viewfinder with an electronic overlay, or an electronic viewfinder. The combination of APS-C sized sensor, EXR-CMOS processor and 23mm (35mm 135 equivalent) fast aperture lens was also a first.
Garmin GPS
Year: 2000
If it weren’t for Garmin’s global positioning system, the now famous GPS, which has become a need for navigation wouldn’t have been possible. Garmin is a company that produces consumer, professional aviation, and marine devices that make use of the Global Positioning System for navigational assistance.
The first Garmin StreetPilot was introduced at CES 1998. It featured a 240x160 black and white screen and a database of nearby services and attractions, with on-screen routing. The successor model was the StreetPilot III in 2002, which had a 3.85" 305x160 color screen and added voice prompts, so that drivers would no longer be required to look at the screen for instructions. Its capability of navigating and providing vocal directions was unheard of for its time. Not to mention it killed the entire notion of using a traditional map when traveling on the road.
Palm Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000
Year: 1996
The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were early Palm PDAs produced by Palm. It was introduced in March 1996.
The Pilot used a Motorola 68328 processor at 16 MHz, and had 128 KB (Pilot 1000) or 512 KB (Pilot 5000) built in memory. It was the first of its kind to sync with Macintosh and Windows platforms, plus supported great handwriting touch recognition, the ability to store 750 addresses, and operated for several weeks on just two AAA batteries. Thank Palm for paving the road for today’s smartphone conglomerate.
IBM ThinkPad 701C
Year: 1996
IBM ThinkPads have always been famous for their solid keyboards. In 1995, IBM debuted the revolutionary ThinkPad 701c, which put a full-size laptop keyboard into a much smaller package by using an innovative butterfly configuration. The notebook measures only 9.7 inches wide when it's closed. But as the lid is lifted up, like magic, the computer has a full-sized, 11.5-inch wide, 85-key keyboard that unfolds and slides into place as the computer is opened for use! And it had a centered joystick pointer, which puts most of today’s trackpads to shame in terms of user navigation.
Mobile Sidekick
Year: 2002
T-Mobile Sidekick, also known as Danger Hiptop, was released on October 1, 2002, the original Hiptop was unique compared to all other hardware versions. All the units, from the beginning, have featured "Menu", "Back", "Jump" and other keys accessible even when the unit was closed. The Hiptop also featured a speaker which is used for device sounds but not telephone. Along the top edge of the phone bezel is an infrared transceiver. The headset jack serves a dual purpose, as it is also used for the accessory camera. A later revision of the Hiptop upgraded its screen from a monochrome LCD to a color LCD viewable with or without the backlight on-unique to Hiptop models until the LX. It is slightly bigger than any later Hiptop.
Apple iMac G3
Year: 1998
The iMac G3 was the first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple and the originator of the Legacy-free PC market category. Like the first Macs, the iMac G3 is an all-in-one personal computer, encompassing both the monitor and the system unit in a single enclosure. Apple’s underappreciated desktop served as a gateway to our favorite operating system, Mac OS X, and became a pop culture staple amongst diehard Apple conformists and the media. PC manufacturers like Alienware, Dell, and HP were clearly influenced by the G3’s ultra-modern design and it goes without saying that it stood out as the best ‘90s personal computer. In fact, its popularity was so immense at the time that even the government blew the lid on it two months before launch.
apple MacBook Pro
Year: 2006
The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple. Take everything we loved about the first-generation MacBook, coalesce it with an alluring brushed-aluminum chest, magnifying display, and monstrous specs—you have the most wanted laptop of the past generation. The massive increase in power and performance solidified its reign as the top portable PC for most of the millennium and helped pave the way for Apple’s recently successful MacBook Air line, which as you know has become a trendsetter for the ultrabook scene. Still worth the $1,500+ in coin.
Apple iPod
Year: 2001
Since October 2004, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90 percent of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70 percent of the market for all types of players. During the year from January 2004 to January 2005, the high rate of sales caused its U.S. market share to increase from 31 percent to 65 percent and in July 2005, this market share was measured at 74 percent. In January 2007, Apple reported record quarterly revenue of US$7.1 billion, of which 48 percent was made from iPod sales. iPods have won several awards ranging from engineering excellence, to most innovative audio product, to fourth best computer product of 2006. PC World says that iPod line has "altered the landscape for portable audio players".
Apple iPad
Year: 2010
iPad was launched on April 3, 2010, and about 300,000 iPads were sold on their first day of availability. By May 3, 2010, Apple had sold a million iPads, this was in half the time it took Apple to sell the same number of first generation iPhones. After passing the one million mark they continued selling rapidly reaching 3 million sales after 80 days. During the October 18, 2010, Financial Conference Call, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had sold more iPads than Macs for the fiscal quarter, marking the rise of tablets against PCs.
The iPad stands out as the most successful and revered gadget to date, surpassing all expectations and sales figures with every next-gen model introduced. Its popularity and market share scream in loud volume.
apple iphone
Year: 2007
Year: 2007
Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld 2007 convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The passionate reaction to the launch of the iPhone resulted in sections of the media dubbing it the 'Jesus phone'. The iPhone fundamentally the mobile changed the mobile industry, with Steve Jobs proclaiming in 2007 that "the phone was not just a communication tool but a way of life"
Samsung Galaxy S III
Year: 2012
When we look back another 25 years down the line and the word Android comes up in coversation, guarantee the first thing that comes out of your mouth is Samsung's third-gen Smartphone. The Galaxy S III accomplished what no other Google-operated phone could during its run: snatch a notable chunk of Apple’s mobile profit margin. It was the first Smartphone that utilized NFC technology for something other than Google Wallet, constituting the trademark method of sharing media files by tapping two phones together. Great call quality, phenomenal benchmarks, and one of the sharpest display’s ever pushed it to become the biggest selling Android phone of all time.
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