Practical virtual reality | VR | 1989 | Jaron Lanier | USA
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Nintendo Gameboy | handheld gaming system | 1989 | Nintendo | Japan
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Wind up radio | free of external electricity | 1991 | Trevor Baylis | UK
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Web cam | video on/from a personal computer | 1991 | Quentin Stafford-Fraser, Paul Jardetzky | UK
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Digital cell phone, digital special mobile | DSM replaces analog phone | 1991 | international standard | international
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Smart phone | allows applications and internet, IBM Simon | 1992 | Martin Cooper, Motorola | USA
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Playstation | video gaming system | 1994 | SONY | Japan
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Amazon on line shopping | internet shopping remotely | 1994 | Jeff Bezos | USA (80)
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Smart phone applications | increases smart phone versatility | 1994 | Hal Abelson | USA
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On line radio | Broadcast.com, streaming | 1995 | Christopher Jaeb, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban | USA
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E bay | personal on line selling | 1995 | Pieree Morad Omidyar | USA
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Video baby monitor | sight and sound wireless | 1997 | Cynthia Altenhofen | USA
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High definition television | HDTV | 1998 | international | international
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Bluetooth | wireless control | 1999 | Jaap Haartsen | Sweden
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Noise canceling headphones, Bose | home use for music | 2000 | Amar Bose | USA
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Satellite radio | same radio anywhere, no commercials | 2001 | Martine Rothblatt, David Margolese, Robert Briskman | USA
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X-box | gaming system Microsoft | 2001 | Bill Gates et al. | USA
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Skype | video phone | 2003 | Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, Jaan Tallinn | Estonia
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X-box live | competitive gaming on the internet | 2003 | Bill Gates et al. | USA
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Podcast | video education on the internet | 2003 | Christopher Lyden, Dave Winer | USA
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World of Warcraft, MMORG | massive multiplayer online role playing game | 2004 | Blizzard Entertainment | USA
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Facebook | internet social network | 2004 | Mark Zuckerberg | USA (73)
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Twitter | mini blogging platform | 2006 | USA | USA
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Hulu | video streaming on demand | 2007 | USA | USA
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Iphone | redefined smartphone | 2007 | Steve Jobs et al. | USA
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Square payment system | personal, portable credit card billing | 2009 | Jack Dorsey | USA
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Bitcoin | cryptocurrency | 2009 | Satoshi Nakamoto? | 2009
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Siri | audio assistant | 2010 | Adam Cheyer, Dag Kittlaus, Tom Gruber | USA
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3 dimensional television | 3D TV | 2010 | Japan | Japan
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Apple Pay | phone to pay credit | 2014 | Greg Kerr | USA
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Amazon Firestick | smart TV streaming | 2014 | Hon Hai, Precision Industry | USA
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Apple Watch | smart watch with internet | 2015 | Jony Ive, Marc Newson | USA
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Skype translator, real time translation | over 50 languages with video | 2015 | Skype | USA
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Amazon Echo, Alexa | audio assistent smart home | 2015 | Rohit Prasad, Tony Reid | USA
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Oculus rift, VR | virtual reality | 2016 | Palmer Lucky | USA
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OshenWatch | pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation watch, bioparameters | 2020 | California | USA |