Technology timeline
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First iPod Released
Apple introduced the first-generation iPod on October 23, 2001, with the slogan "1,000 songs in your pocket". The first iPod had a black and white... Read more
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Microsoft Releases Xbox in North America
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and... Read more
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Apple Introduces Complete Redesign of iMac
The 2002 iMac is definitely different with its 10.5" base and 15" flat panel display. Definitely different. Steve Jobs says the design was inspired... Read more
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Apple Acquires Logic Music Production Software from Emagic
Apple® today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer based music production. Emagic’s... Read more
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Apple Releases Power Mac G5
The Power Mac G5 was introduced with three models, sharing the same physical case, but differing in features and performance. The 1.6 GHz model... Read more
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AOL Time Warner Drops "AOL" From Name in Wake of Dot-Com Bubble Burst
In 2000, a new company called AOL Time Warner, with Steve Case as chairman, was created when AOL purchased Time Warner for US$164 bn. The deal,... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Gamecube
Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ (マリオカート: ダブルダッシュ!!, Mario Kāto: Doburu Dasshu!!) is a racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and... Read more
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Apple Discontinues Iconic HyperCard Application
HyperCard is an application program created by Bill Atkinson for Apple Computer, Inc. that was among the first successful hypermedia systems before... Read more
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Nintendo Releases the DS to the North American Market
The Nintendo DS (ニンテンドーDS, Nintendō Dī Esu, sometimes abbreviated to DS or NDS) is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured... Read more
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Sony Releases the PlayStation Portable in North America
The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP, and sometimes referred to as PSP-1000) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS (マリオカートDS, Mario Kāto DS) is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo. It was released for the Nintendo DS handheld game... Read more
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Microsoft Releases Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3... Read more
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Apple Introduces iMac Core Duo
Apple has begun referring to this model as the iMac (Early 2006), but we're calling it the iMac Core Duo. Maybe we'll switch to Apple's... Read more
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MacBook Pro Announced during Steve Jobs' MacWorld Expo Keynote Address
CUPERTINO, California—February 14, 2006—Apple® this week will begin shipping the new 15-inch MacBook™ Pro notebook computer featuring the new Intel... Read more
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First MacBook Released
The MacBook is a brand of Macintosh notebook computers by Apple Inc. First introduced in May 2006, it replaced the iBook and 12" PowerBook series... Read more
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Nintendo Releases DS Lite in North America
The Nintendo DS Lite (ニンテンドーDS Lite, Nintendō Dī Esu Raito) is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It is a... Read more
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Apple Releases Mac Pro
An Intel-based replacement for the Power Mac G5 had long been expected prior to the release of the Mac Pro. The iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook and MacBook... Read more
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Sony Releases Playstation 3
The PlayStation 3 (officially marketed PLAYSTATION 3, commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer... Read more
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Nintendo Releases the Wii
The Wii (ウィー, Uī, pronounced /ˈwiː/, like the pronoun we) is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the... Read more
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Apple Unveils iPhone
Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history -- and that's saying a lot --... Read more
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Apple Computer, Inc. Changes Name to Apple, Inc. 30 Years After Founding
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products. The... Read more
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Nintendo Releases Mario Kart for the Wii
Mario Kart Wii (マリオカートWii, Mario Kāto Wī) is a racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo... Read more
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Apple Releases iMac with Intel Penryn Processor
Apple has updated the iMac with Intel's more efficient Penryn processor, which has a larger level 2 cache and includes the SSE4 instruction set.... Read more
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HP Labs Develops Switching Memristor
On April 30, 2008 a team at HP Labs announced the development of a switching memristor. Based on a thin film of titanium dioxide, it has a regime... Read more
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Apple, Inc. Opens App Store via Update to iTunes
The App Store is a service for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad created by Apple Inc. which allows users to browse and download applications from... Read more