In this post, we are taking a look at the huge leaps that gadgets have made in such a considerably short time span. From the 1990’s to today. There are many gadgets to talk about but am only going to pick my favourite FIVE.
1)The Television
Televisions are probably one of the most significant technological developments in the world. They debuted in the 1920’s and evolved into the most common household appliance. In the 1990’s, they were big, bulky, 2-foot wide by 2-foot high 200 pound cubes that displayed images on a flourescent screen using cathode ray tube (CRT) technology. Today, televisions are a quarter of the weight with an inches thick high definition screen that displays images using LCD, Plasma, DLP, and more recently OLED technologies.
2)The Laptop Computer
Laptops are another piece of technology that is quickly becoming more and more of a cornerstone of society. In 1996, only 17% of computers purchased were laptops. Next year, laptop sales are expected to surpass desktop computer sales. Portable PC’s debuted shortly after the personal computer was made a reality, but they were large, heavy, and bulky, and in the ’90’s could only display 256 colors. Just like all computer technology, laptops have made bounding leaps in both processing and graphics. Now most laptops come with thin LCD screens, are light-weight and easy to carry around.
3)The Cell Phone
Cell phones are one of those pieces of technology that we just can’t live without. These days, everyone has one, even children. Back in the ’80’s and ’90’s cell phones were available to those who could afford them, but they weren’t as convenient as they are today. They we big bricks that were larger than a 1-liter soda bottle, and were hardly pocket-friendly. Today, they have evolved into a more manageable form; not only are they light-weight and super-thin, but today’s technology allows them to display amazing graphics and they are even capable of multimedia functionality.
4)The Music Player
Music is one of those things that has been around since the dawn of time. Only more recently in human history, however, have we developed the technology to record it. In the ’70’s it was vinyl records; in the ’80’s it was the 8-track; and in the ’90’s it was the cassette tape. Once the cassette tapes were made commercially available the music industry blew up. They were (at the time) a reliable, high quality method of recording music, and they became very popular. Cassettes segued easily in compact discs, feeding the popularity of music playback directly into the 21st century. Fast forward to modern day, and statistics show that more and more people listen to music via their cell phones, MP3 players, and personal computers. Cassette and CD players have pretty much gone extinct and have given way to a digital age.
5)Electric Vehicles
Energy sources and environmental safety have been extremely important topics as of late, but the idea of electric vehicles has been around for a long time. GM debuted the first commercially marketable electric car in 1999, the EV1, but was met with doubt and skepticism on the part of consumers who were incapable of making the transition to electric at the time. Today we have many different types of Hybrid vehicles on the market, which helps to slowly transition us from fossil fuels to electric vehicles.
If you look around you now you will find somethings that were not there just few years back or it has drastically changed from the way it used to be due to the technology effect. I picked my favourite 5 gadgets above, are your favourite gadgets same as mine or different?
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