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Model
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Year |
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| Mecanical calculator | Thomas Arithmometer | 1851 |  |
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| First prototypes : Pascal (1642), Leibnitz (1672) | ||||
| Typewriter | Hansen Writing Ball | 1870 |  |
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| Other candidate : Sholes and Glidden typewriter (Remington, 1873) | ||||
Phonograph |
Edison |
1876 |
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Photographic camera |
Kodak |
1888 |
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| First prototype : Strognofe (1865, NC) | ||||
Telephone |
Bell |
1877 |
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| First prototype : Antonio Meucci (1857, NC) | ||||
Gramophone |
Berliner |
1889 |
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Radio receiver |
Popov |
1896 |
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First prototype: Dolbear (1882), Marconi (1895) |
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Portable radio |
Operadio |
1922 |
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Television |
RCA CT-100 |
1939 |
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| First tape recorder | Ampex 200A | 1948 |  |
Info |
Fax |
Muirhead |
1949 |
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| Portable tape recorder | Kudelski Nagra II | 1953 |  |
Info |
Color television |
Westinghouse H840CK15 |
1954 |
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Transistor radio |
Regency TR-1 |
1954 |
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| Other candidates : Raytheon 8-TP-1 (1955), Sony TR-55 (1955) | ||||
Portable TV |
Ekco TMB272 |
1956 |
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Electric compact calculator |
Casio 14-A |
1957 |
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Photocopier |
Xerox 914 |
1959 |
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Electronic calculator |
Anita Mark VII |
1961 |
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| Other candidates : IME 84 (1964, first transitorized calculator), Sharp CS-10 (1964, first all-transistor electronic calculator) | ||||
Home video tape recorder |
Ampex VR-1500 |
1963 |
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Cassette tape recorder |
Philips EL-3300 |
1963 |
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| Electronic Synthesizer | Moog Modular synthesizer I | 1967 |  |
Info |
| First prototypes : Elisha Gray musical telegraph (1876), Teleharmonium (1897), Hammond Novachord (1939) Other candidate : RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer (1957) |
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Pocket calculator |
Canon Pocketronic |
1970 |
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| First prototype : Texas Instruments Cal Tech (1967) Other candidates : Sharp QT-8B (1970), Sanyo ICC-82D (1970), firsts portables calculators with display |
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Handheld scientific calculator |
Hewlett-Packard 35 |
1972 |
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| Other candidates : Sharp PC-1801 (1973), Casio fx-10 (1974), Texas Instruments SR-50 (1974) | ||||
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Video game |
Magnavox Odyssey |
1972 |
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| First prototype : MIT Spacewar (1961) Other candidates : Atari Pong (1972) |
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LCD watch |
Seiko 06LC |
1973 |
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| Other candidates : Pulsar P1 (1972), BWC Quartz (1972) | ||||
LCD calculator |
Sharp EL-805 |
1973 |
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| Other candidates : Lloyd's Accumatic 100 (1972), Sears C1 (1973), Dataking LC-800 (1974), Casio Pocket-LC (1975) | ||||
VHS video player |
Victor HR-3300 |
1976 |
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| Solar calculator | Triumph Solar 1980 | 1976 |  |
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| Other candidates : Sharp EL-8026 (1976), TEAL Photon (1977) | ||||
Walkman |
Sony TPS-L2 |
1979 |
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First prototype : Stereobelt (1977) |
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Quartz tuner radio |
Sony ICF-2001 |
1980 |
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Organizer |
Sharp EL-6200 |
1980 |
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Info |
| Portable electronic game | Nintendo Game&Watch | 1980 |  |
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| Other candidate : MB Microvision (1979) | ||||
CD player |
Sony CDP-101 |
1982 |
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| Other candidate : Philips CD-100 (1982) | ||||
Video-disc player |
Philips VLP600 |
1982 |
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Cellular phone |
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x |
1983 |
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| First prototypes : Ericsson (1956), Motorola (1973) | ||||
LCD television |
Casio TV-10 |
1983 |
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Color pocket television |
Seiko T102 |
1984 |
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Portable CD player |
Sony D-50 |
1984 |
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Digital camera |
Canon RC-701 |
1986 |
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| First prototype : Kodak (1975, NC) | ||||
PDA |
Apple Newton MessagePad 100 |
1993 |
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Info |
| Other candidate : US Robotics Palm Pilot (1996) | ||||
| Smart-phone | IBM Simon | 1994 |  |
Info |
| Other candidate : Nokia 9000 (1996) | ||||
Digital camera with display |
Casio QV-10 |
1995 |
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MP3 Player |
SaeHan MPMan |
1998 |
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Info |
| Other candidate : Audio Highway Listen Up (1997, nc) | ||||