 Camera phone (2000)- In 2000, camera phones officially became commercially available.

While a
number of big electronics companies began rolling out their own versions, Sharp’s J-SH04 was
the first to the market. With a CCD sensor, the phone let users take images on the go and had a
“Sha Mail” infrastructure, also known today as MMS.

 USB flash drive (2000)- While the USB flash drive was patented in 1999 by Israeli company M-
Systems, it wasn’t until 2000 that the first USB flash drive was sold in the U.S. by IBM. Called the
DiskOnKey, the USB held only eight megabytes.

 Bluetooth (2000)- Bluetooth 1.0 was initially launched in 1999, however it wasn’t until 2000
when manufacturers and major mobile carriers began incorporating it into their products. The
Ericsson T36 was one of the first Bluetooth-enabled phones to come to the market in June of
2000.

 Toyota Prius (2001)- While Toyota introduced its first hybrid car, the Prius, in 1997 in Japan, it
wasn’t until 2001 that the vehicle became available worldwide. The Prius was one of the first
original cars powered by both gas and electricity. While it’s since experienced a number of
redesigns, more than 10,000 Priuses were sold in May 2017.

 Blu-ray disc (2002)- Two decades after the CD-ROM and a decade after the DVD came the Blu-
ray disc, launched in 2002. The Blu-ray disc supported the world’s new high definition video
demands, with greater storage capacity and higher quality videos. While Blu-ray discs might be a
relic of the past, they foreshadowed the high definition formats that we see today.

 Facebook (2004)- Launched in 2004 from his Harvard dorm room, Mark Zuckerberg created
what would become the world’s largest social media network, Facebook -- then referred to as
“The facebook.” Originally, the platform was only available to Harvard students, but once it
picked up in popularity, it quickly expanded. As of May 2017, Facebook reported 1.94 billion
active monthly users.

 YouTube (2005)- Having formerly met at PayPal, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim
worked together to create what is today the world’s largest video sharing website, YouTube.
Launched in 2005, the first YouTube video to be uploaded online was of Karim at the San Diego
Zoo. Today, YouTube has more than a billion users.
 Wii (2006)- In September 2006, Nintendo released a new, innovative gaming console, the Wii. In
order to compete with other major popular gaming consoles such as Sony’s Playstation and
Microsoft’s Xbox, the Wii brought a twist to gaming: it allowed players to get physically involved
in their virtual games. From tennis to Mario Kart, the Wii was popular even among people who
didn't think of themselves as gamers and sold more than 101 million units.

 iPhone (2007)- In early 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage at Macworld in San Francisco and
revealed a “revolutionary product” -- the iPhone. The smartphone that changed the way the
public looked at phones was a three-in-one product, as Jobs described: “a widescreen iPod with
touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone and a breakthrough internet communications
device.”

 Android-powered smartphones (2008)- In 2003, Andy Rubin and three others launched, Android
Inc., which created the Android operating system, which would revolutionize the tech industry
forever. In 2005, Google bought Android for an undisclosed amount, and two years later,
unveiled the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) -- a group of mobile manufacturers that would work
together to create products to support Android OS.