When was the Digital Camera invented?
In 1975, an engineer Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera at Eastman Kodak. But it was not very practical and recorded only black and white images, with a resolution… Read more »
Category Archives: Consumer Electronics
When was the DVD player invented?
On November 1996, the first DVD video format was introduced by Toshiba in Japan. On March 1997, in U.S.A the first DVD player came out of Sony DVP S7000 and… Read more »
When was VCR invented?
In 1956, the first commercially successful videotape recorder Ampex VRX-1000 was introduced by Ampex. In 1963, the first home video recorder Telcan was produced by the Nottingham Electronic Valve Company… Read more »
When was the Calculator invented?
The first mechanical calculator known as Pascaline was invented in 1642 by Blaise Pascal in France. In 1970, in Japan the first portable computers appeared. In 1971 the first pocket… Read more »
When was the Sony Walkman invented?
Audio-division engineer, Nobutoshi Kihara built the Sony walkman in 1978. The device was built for Akio Morita who was the co-chairman of Sony. In the year 1979, the original walkman… Read more »
When was the first TV remote control invented?
Zenith Electronics Corporation in 1950 developed the first television remote control called as Lazy Bones and it was attached to the television with a wire. The first wireless TV remote… Read more »
When was TiVo invented?
In the year 1999, TiVo was introduced by TiVo Inc and developed by Mike Ramsey and Jim Barton. It is the digital video recorder in which a user records the… Read more »
When was answering machines invented?
Valdemar Poulsen in the year 1898 invented the answering machine. In the year 1935, Willy Muller created the first automatic answering device. It is also known as message machine or… Read more »
When was the first Cassette player invented?
In the year 1963, Philips introduced the first cassette player in the market and it was originally designed for personal use for dictation and recording devices. As a musical device,… Read more »
When was Beeper or Pager invented?
The telephone beeper or pager was invented in 1949 by Al Gros and in Jewish Hospital in New York it was first used. Until 1958, it was not approved for… Read more »