We often never think about the things we use on an everyday basis, or at least not past what goal we need to achieve or deadline to meet. How long have people been using cellphones, mp3 players, televisions, automobiles. The list goes on and we have certainly made great achievements in improving old inventions new ones are always happening.
Digital Music Player: Invented by British engineer Kane Kramer in 1979. He never commercialized on the product, but Apple recognized the importance of his work - and they certainly have.
The Smart Phone: The first smart phone was created by IBM engineers. They called it "simon" and weighing around 700g it featured a touchscreen as well as email and fax capability. What is a fax again!?
Tablet Computer: Invented in 1968 by Alan Kay. He thought up his invention called the Dynabook an ipad-esque tablet computer designed for kids.
And finally, where would we be without Digital Animation. Created in 1965 by a Charles Csuri. As a painter and part of the art faculty at Ohio State University, he began to use an IBM mainframe to make his drawings move, morph, and animate.
This hummingbird animation (to the right) is one of Csuri's well known and widely exhibited animations.
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