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Make sure there is zero plagiarism.: Steve Jobs holding the first generation iPhone in 2007.Jon Furniss/WireimageTechnology has undoubtedly changed how we live our lives.Since 1950, there’s been a new technological invention or innovation every year.It’s crazy to think about how in less than 100 years, we’ve gone from inventing the microwave oven to experimenting with artificial intelligence and virtual realities.So many of the items we now take for granted were once incredible inventions and innovations, but that’s the nature of technology: It constantly changes, improves, and problem solves to the point where younger generations can’t even imagine a world without it.Just look at the cell phone. The first mobile phone was released in 1973, the first smartphone arrived in the ’90s, and then the iPhone dropped in 2007 and completely revolutionized the technology.Now, 90% of Americans own smartphones compared to just 35% in 2011, according to a study released the Pew Research Center in 2024; and, unsurprisingly, 18- to 29-year-olds are more dependent on them than any other age group.So, while we all await the next big tech gadget to impress Gen Alpha, take a look at what world-changing product was invented or launched the year you were born (or at least until 2010) and marvel at just how much the world’s changed since then. 1950: Zenith Electronics introduced the first remote controls, which were connected to television sets wires. One of the earliest remote controls modeled Rosemarie Bowe in 1951.      Bettmann/Getty Images Zenith’s remote control was called the “Lazy Bones,” according to the company’s website. It had just one button for flipping channels. The remote pictured above is a slightly more advanced version, with four buttons.Zenith later introduced a wireless remote called the “Flash-Matic” in 1955. 1951: Charles Ginsburg, a researcher at Ampex Corporation, invented the videotape recorder. One of the first videotape recorders.      SSPL/Getty Images Smithsonian Magazine reported that the first videotape recorder worked taking photos and converting them into electrical impulses, which were then stored on magnetic tape. It went for a cool $56,000. 1952: The movie-watching experience Cinerama premiered in New York City. 1952 diagram showing how Cinerama works.      Science & Society Picture Library/Contributor/Getty Images With the invention of television, Hollywood was interested in creating a movie-watching experience that couldn’t be fully appreciated or captured at home. Thus, the Cinerama process was born.Cinerama used three cameras to film during production, then the footage would be projected onto one large curved screen, like the one in the picture above.The recently closed Cinerama Dome in Hollywood was a relic of this film era, as the industry had intended to produce a series of similar theaters across the country. Unfortunately, the time the Cinerama Dome opened in 1963, the Cinerama process was no longer in use, Variety reported in 2021, because it was too difficult and expensive. Only seven films were ever shot using the Cinerama process, per a blog post in the UCLA Library’s Film & Televison Archive from 2016. 1953: Richard C. Laramy received a patent for his portable cooler. Modern coolers like this one are possible because of Richard C. Laramy’s invention.      Cooper Neill/Contributor/Getty Images Sports fans, beach goers, and picnic attendees alike can thank Richard C. Laramy for the invention of the portable cooler. He received a US patent in 1953 and the item quickly became a staple in households around the country, reported the Science History Institute. 1954: The first transistor radio, the Regency TR-1, was made Texas Instruments. Transistor radios.      Comstock Images/Getty Images The first transistor radio — “a fantastic pocket-size ‘music player,'” as Sound & Vision reported — made it possible to tune into your favorite AM radio station wherever you were, revolutionizing the way people listened to music.It cost $50, equivalent to around $480 today. 1955: Tappan released the first microwave oven designed for consumers. It made cooking faster and easier than ever. A 1955 microwave oven.      Bettmann/Getty Images In 2010, Wired reported that the microwave oven was born out of the radar systems used in World War II-era technology. The first iterations weighed about 750 pounds and were nearly 6 feet tall. Now, they can fit comfortably on a countertop in the smallest of kitchens. 1956: IBM released the first computer hard drive to be sold commercially. A computer hard drive.      Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Hard drives store digital data like documents, computer programs, and applications. This drive held five megabytes of data at $10,000 a megabyte, and was the size of two fridges, PC World reported. Now, hard drives can be smaller than the size of a tablet. 1957: The first battery-operated, wearable pacemaker was sold to consumers. One of the earliest pacemakers from General Electric.      Bettmann/Getty Images Earl E. Bakken was an electrical engineer, TV repairman, and co-founder of Medtronic Inc. He produced the first battery-operated wearable pacemaker in 1957, saving countless lives, reported Images in Paediatric Cardiology journal. It used an electric current to help regulate heart problems. 1958: The first modem, a machine that can translate data, was released, revolutionizing communication and paving the way for the internet. An old dial-up modem.      Shutterstock The Bell 101 modem, released AT&T in 1958, was the first commercial modem for computers, reported Tech Radar. Modems are still in use today to connect computers and other devices to the internet. 1959: Internal pacemakers became available. The first implantable pacemaker made at St George’s Hospital in the UK.      SSPL/Getty Images Images in Paediatric Cardiology journal reported that in 1959, Wilson Greatbatch, an electrical engineer, patented the internal pacemaker, which can treat more serious heart conditions than external pacemakers can.Dr. William Chardack reported the first successful use of the pacemaker inside a human in 1960, which changed the future of heart medicine forever. 1960: The portable television reached the market. A vintage portable television.      Lawrence Manning/Getty Images Just a few decades after the TV was invented, Sony released the TV-8-301 — the first complete transistor television — in 1960, reported The History of Television. It weighed about 13 pounds and could run on two 6-volt batteries. However, it only lasted for two years before getting discontinued. 1961: IBM’s Selectric Typewriter was popular. A man uses an IBM Selectric Personal Typewriter in 2017.      Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images The Selectric overcame the problems faced typewriters in the past replacing “individual type bars with 88 characters positioned around the spherical type element,” per IBM’s website.This prevented jamming and the need for a carriage, so users’ productivity improved. By 1978, IBM was responsible for 94% of the electric typewriters on the market. 1962: Audio cassette tapes were developed. An audio cassette tape.      Lawrence Manning/Getty Images The audio cassette tape was first created Philips Company engineer Lou Ottens in 1962, reported the New York Public Library. Their small size made them a convenient way to listen to pre-recorded music, but they were later rendered nearly obsolete CDs and streaming. 1963: Douglas Engelbart, an engineer and inventor, created the first computer mouse. It was made of wood and had just one button. Computer mice.      Comstock Images/Getty Images The New York Times reported that some early versions of the mouse had three buttons, though Engelbart thought as many as 10 buttons would be more useful. Computer mice today still usually only have two or three buttons. 1964: Bell Telephone’s Picturephone went on display at the 1964 World’s Fair. Much like video calls today, it let callers see the person on the other line. A 1964 picturephone in Japan.      Bentley Archive/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images “From a booth set up in Grand Central Terminal, a person could talk to a friend in Chicago or Washington while also seeing them on a small video screen,” The New York Times reported in 2014. It cost the small price of $16 for a 3 minute call — roughly $121 today.It was the beginning of what we now know as video-chatting.…