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4 Things That Didn't Exist 40 Years Ago

Smartphones

The first commercially available smartphone, the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, was introduced in 1992.

World Wide Web

 The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee and became publicly accessible in the early 1990s.

GPS Navigation

The Global Positioning System (GPS) for civilian use was fully operational in the early 1990s.

Social Media

Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram began emerging in the mid-2000s.

Digital Cameras

The first consumer digital cameras started appearing in the late 1990s.

E-books and E-readers

Amazon's Kindle, one of the first e-readers, was released in 2007.

Streaming Services

Services like Netflix and YouTube, offering streaming content, gained popularity in the mid-2000s.

Electric Cars

Electric vehicles (EVs) started gaining traction in the 2000s, with companies like Tesla making EVs mainstream.

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