Reacts of EMTO Projects

Over the course of presentations three really stood out to me. All three of these topics I'm very familiar with however I barley knew the history behind them. It was very interesting 

Video games: Tennis for two was the first video game released in 1958 and it was made by William Higinbotham , an American physicist.  Magnavox odyssey became the first commercial at home game console in 1972. In 1983 the Atari 2800  was released and popularized arcade games. The Japanese company Nintendo Entertainment System launched in 1985 quickly becoming the highest grossing video game console of its time. However in 1995 Sony rivaled Nintendo with their console  PlayStation and outsold them creating the infamous "Console Wars".  In 2001 Microsoft  decided to rival both companies and create the Xbox.Since then these  three companies have been battling for top dog in industry. The video game industry is  larger than Hollywood, video games produce around 400 m a year while Hollywood grosses around 50 m a year.  Video games have opened up a new type of technology to the world however they have also participated in mental and physical health problems. 

Online Shopping/ Amazon: In 1994 Jeff Bezos came up with the idea for amazon in his garage.  He published the site in 1995 and the company started out as a network for people to purchase books cheaper and faster.  Amazon became barnes and nobles main competitor in 2 months of business. They added cd's and dvd's in 1998 to expand purchasing as the company was growing. In 2005 amazon prime was released and this process guaranteed two-day free shipping fee of $79 a year across 48 states. Amazon received double the customers due to prime. In 2020 the pandemic helped grow the company 38%. Amazon  caused a lot of companies to go out of business due to their wide variety of items and their fast shipping. 

Smartphones: Apple smartphone was the first of its kinda launching on June 28th, 2007. It featured the same functions as computer, gps, telephone and iPod  combined into one mobile device. The T-moblie G1 was the first android and was released in October 22, 2008.Apple v Samsung is the rivalry between the iPhone and the most popular Android.  Samsung took the top spot many times and is apples biggest competitor when it comes to sales. The release of smartphones has increased popularity of social media and message apps. They have also allowed easier access to anyone in the world. Unless someone doesn't have a smartphone, they are easily accessible to anyone allowing the world to be more connected.