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Technology Inventions That Changed The World In The 21st Century by temitayo315(m): 11:32am On Aug 27, 2021
Ok... so let's learn a little and dive away from politics a bit. I'm a lover of technology and I'm curious to know which technology is changing the way we live, things happen at an incredible speed even with just a click. If you are curious too, contribute your findings.

History has taught us that humans are the most curious and smartest living organisms on the planet. As a result of this, we invent new things.

Despite we've just spent 21 years in the new millennium, our century is already filled with great inventions which remind us that no matter how advanced society might be, even curiosity never fails to seek out new advanced technology.

When we say 21st century, we mean the period that started on Jan 1st, 2001 and it will end December 31st, 2100.
Here are the Top 10 21st century inventions that changed the world.

1. Android:
Originally created as an open-source OS for cameras but was bought by Google in 2008, it is now the primary OS for Samsung, Sony, Lg, HTC phones among others, and is also used in televisions, game consoles, digital cameras, electronic devices e.t.c. Most of the gadgets you can think of operates on Android OS. With about 72% market share worldwide, there are about 2.5 billion active monthly users and proves to be one of the best mobile platform.

2. DJI Phantom 4 Drone:
One of the smartest camera drones to exist. It allows you to capture superb aerial images and automatically creates a seamless camera shot on your smartphone. it can also take slow-motion pics capable of 120F/s full HD. It has changed the way people do video production, it helps in surveillance and security, and is useful in media houses for reporting.

3. Google Drive and other cloud systems:
Apple's iCloud, Google Drive, and Dropbox are major cloud systems that allow storing and accessing data over the Internet. These cloud services have made it easy for anyone to store, share and access files, document folders, codes, and many more things online easily.

4. Social Networks site:
Facebook with over 2.2 Billion users worldwide has turned the world into a global village. YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok are all 21st-century inventions turning around how we relate and interact across the globe. YouTube is a melting point for news, political messages, music clips, Jokes, adverts, and of course tutorials for learning. People make money across all these platforms.

5. Robotics:
Robots are capable of performing certain tasks that were previously only carried out by humans. This invention can have a huge impact on modern society at all levels. Rewalk is a revolutionary wearable robotics access skeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with spinal cord injury to stand upright and walk. introduced in the market in 2011, it has commonly become the most widely used device for people with motion problems.

6. Apple's iPhone:
The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 is the most anticipated tech event of the year. As of 2020, Apple store is the second largest App store with over 1.8 million available Apps. From the basics of making phone calls, people can now use their devices to access the internet, make payments via Apple pay, exchange email, play games, take live pictures, and watch streaming videos among other functionalities.

7. Automation & Prius self driving car
Predictions have it that by the end of the 21st century, nearly everything will be automated in which we are already experiencing it.
Gates, houses, cars, refrigerators, anything else you can think of will be smarter than you and will be capable of carrying out tasks you might have in mind. Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri are some of the smart automation we are currently experiencing that lets you stay connected without lifting a finger.

8. Skype and Skype translate
It used to cause a whole lot to communicate to family and friends abroad, but skype has made it possible to speak to them and video chat for free over WiFi. Government and big organizations can now communicate via video conferencing with ease without minding the language barrier.

9. Tesla Model X
The world’s first luxury electric SUV can go 250 miles on a charge. It can hit 60 miles per hr from standstill in 3.2 secs.

10. Artificial Intelligence

AI enables machines to be able to learn, plan, decide, compare, among other things. Face recognition, fingerprints, neural networks, Natural language processing, vision systems, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, and intelligent robots are all applications of AI which most technologies rely on these days.

Alot of other technologies are also coming up, but so far 20 years spent in this century; the world has changed incredibly from traditional way of doing things.

What will you add?

Source: https://teetaryo.com/top-10-inventions-of-the-21st-century-that-changed-the-world/
Re: Technology Inventions That Changed The World In The 21st Century by Emusan(m): 1:08pm On Aug 27, 2021
Nice points up there!

The next coming inventions that we are going to experience are:

1. SC MagLev Train: it'll be launched in Japan by 2023 it can reach 660km/h. The most astonished part of this invention is that it has no TRACKS rather it fly that is when it's in right speed, it doesn't stay on anything thou only use its tire for low speed operation.

2. Generation of Electricity using Stirling invention: the engine that operates based on two different temperaturesl cold & hot. A single satellite dish size which converted sun ray into energy to power the engine can generate huge 1.5megawatt of electricity was produced in 2010 later abandoned because research is still on going to know if there's any environmental effect it can create but if this can be settled, it means we don't need billions of dollars to get power plant anymore.

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Re: Technology Inventions That Changed The World In The 21st Century by temitayo315(m): 1:57pm On Aug 27, 2021
Wao! Just getting to know this. We need no. 2 in Nigeria if it will ever be adopted before the end of 21st century.

Emusan:
Nice points up there!

The next coming inventions that we are going to experience are:

1. SC MagLev Train: it'll be launched in Japan by 2023 it can reach 660km/h. The most astonished part of this invention is that it has no TRACKS rather it fly that is when it's in right speed, it doesn't stay on anything thou only use its tire for low speed operation.

2. Generation of Electricity using Stirling invention: the engine that operates based on two different temperaturesl cold & hot. A single satellite dish size which converted sun ray into energy to power the engine can generate huge 1.5megawatt of electricity was produced in 2010 later abandoned because research is still on going to know if there's any environmental effect it can create but if this can be settled, it means we don't need billions of dollars to get power plant anymore.

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