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Here a few things that most of you have lived with all of your life but have been invented or developed for use in my lifetime (7-23-61), feel free to add to the list as i am just going by memory, no Google or Wikipedia. For example, I remember a magazine ad in high school by Motorola that had a picture taken from shore of an aluminum boat way out in the middle of the lake and the ad said "One day, you will be able to make phone calls from anywhere" I remember thinking, OMG! that will be awesome!! And for some of you smart alecs, the wheel and indoor plumbing was already invented 
forgive me if i add some stories along the way. Please, add your own stories.
Color TVs, VHS tapes, Beta tapes (Sony), DVD players, of course Blu Ray discs, video recorders, 8-track players, cassette players and recorders, CD's, Mp3's and all personal listening devices such as iPods, Sony Walkmans, video recorders- we had a super8 recorder when i was a kid, but no sound, we still have those movies! digital cameras and recorders, personal home computers!!! video games! (thanks Atari!) flat screen TV's such as the plasma and LCD screens, Microwave ovens for home use
the World Wide Web!!! can you believe that the web has only been in existince less than 20 years? how did we communicate before? anything associated with the web such as websites, Instant Messaging, e-mail, my space/facebook or any forum such as this one.
wireless anything (phones, remote controls etc) Digital alarm clocks, here's a big one, space travel! In construction- metal studs, self leveling lazers cordless tools!! Home Depot!! Hybrid vehicles, coke and pepsi have been around forever but new are Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Sprite (i think) and Capri Sun.
dang, i could keep going but I'm boring myself!
I'm sure i missed some totally obvious ones, anyone have anything they want to add? comments?
forgive me if i add some stories along the way. Please, add your own stories.Color TVs, VHS tapes, Beta tapes (Sony), DVD players, of course Blu Ray discs, video recorders, 8-track players, cassette players and recorders, CD's, Mp3's and all personal listening devices such as iPods, Sony Walkmans, video recorders- we had a super8 recorder when i was a kid, but no sound, we still have those movies! digital cameras and recorders, personal home computers!!! video games! (thanks Atari!) flat screen TV's such as the plasma and LCD screens, Microwave ovens for home use
the World Wide Web!!! can you believe that the web has only been in existince less than 20 years? how did we communicate before? anything associated with the web such as websites, Instant Messaging, e-mail, my space/facebook or any forum such as this one.
wireless anything (phones, remote controls etc) Digital alarm clocks, here's a big one, space travel! In construction- metal studs, self leveling lazers cordless tools!! Home Depot!! Hybrid vehicles, coke and pepsi have been around forever but new are Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Sprite (i think) and Capri Sun.
dang, i could keep going but I'm boring myself!
I'm sure i missed some totally obvious ones, anyone have anything they want to add? comments?
