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Every Innovation Has Ancestors

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342 artifacts

Television Evolution

From cathode ray tubes to OLED displays, trace the visual revolution that brought the world into our living rooms

50 artifacts

Brand Racing Chart

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Featured Artifacts

Breakthrough devices that changed entire industries forever

Vintage Sony Walkman portable cassette player with orange headphones on wooden surface

1979Audio

Sony Walkman TPS-L2

Sony

The device that made music truly portable, creating an entirely new category of personal audio and changing how humanity experienced sound on the move

Impact: Revolutionary

First generation Apple iPhone displaying home screen with iconic app icons on black background

2007Phones

Apple iPhone (Original)

Apple

The smartphone that redefined mobile computing, combining phone, iPod, and internet communicator into one revolutionary multi-touch device

Impact: Industry-Defining

Classic Nintendo NES console with gray controller and red cartridge on retro gaming setup

1985Gaming

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo

The console that revived the video game industry after the 1983 crash, establishing Nintendo as the household name in gaming

Impact: Market-Saving

Cross-Pollination Moments

How innovations in one category influenced others

ComputersPhones

Touchscreen Interface Technology

1990s → 2000s

GamingTV

High Refresh Rate Displays

2010s → 2020s

PhotographyPhones

Computational Photography

2015 → Present

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