1996 gave us some technological discoveries & inventions. We have written a list of the top 5 inventions that were made in the year 1996
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Adobe Flash
Invented by – Jonathan Gay
Adobe Flash is Adobe Systems Incorporated's animation programme. Jonathan Gay, an American software developer, began experimenting with programming programmes on his Apple II computer in high school during the 1980s, which led to the creation of Adobe Flash software. Adobe Flash is a multimedia software platform that may be used to create animations, rich online applications, desktop programmes, mobile apps, mobile games, and video players integrated in web browsers. To create animations, video games, and apps, Flash uses text, vector graphics, and raster images. It supported audio and video streaming, as well as capturing mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera input.
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DVDs
Invented by – No particular person/company
DVD stands for digital versatile disc and is a type of optical disc used for data storage and multimedia platforms. Various firms initially developed them in 1996. Although read-only, recordable, and even erasable and rewritable versions can be used on personal computers to store large amounts of almost any kind of data (hence "digital versatile disc"), its most common commercial application is for playing back recorded motion pictures and television programmes (hence "digital video disc"). The DVD is the second generation of the compact disc (CD) format.
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Tickle Me Elmo
Invented by – Ron Dubren and Greg Hyman
Tickle Me Elmo is a plush toy of the Muppet character Elmo from the children's television show Sesame Street produced by Tyco Preschool, a part of Tyco Toys. Elmo shakes, vibrates, and recites his distinctive chuckle when squeezed. Greg Hyman and Ron Dubren, who were well-known in the toy market for inventing Alphie the Robot (a children's learning computer) several years previously, created Tickles The Chimp, the forerunner to Tickle Me Elmo. "Tickles The Chimp," a toy monkey with a computer chip that laughed when tickled, was presented to Tyco Preschool in 1995. The item was first made in the United States in 1996, and it quickly became a craze, peaking during the 1996 Christmas shopping season, with some reports of violence resulting from the limited supply.
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Bait car
Invented by – Jason Cecchettini
A bait car is a vehicle that is utilised by law enforcement to catch auto thieves. The vehicles is equipped with GPS tracking and concealed cameras that record audio, video, time, and date, all of which can be viewed remotely by authorities. The vehicle has a remote-controlled immobiliser that allows cops to turn off the engine and lock the doors. In 1996, Jason Cecchettini created the concept and technique.
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Nintendo 64
Invented by – Nintendo
Nintendo produced and marketed the Nintendo 64, a home video game console. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is the console's predecessor. It was first released in Japan in 1996, North America in 1996, and Europe and Australia in 1997. Until the Nintendo Switch in 2017, it was the only major home system to use cartridges as its primary storage type. It competed largely with the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn as a fifth-generation system. The console's development began in 1993 under the codename "Project Reality." Despite the fact that the design was essentially finished by mid-1995, the debut was postponed until 1996. The 64-bit processor unit is the inspiration for the console's name. Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64, and Saiky Habu Shgi were the first three games released.
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