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ElECTrONICS OvEr THE dECAdES eLeCtroniCs Have CoMe a LonG Way since the 1970s. With B.C.'s expanding economy comes a growing demand for energy, and British Columbians are using more energy now than ever before. Just 40 years ago the average house had just two electronic devices, today we have more than 14. Follow us on an electronic journey through time below. 1970 1971 1982 1983 1984 • The average television screen size in 1970 is less than 30 inches. Most households only have one TV. • Televisions use approximately 210 kWh/year. • Remote controls first appear in the market in the late 1970s. • The average household has two electronic items that together use an average of 290 kWh. U.S. programmer Raymond Samuel Tomlinson sends the first email using the @ sign. Audio CDs and CD players are made commercially available. Sony releases the Betamovie BMC-100P camcorder. The first Discman product comes to the market, also known as the CD Walkman. 1972 1976 The table tennis arcade game Pong becomes the first video game to reach mainstream popularity. Apple Computer Company releases the Apple 1 personal computer. 70s Sony releases the Playstation video game system in North America and the DVD is invented. 1997 Apple Inc. introduces the first iMac, the iMac G3 – an all-in-one personal computer. 2005 38 6 team power smart FALLC olumbia Magazine • fa ll 2013 B r itish 2013 2007 2000s The first Apple Microsoft reveals iPod is released the Xbox 360 video with the idea of gaming console. storing 1,000 songs in your pocket. The first generation iPhone and the Android operating system are unveiled. 2011 • The average television screen size has increased by 50% since 1970, from 30 inches to around 46 inches. • The average household has 14 electronic items that together use an average of 960 kWh/year. The iPad tablet computer and the Samsung Galaxy Tab are released. This is followed by the release of the Amazon Kindle Fire. 1998 Panasonic begins selling the flat-screen TV. That's 33 years after the first-ever flat panel display was invented! 2001 2010 1995 • The number of TV sets per Canadian home doubles between 1970 and 1990. • The ghetto blaster runs on batteries or by being plugged in. • The average household has seven electronics that together use an average of 490 kWh/year. The Nintendo Gameboy is introduced to North America, revolutionizing gaming onthe-go. 80s 90s 1990 1989 2013 Google releases the prototype Google Glass wearable computer.

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