15 Most Amazing Gadgets Of Past 20 Years

#13 FujiFilm X100

Year: 2011

The Fujifilm FinePix X100 was the first camera to show a number of new technologies developed by Fujifilm. These include a hybrid viewfinder which allows the user to choose between a conventional optical viewfinder with an electronic overlay, or an electronic viewfinder. The combination of APS-C sized sensor, EXR-CMOS processor and 23mm (35mm 135 equivalent) fast aperture lens was also a first.

#12 Garmin GPS

Year: 2000

If it weren’t for Garmin’s global positioning system, the now famous GPS, which has become a need for navigation wouldn’t have been possible. Garmin is a company that produces consumer, professional aviation, and marine devices that make use of the Global Positioning System for navigational assistance.

The first Garmin StreetPilot was introduced at CES 1998. It featured a 240x160 black and white screen and a database of nearby services and attractions, with on-screen routing. The successor model was the StreetPilot III in 2002, which had a 3.85" 305x160 color screen and added voice prompts, so that drivers would no longer be required to look at the screen for instructions. Its capability of navigating and providing vocal directions was unheard of for its time. Not to mention it killed the entire notion of using a traditional map when traveling on the road.

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