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To: Moominoid who wrote (8023)8/6/2006 5:39:34 PM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 219864
 
Elmat tech adoption: Walkman 1981
Mac SE III 1989
Ink jet printer HP 1990
Fax machine Panasonic 1994
Mobile Phone Siemens 1996
Web Browsing dial up 1996
home network 1999
Digital camera Canon 2000
Cable modem 2001
flat screen monitor 2003
Skype 2006

Home appliances adoption dates:
Stereo Grundig 1972
Analog camera SLR Ricoh 1973
Slide projector 1974
Coffee machine 1976
Electric shaver 1977
Music CD player Sony 1988
VCR 1991
Microwave oven 1994
DVD Pioneer 2002

My 10 and 1/2 year old experiment:
Music CD player 2002
DVD 2002
mobile phone 2004
iPOD 2005

Not adopted: WAP
Waiting adoption: wide screen plasma display, GPRS PDA 3G wireless home network, Bluetooth