From Boombox To Wireless Speakers: How Tech Evolved Over The Last Decade – Tech Revolution In 2010s – Economic Times

Updated: 31 Dec 2019, 11:27 AM IST

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To show you just how major and significant these changes have been, we have compiled a list of gadgets which shows how tech looked back in 2010.

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Fast forward to 2019, and the iPhones have changed for good. They no longer come with a home button, a small screen size, latches or chins. iPhone 11 Pro comes with a 12 MP triple rear camera and a 12 MP front camera. Add to it the powerful iOS 13, a 4 GB RAM along with 64 GB storage and Apple A13 Bionic Chip, and there you have it, a phone that is miles ahead of the old iPhone 4.

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The once elaborate setup of dangling wires and a pocket device has now been replaced by the simplistic and minimalist design of the Airpods with rich, high-quality voice and quick access to Siri, the personal mobile assistant.

Isnt it interesting how far technology has come in the last 10 years?

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In 2008, India entered the world of 3G which provided superfast speed of 3.1 mbps. In 2012, Airtel launched 4G services and dongles with a maximum speed of 21 mbps.

Finally, with the advent of 5G, an application, should be able to transmit data at the rate of 10 Gigabytes per second as per ITU. While the deployment of 5G has begun in some countries as of 2019, some people have also raised concerns about the adverse effects 5G can have on health.

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Smartwatches not only allow us to track the amount of calories burned during workout but also help us stay connected while we perform various activities. From receiving calls and messages instantaneously, to getting social media notifications, smartwatches perform all the tasks that an odd smartphone does.

Whats more? Several tech giants have ventured into the world of smartwatches and have whipped up amazing gadgets.

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The last decade, however, saw a lot of scandals and private information being leaked from the cloud and serious concerns were raised about security. Nevertheless, with security enforcements in place, cloud storage has become one of the easiest and most-used ways of storing information.

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However, as the world moved on from huge boomboxes to lightweight speakers, their love for music stayed the same. As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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