6 things that are extremely popular that didn't exist 10 years ago 3
Over the past decade, many technologies and innovations that have changed our lives have been born.
Below, we invite you to take a look at 8 things that are very popular but were not invented or launched 10 years ago.
The first Tesla car was launched in 2008
Although it was founded in 2003, it was not until 2008 that Tesla introduced its first car model: a convertible car (Roadster) that runs entirely on electricity.
At the end of the year, Tesla’s Roadster was voted by Time magazine as the second most groundbreaking invention of 2008. Besides helping electric cars become attractive for the first time, Tesla’s Roadster can reach maximum speed
Currently, Tesla is developing a new Roadster model after launching Model X, Model S and Model 3. It is expected that the new Tesla Roadster can reach a maximum speed of 400 km/h and sell for 200,000 USD.
The ride-hailing service started in 2009 with the launch of Uber
Uber was founded in March 2009 as a ride-hailing application company and quickly became a huge success.
The rapid success made Uber considered the most valuable startup in the world.
After Uber, many similar companies also launched such as Lyft in the US, Grab in Southeast Asia, Didi in China…
The iPad has only been out for 8 years (or 9 years if you include 2 days in 2019).
Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad model in 2010, nearly 10 years after Microsoft invented their own tablet computer.
In just 3 years, Apple has sold at least 100 million iPads.
Instagram launched in 2010 and has become one of the most popular social networks today
When Instagram launched in 2010, 25,000 people signed up for accounts on the first day.
Currently, this visual social network has about 1 billion active users and is valued at about 10 billion USD.
Apple Watch launched in 2014
Although it has existed for decades, it was only when the Apple Watch was released in 2014 that smartwatches became popular.
Smart speakers with built-in interactive virtual assistants were invented in 2014 and have become useful items in many people’s homes.
The Echo smart speaker was introduced by Amazon in 2014. Then, Google followed this trend with Google Home launched in 2016. Recently, a series of companies including Apple have also introduced smart speakers.
Initially, Echo could only help you control music players with your voice, but now both Echo and Google Home can do many different things in the house such as turning on or off electricity or controlling household appliances.
