Celebrating 20 Years of Tech
From the birth of the Web to the latest smartphones, CNET has seen it all. People at the center of the tech revolution tell their stories.
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Welcome to two decades of tomorrowThe past 20 years mark the most rapid technological changes in human history.
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The power of ideasAdvances in privacy, safety and protection are great -- but stay vigilant, lest we lose the spirit of openness and sharing that has infused the Internet.
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From steam engines to the speed of thoughtIt won't be long before we wonder how the world got along without solar and bio-based power, technology-enhanced vision and driverless electric cars.
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Hey kids, let’s film a video!Want to write, direct and star in your own video? With the Internet, the only question is: What's stopping you?
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Don't get comfortable. Everything changesSilicon Valley has made a habit of bringing seemingly impossible ideas to life. That's why it continues to draw so many innovators.
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Doing well by doing goodIt isn't always easy for tech companies to balance social impact and making a profit. A number of companies have succeeded well on both counts.
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Getting to the future firstWireless technologies have revolutionized how we talk with each other and to our gadgets. And it's just getting started.
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Being human in the digital ageSilicon Valley is building a world of things digital and human -- and that world needs as many voices, faces and perspectives as we can find.
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How a procrastinator launched an industryYou can thank Web designers for embracing Photoshop, software that lets anyone turn an OK photograph into something more.
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The vanishing of technologyTechnology is bringing people closer than ever before. Embrace the change.
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Music in the digital age: The good, the bad and the uglyTechnology is changing the music industry. For musicians, it's a thin line between love and hate.
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Building a securely connected worldEmbracing open, cross-platform tech is how we’re preparing for a world where everything is a little smarter.
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Beauty is in the hand of the creatorNo one can tell you what beauty is. You have to create it for yourself.
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On the importance of 'regulatory humility'Beware of over-regulation. There are always unintended consequences.
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Crowdfunding: Making big ideas a realityHistory is littered with great ideas that died because they had no funding. Digital payments and online communities are now seeding a surge of innovation.
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Tech puts the 'special' in special effectsAdvances in technology have helped animators, visual effects artists and filmmakers bring revolutionary characters and worlds to the big screen.
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Transcending Moore's LawTechnology's advances can sometimes leave us breathless. Get used to it. We’re always going to feel that way.
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We've come a long way, babyThe Internet has become a place where short films can spark global conversations.
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From there to here in picturesProfessional photographers originally dismissed digital as inferior quality. Now, you’d have to pry digital cameras from their cold, dead hands.
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Leveling upNew technologies, including virtual reality, promise to take video games to a whole new level of play -- for gamers of all ages.
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The mobile revolution is just getting startedThe Internet is creeping into any and every thing, changing how we interact with the world -- and it with us.
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Simple solutions can solve the biggest problemsWe’ve entered an age when people’s needs can be fulfilled with a tap on a smartphone. The world will never be the same.
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Second verse, same as the firstThe names are different, but revisiting a column from 1995 shows how little some things have changed for the companies that dominate the tech industry.
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Partnering to drive innovationThe next big leaps in technology are going to come from innovations in how we partner, collaborate and share ideas.
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Bringing gamers together onlineFrom local cables to worldwide online, the desire to play together has transformed videogames and spawned an e-sport revolution that has only just begun.