Loading...Ellie had a homework assignment where she had to name things that were invented in my lifetime. She asked me if the following existed when I was little: lights, TV's, phones and Cars… how old do I feel!
Here is a list of things we came up with. So interesting!
Cell phone
1. iPods
2. DVD's
3. Wii
4. Internet
5. Personal PC (computers were REALLY REALLY big, about the size of a large room – although my Mom worked on one when she was my age!)
6. Mac computers
7. Digital watches
8. Facebook
9. Google
10. YouTube
11. cd player
12. Nintendo DS
13. styczynski.net
14. cd players
15. Microwave
16. Remote control TV
17. Cassette tapes
18. VCR’s
19. Electric Hair straighter
20. Remote car starter
21. Digital camera
22. GPS
23. Car seats
24. Satellite radio
25. Multiple cars per family (most families only had one car)
26. laptops
27. Push button phones
28. Cordless phones
29. Answering machines
30. Caller id
31. Drive thru fast food
32. Most homes only had one phone (and it was on the wall)
33. We had CB's (citizens band radio) to talk with our friends
34. AIDS / HIV
35. Chicken pox vaccination
36. Jeep cars for kids
37. Hybrid cars
38. In 1970 a gallon of gas was 36 cents
39. Calculators were over $100 – most homes did not have one
40. Email
41. Cable TV
42. TV turned off at 11:00 pm
43. Space shuttle
44. Disposable cameras
45. Airbags
46. Printers at home
47. Microwave popcorn
48. My mom and dad did not know each other yet
49. Ellie Styczynski
50. Matthew Styczynski
51. Leapster
52. Xbox
53. Flat Screen TV’s
54. Keurig Coffee Machine
55. George Forman Grill
56. WWW protocol
57. ATM’s
58. Bar Codes
59. Computer Mouse
60. Halogen Lights
61. Jigzone.com
62. Inline skates (roller blades)
63. Post It Notes
64. Zip Lock Bags
65. MRI Machines
66. Windows Program
67. Audio Books
68. eReaders for Books
69. Littlest Pet Shops
70. Battery powered clocks
71. Digital Photo Frames
72. Disposable Contact Lenses
73. Silly Bands
74. Computer Networks
75. Hubble Telescope
76. Artificial Hearts
77. Heart Stints
78. Earphones
79. FedEx
80. DNA Fingerprinting
81. High Definition TV
82. 3D TV
83. Swiffer Dusters
84. Medifast
85. Capri sun
86. Jelly Belly
87. Synthesizer
88. Trivial Pursuit
89. Pictionary
90. Webkinz
91. Electric Tooth Brushes
92. Car Alarms
93. Breathalyzer
94. Laser Surgery
95. American Girl Doll
96. Pong
97. Keyboard
98. Food Processor
99. Test Tube Baby
100. Icarly
101. Unleaded Gas
102. Sunscreen
103. Dryer Sheets
104. Barbie.com
105. Pillow Pets
106. Betty Spaghetti
107. Justin Bieber
108. Taylor Swift
109. Katy Perry
110. Apple Inc.
111. Microsoft
112. Breadmaker
113. Camcorder
114. Hepatitis-B Vaccine
115. Tivo
116. Wikipedia
117. Java Computer Language
118. Pentium Processor
119. HTML computer language
120. Starfall.com