2002 Vault: The Birth of the Camera Phone
The Sanyo SCP-5300 launches as the first mobile phone with a built-in camera available in the US, forever changing social photography. Part of the 71… Read More »2002 Vault: The Birth of the Camera Phone
2002
2002 File: Literature
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is published and becomes a massive bestseller, capturing the nation’s attention with its haunting premise. Part of the 71 Fun… Read More »2002 File: Literature
2002 Classic: The Launch of Roomba (iRobot)
iRobot releases the first commercial Roomba vacuum. Using a suite of sensors and simple reactive algorithms to navigate a room, it becomes the first AI-driven… Read More »2002 Classic: The Launch of Roomba (iRobot)
2002 File: 2002
The Year of Domestic Presence: This year proved that AI didn’t need a shiny, metallic shell to be useful. Whether as a vacuum cleaner or… Read More »2002 File: 2002
2002 Edition: Halle Berry’s Historic Oscar
At the 74th Academy Awards, Halle Berry becomes the first African American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball.… Read More »2002 Edition: Halle Berry’s Historic Oscar
2002 Edition: Culture
The „War on Terror” expands as US forces begin Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2002 Year of the Hero… Read More »2002 Edition: Culture
2002 Legacy: The Birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon launches the first version of AWS. Although initially a set of tools for developers, it lays the foundation for cloud computing, which will eventually… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
2002 Record: The Osbournes Take Over MTV
Reality TV reaches a new level of surrealism as heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and his family invite cameras into their home, creating a massive… Read More »2002 Record: The Osbournes Take Over MTV
2002 Chronicle: Science
NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft begins its scientific mapping mission, discovering evidence of vast water ice on the Red Planet. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2002 Chronicle: Science
2002 Report: Bayesian Filtering vs. Spam
Paul Graham publishes the essay „A Plan for Spam,” popularizing the use of Naive Bayes classifiers to filter junk mail. AI officially becomes the front… Read More »2002 Report: Bayesian Filtering vs. Spam