30 years of consumer electronics
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On January 24, Apple commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Mac. Got us to thinking all those other technologies 30 years back (and the numbers behind them). Reminisce & enjoy!TRANSCRIPT
Consumer Electronics: 30 Years On
Source: Jeremy Reimer, Apple
372,000 units sold in year 1 7.5 million units sold in year 1
Source: BBC, Venture Beat, Business Insider
1984
300,000 DynaTAC 8000X users worldwide
Today
1.4 billion smartphone users worldwide
Source: Washington Post, Yahoo
1984
16 million color TV sets sold in US
Today
66 million smart TV units shipped worldwide
1984
10% households owned a VCR
Source: Washington Post, Leichtmanr Research
Today
49% households own a DVR
1984
17 million boomboxes sold in US
Today
64 million unique Pandora mobile users in US
Source: Washington Post, digiday
Source: Sony, RIAA, Spotify
1984
5.6 million Walkmans sold in US
Today
24 million active Spotify users
Which was the best
innovation since
sliced bread?