Royal Purple Company History. Royal Purple was founded as an industrial lubricants company by John Williams. Williams was a pioneer in developing synthetic lubricants as far back as the 1950s. He continued pursuing his passion for lubrication by serving as a consultant to numerous companies after his retirement in the 1980âs.
Apple's iPhone was introduced at MacWorld in January 2007 and officially went on sale June 29, 2007, selling 146,000 units within the first weekend of launch.
Who Invented Multi-Touch? Apple may have brought us the first multi-touch device for the masses when it came out with the iPhone in 2007. However, just like the graphical user interface in the first Macintosh, Steve Jobs and Apple did not invent multi-touch technology. Rather, it was a slow progression of research and innovation, decades in the making. Below are some notable developments in multi-touch technology, culminating with the iPhone in 2007.