There are small desktop PCs that are intended to be used in the living room, designed to look attractive and provide a quick way to access all sorts of digital media. You can hook one up to a surround sound system and your main TV, to enjoy Netflix or your own media files with software such as Plex.
The birth of the web. Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.
His impact on technology: So profound is the global impact of Tim Berners-Leeâs invention that itâs hard to remember a time when common users worldwide could not communicate with one another instantly by computer. And yet, it was only 20 years ago that Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web.n honor of Fatherâs Day, and as a companion piece to our 10 Mothers of Technology, weâve compiled a list of 10 men who have helped shape IT with their inventions.