8. The Wonder of Wii Yes, it is just a game console, but it definitely has its special place in the “top tech events of the decade" list. Nintendo Wii was launched in 2006 and it introduced a new and entirely intuitive way of interacting with technology. Want to play Wii golf? Just grab your Wii controller, take a swing, and watch the virtual ball soar toward the green. The family-friendly Wii represents the greatest advance in input devices since the mouse. 9. Mobile phones and their improvement It may seem hard to believe, but back in 2000, not everyone had a mobile phone. And people who did have them used them only to make phone calls! Quite old-fashioned, you may say, knowing the abilities of nowadays mobile phones. The BlackBerry – a terrible phone but an useful e-mail device – was a business breakthrough in the first years of the century. The category expanded with other consumer devices like the Sidekick and smartphones such as...

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