Just a reminder of technology I’ve absorbed growing up and will need to account for soon.
From Wikipedia - Generation Y was the first generation to use or witness the following technology from an early age:
• The Internet, especially the World Wide Web, in a more prolific form for the general user (’consumer’-friendly) rather than technically oriented. (about 1994 onwards)
• PCs with modern operating systems and mouse-based point-and-click GUIs, requiring fewer keyboard skills. (late 1980s and onwards)
• Sophisticated computer graphics in many video games, animated movies and television shows. (late ’80s to mid ’90s) (and the related non-keyboard interfaces)
• Digital cable (mid ’90s and onwards)
• Cellular phones. (late ’80s and onwards)
• Instant messaging. (late ’90s and onwards)
• DVDs (1996 and onwards)
• Digital Audio Players (most commonly MP3 players) (1997 and onwards)
• TiVo and other such DVR devices. (1999 and onwards)
• HDTV (2001 and onwards)
• Broadband Internet (early 2000s)
• Digital Cameras (early 1990s)
• Robotic and digital pets (1990s-Tamagotchi, Furby/2000s-Robosapien (V2,V3), Aibo, Poo-chi, i-Dog, Pixel Chix, Neopets, Webkinz, and I-Cybie)
• Camera phones (early 2000s)
• Text Messaging (early 2000s in the U.S.)
• Social Networking (late 90s and onward)
• 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life, Entropia Universe, and There (early-mid 2000s)
• Web 2.0 (mid 2000s)
• GPS (2000s)
• Multi-use multimedia devices (2000s)
• Satellite radio (2002 and onwards)
• Online gaming (1996 and onwards)
• Mainstream Usage of Touch Screens (early 2000s)
• Increased surveillance by their baby boomer parents, such as GPS tracking, internet-enabled home camera systems, internet monitoring, and cellphone monitoring. (This has led to a backlash, as many members of Gen Y view these technological advances as infringing on their personal rights) (2000s)
• Domestic robots such as Roomba, Scooba, and RoboMower (2000s)