Tech milestones in the Guinness World Records
We're not surprised. Wii Sports, which came out in 2006, appeals to players of all ages and skill levels. It's also bundled with Nintendo Wii consoles. By January 2011, more than 75 million copies were sold.
Largest Internet search engine
Surprise, surprise... It's Google, the most popular search engine tool of our day. In January 2011 alone, Google carried out 11.1 billion searches.
Thinnest laptop
The Windows 7 Dell Adamo XPS is 0.38 inches at its thinnest point. It's this slim because components, like its keyboard, are tucked inside it.
First president with regular email access
We're surprised to hear that Bill Clinton and George W. Bush didn't have regular email access. From the moment President Obama took office in 2009, he has been an avid emailer. He uses it to stay in touch with his staff and friends.
Largest social network
Surprise, surprise... As of January 2011, Facebook boasts more than 600 million active users. Facebook is also the most visited site on the web, surpassing Google.
Most expensive cell phone
A cell phone designed by GoldVish of Geneva, Switzerland was sold for $1,287,200 at the Millionaire Fair in Cannes, France in September 2006. Yowza!
Most swearing in a single video game
In Sierra's Scarface game, which came out in 2006, the F word is said 5,688 times in its 31,000 lines of dialogue and 15-hour single-player story.
First email ever
The first email sent was from Roy Tomlinson. In 1971, the engineer at computer company Bolt, Beranek and Newman in Cambridge, Mass. sent one with the message, "QWERTYUIOP," as an experiment. Did you know Tomlinson was also the guy behind using the @ symbol?
Most expensive domain name
In October 2009, domain name insure.com was sold to internet marketer Quinstreet for $16 million.
Most widespread social network message in 24 hours
Created by social media strategist Everywhere, #BeatCancer was posted 209,771 times on Twitter within 24 hours of its first tweet on October 17, 2009.
Most expensive TV
The PrestigeHD Supreme Rose TV, which is made from 28 kg of 18-carat rose gold inset and 72 brilliant 1-carat flawless diamonds, costs $2.25 million.
Most responsive brand on Twitter
If you ever tweet at @XboxSupport, the odds aren't so bad of getting a response from the Microsoft account, which is also known as the Elite Tweet Fleet. In Between March 12 to 18 this year, the Twitter account responded to more than 5,000 questions roughly every two minutes and 42 seconds.
First karaoke video game
The first video game ever to let you sing was one from Bandai. It was the Karaoke Studio that singing enthusiasts used to have to plug into the Nintendo Famicom cartridge slot to play. It came out in 1987.
Fastest computer
The K Computer, which is not yet finished, is the world's most powerful supercomputer operating at 8.162 petaFLOPS, or 8.162 quadrillion calculations per second - with capacity expected to reach 12 petaFLOPS in 2012.
Most likes on a Facebook page
Shocking? The most likes on one single Facebook page is on - uhhh - Facebook's own page. As of September 22, 2011, the page had about 52,896,697 likes. Figures.
First controversial video game
Exidy's Death Race, which was originally called Pedestrian, has been deemed the first controversial video game. Even though it was just a simple driving game released in 1976, the player's mission was to run over gremlins amidst a time limit. At the time, people thought it would inspire reckless driving.
Fastest Internet connection
We can all be jealous of the folks in South Korea. According to Cisco, the region has the fastest broadband service in the world with an average download of 33.5 Mbps. The average U.S. broadband speed is 3.9 Mbps.
First racing video game
Those who felt the need for speed would drive a boxy-looking car around a single oval track in Gran Trak 10 on Atari, which was released in 1974.
Wealthiest person to headline a video game
U.S. billionaire Donald Trump, whose net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion, appears in Real Estate Tycoon, which came out in 2002.
First video game console
The Magnovox Odyssey was the earliest video game console to hit the market. The console, which was released in 1972, was powered by batteries and worked on television sets.
Most popular game on Facebook
The win goes to Zynga's CityVille game, which has more than 98,607,517 monthly active users as of February 1, 2011.
