This article is a summary of the 2000s in science and technology.
The Mars Exploration Rovers have provided vast amounts of information by functioning well beyond NASA's original estimates.
This contemporary illustration shows the look
personal computers
took, which differed from the
monitor
-over-
system unit
look that dominated much of the late 20th century. Personal computers also started coming out mainly in black,
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in contrast to the universal creamy
white
of much of the late 20th century.
As with the 1980s and 1990s, there continued to be smaller system units, including all-in-one computers.
Small, powerful, accessibly priced
mobile phones
became highly common, and by the end of the decade were expanding quickly in third-world countries.
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