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Modern technology are modern products, services and infrastructure that are designed and built using scientific knowledge and engineering. This includes information technology based on software, computers and networks. However, most modern products can also be viewed as technology even where they don't include computers. For example, a running shoe that uses an ultralight and bouncy foam such that can be considered a modern advanced material. The following are illustrative examples of modern technology.
Advanced Materials
Air Conditioners
Aircraft
Analytics Platforms
Architectural Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Business Machines (e.g. manufacturing equipment)
Business Systems / Systems Software
City Automation
Cloud Computing
Computers
Cosmetics
Cryptocurrency
Cryptography
Data Storage Devices
Databases
Digital Cameras
Digital Twins
Drones
Heating and Ventilation
Home Appliances
Home Automation
Interior Fixtures (e.g. a modern toilet)
Internet
Lab Technology
Media Production Tools
Medical Technology
Mixed Reality
Mobile Apps
Mobile Devices
Modern Chemicals
Modern Clothing
Modern Footwear
Musical Instruments (e.g. a synthesizer)
Navigational Systems
Nuclear Power
Office Productivity Software
Personal / Home Electronics
Printers / 3d Printers
Robotics
Rockets
Satellites
Scientific Instruments
Sensors
Smart Phones
Social Media
Solar Panels
Spacecraft
Sporting Goods
Streaming Media
Surveillance Technologies
Tablets
Televisions
Toiletries
Tools / Power Tools
Toys
Vehicles
Video Game Consoles
Video Games
Virtual Reality
Voice Recognition
Wifi
Wind Turbines
Technically speaking, the modern-era starts around the year 1500. However, the term modern technology is usually applied to technologies that were released or improved in recent decades.

Summary

Modern technology includes any products and services that could only be produced by a scientifically advanced modern civilization. This prominently includes information technologies based on computers, software and networks. However, modern technology also includes a broad range of products that aren't solely based on computing from cosmetics to spacecraft.
Overview: Modern Technology
Type
Definition (1)
Modern products, services and infrastructure that are designed and built using scientific knowledge and engineering.
Definition (2)
Technologies that were released or improved in recent decades.
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