2003 Rugby World Cup
For the first time a team from the northern hemisphere took the title. England beat the host nation Australia in the final.
Photo: superciliousness (CC BY 2.0)
The summer hits hard. A record heatwave strikes France in August and causes around fifteen thousand deaths. In March the United States invades Iraq despite French opposition. On 1 February the space shuttle Columbia breaks up on its return. Concorde retires in the autumn.
A few cards of the album
The start of their anecdote. The album's other cards are for you to discover in the game.
Canon EOS 300D
Canon
Digital SLRs were then far too dear for the public. The 300D, launched in August 2003, was the first one for everyday buyers and pulled prices down almost everywhere. In France it came only as a kit with a cheap 18-55 mm lens that fitted no other camera.
Photo: Ansgar Koreng (CC BY-SA 4.0)
EyeToy
Sony
It began with Richard Marks plugging his own webcam into a Sony console to play games with it. Sony sold it in 2003. Logitech built most of the units. The camera turns body movements into controls, from EyeToy: Play to Sega Superstars.
Photo: Evan-Amos (Public domain)
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