PC World's list of the top 50 tech gadgets of the last half century was assembled after we polled our editors for nominations. We then rated the nominated gadgets for usefulness, design, degree of innovation, influence on subsequent gadgets, and the "cool factor." Here are the results. Read full article here.
# Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979)
# Apple iPod (2001)
# (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999)
# PalmPilot 1000 (1996)
# Sony CDP-101 (1982)
# Motorola StarTAC (1996)
# Atari Video Computer System (1977)
# M-Systems DiskOnKey (2000)
# Regency TR-1 (1954)
# Sony PlayStation 2 (2000)# Motorola Razr V3 (2004)
# Motorola PageWriter (1996)
# BlackBerry 850 Wireless Handheld (1998)
# Phonemate Model 400 (1971)
# Texas Instruments Speak & Spell (1978)
# Texas Instruments SR-10 (1973)
# Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300 %281998)
# Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000 (1995)
# Handspring Treo 600 (2003)
# Zenith Space Command (1956)
# Hamilton Pulsar (1972)
# Kodak Instamatic 100 (1963)
# MITS Altair 8800 (1975)
# Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 (1983)
# Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
# Commodore 64 (1982)
# Apple Newton MessagePad (1994)
# Sony Betamax (1975)
# Sanyo SCP-5300 (2002)
# iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac (2002)
# Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (1999)
# Franklin Rolodex Electronics REX PC Companion (1997)
# Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 10 (1998)
# Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1983)
# Iomega Zip Drive (1995)
# Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision Videodisc Player (1978)
# Milton Bradley Simon (1978)
# Play, Inc Snappy Video Snapshot (1996)
# Connectix QuickCam (1994)
# BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1993)
# Motorola Handie Talkie HT-220 Slimline (1969)
# Polaroid Swinger (1965)
# Sony Aibo ERS-110 (1999)
# Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 (1997)
# Learjet Stereo-8 (1965)
# Timex/Sinclair 1000 (1982)
# Sharp Wizard OZ-7000 (1989)
# Jakks Pacific TV Games (2002)
# Poqet PC Model PQ-0164 (1990)
Ahh..hem.... 2 portable MP3 players, but no CB radio?!?! What's with that? Once the i-pod spawns a movie with Burt Reynolds I'll give the list merit. Also missing the radar detector, AKA the "fuzz-buster". Judging by the list, I guess the list's creator spent a lot of time on public transportation.
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