10 best gadgets of the past decade

San Antonio Express-News ^ | 01/02/2010 | Source: www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/the-20-best-gadgets-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html?p

[Responsibility2nd]

1. iPod (2001)

2. TiVo DVR (1999-2000)

3. Garmin GPS (2000)

4. Vodafone 3G Datacard (2004)

5. Wii Remote (2006)

6. Amazon Kindle (2007)

7. iPhone (2007)

8. Slingbox (2005)

9. Blackberry (2002)

10. XBox (2002)

[Responsibility2nd]

Slingbox?

WTH is a slingbox?

[poobear]

Of the top ten, I only have the Wii, but I can tell you first hand our family is quite happy with the “Perfect Brownie” kit we got for Christmas!

Cheers!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Let’s you stream your cable from your house to your laptop/desktop anywhere you get internet access. In essence...whatever is playing on you home tv you can watch on your computer elsewhere.

[thefactor]

PS3

[relictele]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=slingbox

[netmilsmom]

http://slingmedia.com/

I never heard of it either.

[library user]

Didn’t they forget the Zune?

[Wissa]

Slingbox? WTH is a slingbox?

I like them frenchfried potaters. Mmmhmm.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

They’ll remember it in their list of the ten lamest gadgets of the past decade for sure. :p

[1_Rain_Drop]

I have none of those 10 gadgets... and somehow I’m surviving.

[discostu]

The awesome gadget that makes a lot of these possible is the SD card, and it’s cousins the mini and micro SD.

[mnehring]

The Slingbox is evil I tell ya :->

[goseminoles]

I kind of like that electric can opener you just pop on the top of the can and it does all the work! Snuggies aren’t to shabby either.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Kindle? lololololol

[redangus]

I like the Wii, but I have become addicted to Tivo/DVRs. They change how you live your life.

[EggsAckley]

I am proud to say that I do not own any of them.

My latest best gadget is a kitchen garbage can that is “touchless”. It has an infra red electric eye that can “see” your hand and open itself, then close itself. My garbage stealing dogs are terrified of it. Heh!

[mnehring]

I’m the opposite, I am a gadget geek.. even broke down and got the Robot Vacuum and considering a Robot Gutter Cleaner.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I read on my Kindle every day for at least 1 hour. I love it!

[KarlInOhio]

but I have become addicted to Tivo/DVRs. They change how you live your life.

I used to say that the DVR is the greatest thing since sliced bread until I thought about which I would give up. Just hand me a solid loaf and a bread knife because the DVR is better than presliced bread.

I remember all of the video tapes and VCRs I used to do essentially the same thing before I got my first DVR. I could record before, but I couldn't watch when I was recording.

[GonzoGOP]

Interestingly many are being combined. The iPod has morphed into the iPhone. And you can download your DVR over your phone. And my car links with my phone and schedules oil changes.

In 2000 you had to have a bunch of gadgets, now you only need two gadgets clipped to your belt, an Internet enabled phone, and a Swiss Army Knife. If they stick a bottle opener and a pair tweezers onto the phone we will be good to go.