Posted on 12/24/2023 8:38:13 AM PST by dennisw
All-TIME 100 Gadgets TIME technology editor Peter Ha picks the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present ---- (2010)
How We Chose the List
Picking humanity's 100 greatest gadgets is no easy task. If we were starting from the beginning of humanity itself, the list would actually be a lot easier to compile: the wheel, the lever, the telescope, the syringe, movable type — the roster practically writes itself. But we're masochists and decided to limit the list to the 100 most influential personal gadgets created since 1923 — the year TIME started publishing. You'll see a lot of items that get the nod simply because they were the first of their kind.
First may not always be best, but it's surely a sign of smart innovation. We're sure you won't agree with all of our choices, but what kind of list would it be without some controversy? Oh, and one thing we left completely up to you: our list is in no particular order, so feel free to pick your own No. 1.
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Photos of all these Hall of Fame gadgets/ As evaluated in 2010
Bose Noise-Canceling Headphones
Ipod
Amazon Kindle
Nintendo Game Boy
Optical Media
Sony Discman D-50
TiVo (remember that!)
and so on......
The Kindle?
Is looking at a Kindle in your hand so different from looking at the paperback in your hand?
Two of the most influential inventions in my opinion are the DVD player and the Blu-Ray player.
electric toaster.
Not a gadget, but the circular saw was a great invention. Same for the nail gun. I see roofers go a mile a minute with nail guns.
The Thermos
Yes, it most certainly is when you're on an extended trip away from home and don't want to or can't carry a dozen paperbacks.
Popiel Pocket Fisherman?
Toilet paper. Without it, well..
the home phone, consumer radio, TV, and personal computer to name a few that should top the list.
PC and cell phone
I don’t have a Kindle but I have 25,460 Kindle books in my library that I can read on the computer.
While a Kindle can be convenient I don’t see it as among the greatest and most influential changes, to me it is more like a Bic lighter replacing matches, nice but not life-changing like the microwave or smartphone (which I don’t use).
Remember the Kindle can store hundreds of books. And if you’re into say Neal Stephenson or Diana Gabaldon or folks like that those books get a LOT lighter on a Kindle.
Modern toilets will not flush a corncob.
Set it and forget it!
The home phone and commercial radio predate 1923.
I guess the TV makes it though.
Biden informs us that “When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed.”
Not one of those are really necessary for society nor do they really help society.
For you Kindle users, is 25,460 Kindle books a lot for the typical Kindle person?
Wheels on luggage.
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