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......
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.
Not one of those are really necessary for society nor do they really help society.
Here are a couple things left off the list:
Kaleshnakov AK-47
And this item from prior to 1923:
Colt 1911
Both of them had a profound effect on the world.
Maybe as much as the Smart Phone
Did anybody notice this story is from 2010?