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ST List Poll: In December 2005, PcWorld listed the Top 50 Gadgets of the Past 50 years. Name some.

Posted by ty97 Aug 11 '09, 09:16

This was published December 2005, so some newer cool tech gadgets are not on the list.

Responses:

TI-65 (or whatever the first Texas Instruments graphic calculators were) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:27
Speak 'N Spell. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:26
Computer? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:24 2
- There are some 'computers' on the list (not PCs or Macs, really, though) -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:25
- (as in PC jr, or apple II or Mac) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:24
Fountain pens? They're pretty nifty. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:23
Inspector -- nm - Danoslam Aug 11, 09:23
tip calculator -- nm - Don Homer Aug 11, 09:23
Swatches {nm} - Banzai! Aug 11, 09:22
TiVo. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 09:21 1
- I'm SO ashamed I didn't immediately think of this! - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:23
walkman, discman, ipod, cd player, palm pilot, atari 2600. -- nm - mafic Aug 11, 09:21 1
- #5 Sony CDP-101, 1982. #4 PalmPilot 1000, 1996. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:23
The Lincoln penny! -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:20
Walkman. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:20 2
- #1 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:22 1
  - *flex* -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Aug 11, 09:22
Digital watches. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:19 4
- #22 Hamilton Pulsar 1972. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:24
- With calculatores built in! Heck... handheld caluculators should be on there too. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:20 2
  - Ha I used to have one of those. They were all the rage for about 3 months, then everyone realised, oh wait, these are nerdy. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 09:22 1
    - I was in school when they hit, and I cheated (well, aided) on tests for quite a while before they were banned. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:23
color tv, nintendo, playstation, tivo, cable, satellite tv, ipod, laptop, cell phone -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 09:18 1
- #3 (tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999) -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:22
digital cameras, GPS -- nm - colinski Aug 11, 09:18
Cell phone, iPod and the personal home computer. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:17 2
- need to be WAY more specific on cell phone. - ty97 Aug 11, 09:21 1
  - Like specific models? Pffft... beats me since the list is pre-iPhone. Blackberrys? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 09:23
Atari 2600, Nintendo, Playstation -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 09:17 1
- #7. Playstation = no, but I'll give you PS2 (2000) at #11 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:21
television remote -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 6
- iPod -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 5
  - #2 Apple iPod 2001 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:20
  - Furby -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 3
    - Tamagotchi -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:17 2
      - Roomba -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 09:21 1
        
        #31 iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac 2002 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 09:23

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