Mobile PC magazine has released their list of ‘The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time’.
The Apple Powerbook 100 (circa 1991) is the best gadget of all time, in their view. The article mainly extols the ergonomic innovations introduced with the Powerbook 100, such as keyboard and trackball placement, as well as the small form factor and the light weight.
Second on the list is the Zenith Space Command, the world’s first wireless TV Remote Control, dating to 1956. Before that, one had to get up, walk over to the TV and manually change channels and the volume.
The Diamond Multimedia Rio 300 appears on the list (as #8) by virtue of being the “first portable flash MP3 player”. CNET, however, claims that that honor belongs to the Eiger Labs MPMan.
Gadgetmaniac proffers the Motorola DynaTAC as the top gadget. The world’s first cell phone has made a lasting impact. Michael Douglas uses it in the movie Wall Street.
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I think 2 lists would be more helpful here: the best-designed gadgets, and the gadgets that were technological breakthroughs. A gadget might fit one list but not necessarily the other.
How about the toaster? Imagine a world without toast in the morning.