There’ s nothing like a Top 10, 50 or 100 of anything to clear the early morning cobwebs and get the whole office swapping productivity for heated debate and throwing stuff at each other.
Arcing flows of steaming hot Java, Sellotape holders, pen, pencils and even the odd USB peripheral takes to the air when someone dares suggest that the iPod is more important than the Walkman, or that the omission of the Sinclair Spectrum 48K is 'justified'. As if. Here are the 10 most important gadgets, according to PC World.
1. Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979)
2. Apple iPod (2001)
3. (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999)
4. PalmPilot 1000 (1996)
5. Sony CDP-101 (1982)
6. Motorola StarTAC (1996)
7. Atari Video Computer System (1977)
8. Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera (1972)
9. M-Systems DiskOnKey (2000)
10. Regency TR-1 (1954)
No doubt you will find your own reasons to fight with colleagues and friends over this list. Check out the full Top 50 list after the jump.-Martin Lynch
Top 50 Gadgets
1. Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979)
2. Apple iPod (2001)
3. (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999)
4. PalmPilot 1000 (1996)
5. Sony CDP-101 (1982)
6. Motorola StarTAC (1996)
7. Atari Video Computer System (1977)
8. Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera (1972)
9. M-Systems DiskOnKey (2000)
10. Regency TR-1 (1954)
11. Sony PlayStation 2 (2000)
12. Motorola Razr V3 (2004)
13. Motorola PageWriter (1996)
14. BlackBerry 850 Wireless Handheld (1998)
15. Phonemate Model 400 (1971)
16. Texas Instruments Speak & Spell (1978)
17. Texas Instruments SR-10 (1973)
18. Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300 (1998)
19. Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000 (1995)
20. Handspring Treo 600 (2003)
21. Zenith Space Command (1956)
22. Hamilton Pulsar (1972)
23. Kodak Instamatic 100 (1963)
24. MITS Altair 8800 (1975)
25. Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 (1983)
26. Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
27. Commodore 64 (1982)
28. Apple Newton MessagePad (1994)
29. Sony Betamax (1975)
30. Sanyo SCP-5300 (2002)
31. iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac (2002)
32. Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (1999)
33. Franklin Rolodex Electronics REX PC Companion (1997)
34. Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 1.0 (1998)
35. Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1983)
36. Iomega Zip Drive (1995)
37. Magnavox Magnavision Model 8000 DiscoVision Videodisc Player (1978)
38. Milton Bradley Simon (1978)
39. Play, Inc. Snappy Video Snapshot (1996)
40. Connectix QuickCam (1994)
41. BellSouth/IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1993)
42. Motorola Handie Talkie HT-220 Slimline (1969)
43. Polaroid Swinger (1965)
44. Sony Aibo ERS-110 (1999)
45. Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 (1997)
46. Learjet Stereo-8 (1965)
47. Timex/Sinclair 1000 (1982)
48. Sharp Wizard OZ-7000 (1989)
49. Jakks Pacific TV Games (2002)
50. Poqet PC Model PQ-0164 (1990)
[PC World]
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Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
Contributor | Tamlin Magee
Comments
Without the Walkmnan, the iPod couldn't exist. It was the first personal music player. So of course it should come ahead of the iPod
The very FIRST 'must have' electronic toy was the 1972 Sinclar Executive. It should be at the top of any such list.
http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/sinclair_executive.html
Not sure how Walkman, Commadore and Atari are not 1,2,3 in whatever order.
a lot of rubbish
I'm surprised the Wii isn't on there, concidering how popular it's become
I could have sworn the TPS-L2 was originally called the Stowaway, not Walkman.
I'm surprised not to see the wheel in there.