The most influential gadgets of all time, according to TIME
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: Kodak Brownie camera · Canon Pocketronic calculator · Apple iPhone. (Updated Jan 4, 2024.)
In 2016 TIME ranked the 50 devices that most changed how we live, work and play. The iPhone came top. Here are the first 30 (minus one). Which one changed your life?
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Top 30
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1
Kodak Brownie camera
The one-dollar camera that brought photography to everyone in 1900.
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2
Canon Pocketronic calculator
One of the first pocket calculators, 1970.
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3
Apple iPhone
2007: the phone that changed everything.
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4
Sony Trinitron
The 1968 colour TV that ruled living rooms.
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5
Apple Macintosh
The 1984 computer with a mouse and windows.
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6
Sony Walkman
Music in your pocket from 1979.
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7
IBM Model 5150
IBM's 1981 PC, the father of all PCs.
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8
Regency TR-1 transistor radio
The first commercial transistor radio, in 1954.
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9
Apple iPod
"A thousand songs in your pocket", 2001.
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10
Philips N1500 VCR
Recording TV at home, from 1972.
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11
Atari 2600
The console that brought video games into homes.
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12
US Robotics Sportster 56K modem
The sound of getting online in the 1990s.
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13
Nintendo Entertainment System
The NES, which revived video games after the 1983 crash.
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14
Game Boy
Nintendo's 1989 handheld, with Tetris.
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15
IBM Selectric typewriter
Its typeball ruled the office.
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16
Motorola Bravo pager
The pager of the 1980s and 1990s.
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17
JVC VideoMovie camcorder
Filming the family on VHS, from 1984.
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18
Motorola Droid
The phone that put Android on the map, 2009.
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19
IBM ThinkPad 700C
The black laptop with the little red button.
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20
TomTom GPS
No more road maps in the car.
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21
PhoneMate 400 answering machine
The first mass-market answering machine.
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22
BlackBerry 6210
Email in every executive's pocket.
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23
Apple iPad
The 2010 tablet.
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24
Commodore 64
The best-selling personal computer of all time.
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25
Polaroid OneStep
The best-selling camera in the US when it came out in 1977.
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26
Amazon Kindle
The e-reader that made e-books popular.
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27
TiVo
Pausing live TV, in 1999.
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28
Toshiba DVD player
The first DVD player, in 1996.
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29
Sony PlayStation
The console that made video games grow up.
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30
Victrola record player
Recorded music at home in the early 20th century.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Le Walkman derrière le Macintosh ?? Sérieusement, c'est le Walkman qui a inventé la musique dans la rue. Classement nul sur ce point