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Inventions of 2001

Posted by michael on from the beating-a-path-to-their-door dept.

oo7tushar writes: "Time has a list of the Inventions of 2001. They've got a list of some very impressive inventions. They've got the inventions, a short description, prices/costs, and a link to the websites. On the list is the Abiocor Artificial Heart, Millennium Bridge, EZ-Rocket, a very sweet light weight fuel-cell bike with good mileage and a whole bunch of other very high tech toys, gadgets, vehicles, robots, and medical technology. A good read and very interesting."

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  1. fuel cell bike? by terradyn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't see why that should be so impressive. It's been around for a long time now in the form of the e-bike (www.ebike.com) The one in the article seems to have basically the same specs as the older model e-bike, which I happen to have regretfully bought. It's way too heavy for practical use and the battery and motor can't handle marginally steep inclines. The battery dies very quickly if you aren't simply on flat or downward sloping hills and given its weight, should you run out of power, pedalling is very very tiring.

  2. Ginger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wow, it turns out you don't even have to have an actual invention to win "Invention of the Year". There are ZERO details about Ginger...just a name and a reputation, yet somehow this still qualifies. Next year I am entering "Doofus" into the mix. It is a revolutionary invention. Really. Trust me. Going to change the world forever.

  3. Motor-Powered Fill-In-Blank by robbway · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wow, after the amazing biotech advances we have a motor-powered scooter, a motor-powered surfboard, a motor-powered IT. These are certainly insignificant.

    A motor-powered scooter is called a scooter. A motor-powered surfboard is called a jet ski or a boat. These aren't new nor noteworthy. They are, in fact, furthering America's ambition to remove all exercise from their life and let the machine do the work (I am, BTW, an overweight, underexercised American, too).

    I think they should have trimmed their list a bit.

  4. Pretty cool inventions except... by Uttles · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Dockers... what a plug! Putting an extra pocket on pants is nothing new, hidden or not hidden, zipper or no zipper. This is like calling Kangaroo shoes a great new technology, even though nobody wears them anymore...

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  5. sheesh by underpaidISPtech · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Motorized Surfboard?
    Hydrogen powered Scooter?
    Flying Boat?
    StreetCarver?

    Since when does strapping an engine on something make it a great invention?

    I attached a tokomak reactor to my mousepad, where can I pick up my trophy?

  6. Re:Where's IT? by 3ryon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's truely sad that Ginger was listed as one of the inventions of the year when no one even knows for sure what It(TM) is, or if It(TM) even works. The blind leading the stupid.

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