Top 100 Gadgets of All Time

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday February 22, 2005 @05:43AM from the com'on-rubiks-cube dept.

akintayo writes "Mobile PC released its list of the top 100 gadgets of all time. The number one gadget was the Apple Powerbook 100. And the list does include some older gadgets, most notably the Abacus at #60. The BBC also has an article on the list."

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Abacus by Infonaut · 2005-02-22 05:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

So the abacus, in use for centuries, comes in at #60 of all time, but the PowerBook 100, which was in production for a few short years is ranked #1?
The PowerBook 100 was a great machine and all, but let's be serious.

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1. Re:Abacus by Infonaut · 2005-02-22 05:52 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Keep in mind that this list was in Mobile PC magazine.
  Quite true. But I'd consider an abacus to be a pretty damned effective mobile computing device. It's certainly a better mobile PC than, say, a taser.
  
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2. Re:Abacus by Carbonite · 2005-02-22 06:00 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  I completely agree. I was just pointing out the most likely reason for the obvious bias in this list. Three different laptops ranked above the telephone? Absurd.
  
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How about.. by J+x · 2005-02-22 06:00 · Score: 5, Insightful

..the printing press? I'm pretty sure most of this list couldn't exist without the proliferation of knowledge this allowed.
Re:Recent biases by Otter · 2005-02-22 06:08 · Score: 5, Insightful

And the sextant and chronometer arguably affected long-distance travel more than Bose noise-canceling headphones...

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