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The Gadgets That Kicked the Trends Off

The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 01/04/2006 | 11:04 PM ]

PCWorld.com has put up a chart of gadgets rolled out in the last 50 years. The chart consists of relatively small devices that made a noticeable impact on the way of life. The web-site rated each gadget on its usefulness, design, degree of innovation, and influence on subsequent gadgets, as well as the ineffable quality.

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The list of small devices that apparently were among the greatest ever made will be definitely criticized by many, but loads of people definitely adored the products from the list that includes such gadgets as Sony Walkman TPS-L2, Apple iPod, PalmPilot 1000, Sony CDP-101, Atari Video Computer System, Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera, Sony PlayStation 2, Motorola Razr V3, BlackBerry 850 Wireless Handheld (1998), Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000, MITS Altair 8800 and loads of others.

“Some items in our Top 50 are innovative devices that appeared briefly and then were quickly consigned to museums and future appearances on eBay, but whose influence spread widely,” the article reads.