[kyleisgreat]

The greatest Gadget to me was the tv remote. Now the most important tool for mankind would be something completely different...

 

[mwallace573]

For me it came to the NES vs. the Zippo. The NES won out by a small margin.

 

[Sherwood]

I might have interpreted things too loosely, but my final four were the rotary telephone (interpreted as the idea of a home telephone), the AK47, The Calculator, and TiVO. Telephone won it all against the AK, as I'd love to think that diplomacy triumphs over force.

Yeah... right.

 

[Mrvile]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwkarth /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just ponder the magnitude of change forced upon the world by the simple iPod and the infrastructure and music distribution network around it. The record companies will learn how to play along or they will evaporate. Pretty powerful!

Though the iPod plays its part, I contributed those same effects to that little Rio MP3 player instead.

 

[kwkarth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif Though the iPod plays its part, I contributed those same effects to that little Rio MP3 player instead.

It's not just the iPod itself, it's the whole music distribution infrastructure supporting the iPod that has changed the face of the music distribution industry.

 

[bhd812]

the winner for me was the bic pen, without that simple gadget the world would not be where it is today by a long shot..wonder how many ideas and other world changing moments started on a napkin and a bic..well you get the idea

 

[Ice Max]

VCR wins it for me

 

[UNESCO]

slide ruler vs. ball-point pen

pen wins!

 

[Ingo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwkarth /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's not just the iPod itself, it's the whole music distribution infrastructure supporting the iPod that has changed the face of the music distribution industry.

I quite positive that more tracks have been illegally downloaded than have been downloaded through ITMS.

 

[Aman]

For me, it was between the IBM PC and the sextant. I ended up going with the PC, but I may end up changing that...

 

[1967cutlass]

sony walkman

We're talking about gadgets not scientific instruments..

 

[SR-71Panorama]

Finals:

Sony Walkman
TIVO

Winner:
Sony Walkman

no contest, really.

 

[flashnolan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superpredator /img/forum/go_quote.gif Impossible, I say. My brain exploded on that question, and I gave up.

Ouch, that must have hurt!

 

[Czilla9000]

I went with the Sextant.

 

[rsaavedra]

Best gadget winner: the RCA CT-100 TV set, 1954.

I did terrible. Forgot about it an never came back to review. My position ended up being 4723 out of 6534, so I'm in the bottom of the third quartile

Well, one thing is certain: I would have chosen neither the TV nor the Sextant as finalists.