From the telephone to the microwave, T3 unveils 50 gadgets that changed the world forever
50 Gadgets that changed the world
Polaroid sX-701 of 50
T-MOBILE G12 of 50
ORANGE SPV3 of 50
Casio QV-104 of 50
SONY PLAYSTATION 25 of 50
Technics SL-1200 MK II6 of 50
MOTOROLA RAZR V37 of 50
Xerox 8010 Star Information System8 of 50
ASUS EEE PC9 of 50
Sony Trinitron10 of 50
Sega Megadrive11 of 50
VHS Video recorder12 of 50
OLYMPUS E-P1 PEN13 of 50
SIEMENS S1014 of 50
Advent Model 20115 of 50
SAMSUNG BDP100016 of 50
MICROSOFT XBOX17 of 50
Dyson G-Force18 of 50
PROJECT NATAL19 of 50
Atari 260020 of 50
DIAMOND MULTIMEDIA RIO PMP30021 of 50
RIM BLACKBERRY 621022 of 50
Sony Walkman TPS-L223 of 50
Nintendo Wii24 of 50
Fender Stratocaster 25 of 50
Sony CDP-10126 of 50
Pulsar LED Watch 27 of 50
PHILIPS CINEMA 21:928 of 50
FUJITSU PLASMA TV29 of 50
HAWK-EYE30 of 50
Sinclair Cambridge31 of 50
Apple iPhone 3G32 of 50
IBM Thinkpad 70033 of 50
Apple iMac34 of 50
Regency TR-135 of 50
SONY XEL-136 of 50
Game Boy37 of 50
Memorex 65038 of 50
Palm Pilot 100039 of 50
Apple iPod (2001)40 of 50
Sky TV41 of 50
Western Electric Model 50042 of 50
Moog Minimoog43 of 50
Sony Reader44 of 50
Commodore 6445 of 50
Motorola StarTac46 of 50
SKY +47 of 50
FUJIFILM 3D W148 of 50
MICROSOFT XBOX 36049 of 50
Sinclair ZX Spectrum50 of 50
Gadgets come and go, but a select handful leave the world irrevocably altered. The list of 50 products in the gallery to your right contains kit - from mobile devices to computers to home entertainment tech - that wasn't just good, it helped change for the better the way we all live our lives. We let you have your say on the all-time tech heroes and now we have decided on our definitive gadget pack. So (drum roll please), see the gallery of world-changing tech.
Many of the Images you see in this very feature come courtesy of The Centre for Computing History, a museum in Suffolk that tells the story of the Information Age. Everything from the first computers and games consoles to video players, mobile phones PDAs and more can be seen there. Take a walk through its gadget hall of fame and you'll see just how far we've come...
Link: The Centre for Computing History
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