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SOURCES: CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION, US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. CD PLAYER DATA NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2006 AND 2007. 1954 Device price (adjusted for inflation) Geekiness at Any Price Fortunately for you, the cost of gadgets keeps falling. $3,096 in 1954 $1,500 $1,000 $500 0 1960 Infoporn $2,757 0.07% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1970 INFOGRAPHIC BY Arno Ghelfi Market penetration $1,876 36% 1990 $717 in 1983 1980 $930 83% $483 96% $350 24% $2,488 in 1974 $637 in 1997 $244 15% 2000 Historically, Americans have taken their time getting comfortable with new technology before forking over serious cash for it. When color TVs came out in the 1950s, consumers were entranced. But it took another 20 years for half of US households to ditch their B&W sets; two decades later, DVD players hit that benchmark in just six years. If you think those flatscreen HDTVs are pricey, consider this: They cost about the same, adjusted for inflation, as the first color TVs. Here’s a look back at what we’ve paid for gadget lust. —patrick di justo $1,952 1% $111 74% $785 in 1996 $102 83% 2007 $2,530 in1980 $79 84% $521 8% $383 69% $323 98% $236 59% $1,664 22% $98 95% $84 98% DVD players CD players Digital cameras $1,210 58% $52 85% Analog color TVs $741 82% VCRs PCs Price and market penetration of consumer electronics over the past 50 years
whenever gearheads gather, the same debate rages: Which one of the many pieces of singular equipment out there has most influenced our lives? Is it the mighty iPod, popularizer of digital music? Or maybe the sextant, which guided explorers around the world? Only one way to settle this: with a battle to the death—Gizmodome, if you will. 64 gadgets enter, one gadget leaves. You’ll never believe what came out on top. Open foldout next page 0 2 3
Page 1 and 2: 300+ New Products Tested&Rated HDTV
Page 3 and 4: Televisions Your standard-def set i
Page 5 and 6: SAN FRANCISCO san francisco directo
Page 7 and 8: Phone Freaking All the technology e
Page 9: 0 1 8 WIRED TEST The Best Obsolete
Page 13 and 14: In the battle of the ’busters, th
Page 15 and 16: with 92 percent o geeks: Playing fr
Page 17 and 18: FINGERTIP JUKEBOX Apple’s intuiti
Page 19 and 20: Nokia N95 $749 • nseries.com The
Page 21 and 22: Smartphones These high-IQ phones co
Page 23 and 24: Mobile Phones 0 3 8 WIRED TEST Cell
Page 25 and 26: Apple iTunes Store $2 for TV shows,
Page 27 and 28: VoIP VoIP Accessories Begone, chint
Page 29 and 30: Digicams 48 DIGITAL SLRS 50 POCKET
Page 31 and 32: How We Tested Digital Cameras QUALI
Page 33 and 34: Pocket Cameras These shiny, go-anyw
Page 35 and 36: Ultrazoom Cameras Combining massive
Page 37 and 38: Image-Editing Apps Import, organize
Page 39 and 40: Gadget Hall of Fame Polaroid SX-70
Page 41 and 42: HEAVENLY 1080i Even though it recor
Page 43 and 44: Videocams MiniDV Camcorders With th
Page 45 and 46: Tapeless Camcorders No more fumblin
Page 47 and 48: Videocams | ACCESSORIES Sima Ultra
Page 49 and 50: PRETTY, TOUGH A thick sheet of glas
Page 51 and 52: EDITORS’ PICK Samsung LN-T3253H $
Page 53 and 54: Sony KDL-46W3000 $3,100 • sonysty
Page 55 and 56: Televisions | 50 INCHES AND UP Pion
Page 57 and 58: Scorecard UNDER 38 INCHES 38 TO 49
Page 59 and 60: 0 8 2 Video Gear 84 MEDIA STREAMERS
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Video Gear Apple TV $399 • apple.
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Universal Remotes Juggling half a d
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How We Tested Video Gear DVRS We re
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Gadget Hall of Fame 0 9 2 WIRED TES
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DAZZLING DISPLAY The 605’s bright
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Midsize Players Bigger than a bumbl
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How We Tested Media Players USABILI
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Portable Media MP3 Speakers Offerin
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In-Ear Headphones Stock earbuds mak
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Apple iPod touch $399 • apple.com
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SINGLE-SERVING SURROUND Nobody else
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Home Audio A/V Receivers Still pipi
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GENE LEE, STYLED BY ROB OXENHAM/ART
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Gadget Hall of Fame Regency TR-1 Tr
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SILVER LINING Hey, Howard Hughes! D
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Household Electric Shavers The typi
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Household Showerheads It’s time t
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Household Mia Moda Cielo $150 • m
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Scorecard COFFEEMAKERS CORDLESS HAN
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1 2 8 Laptops 130 MAINSTREAM 131 UL
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Mainstream Four laptops aim for the
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Thin and Light Most of these notebo
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How We Tested Laptops PERFORMANCE O
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Burning Question How Hard Is Switch
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SEXY BEAST Perched on its silver st
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Gaming Gear 1 4 2 WIRED TEST Consol
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Gaming Gear Accessories A steady ha
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Gadget Hall of Fame 1989 Few gaming
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FORM, MEET FUNCTION For a teensy li
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Honda Fit $15,245 • hondacars.com
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GPS Navigators Portable nav systems
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Scorecard SUBCOMPACTS AND HYBRIDS S
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1954 1 5 8 WIRED TEST By the 1950s,
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