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with 92 percent<br />
o geeks: Playing<br />
from cavities.<br />
The world’s first IBM clone is<br />
KO’d in seconds by the first<br />
“solid-state time computer.”<br />
Sholes & Glidden<br />
Type Writer<br />
Regency TR-1 transistor<br />
radio Out with the<br />
vacuum tube, in with the<br />
transistor. Regency’s<br />
battery-powered portable<br />
radio was the first<br />
ever sold, paving the way<br />
for the Walkman, the<br />
iPod and, of course,<br />
the boom box.<br />
Zippo For 75 years, the<br />
iconic Zippo has been<br />
the coolest way to start<br />
a fire, as well as one of<br />
the most reliable.<br />
Western Electric 500<br />
John Bird sextant<br />
Nintendo Game Boy<br />
Arguably the best-selling<br />
portable game console<br />
ever made. Tetris alone<br />
sold more than 32 million<br />
copies for the Game Boy.<br />
Zenith Space<br />
Commander<br />
Black & Decker Electric<br />
Drill Inspired by the Colt<br />
.45, Black & Decker’s first<br />
compact electric drill<br />
kicked off the modern era<br />
of portable power tools<br />
and DIY-induced emergency<br />
room visits.<br />
E. F. Johnson Messenger III CB This<br />
’70s classic gave bored truckers and<br />
road-trippers something to do when<br />
radio channels were wracked by static<br />
and all the 8-tracks had been played.<br />
Sholes & Glidden Type Writer<br />
Regency TR-1 transistor radio<br />
Sony CDP-101 CD player One of<br />
the first systems to play the new<br />
digital music compact discs, which<br />
fans laud for their high fidelity and<br />
longer lifespan. (Sorry, LPs.)<br />
Zippo<br />
TiVo DVR A VCR without tapes?<br />
How could that possibly work?<br />
Amana Radarange Bacon, popcorn,<br />
TV dinners—is there anything the<br />
modern microwave oven can’t cook<br />
with the power of … radio waves?<br />
Western Electric 500<br />
Motorola StarTAC Motorola’s<br />
greatest hit in the pre-RAZR era,<br />
the StarTAC made cell phones<br />
sexy, creating an entire class of<br />
“stylish” handsets.<br />
John Bird sextant<br />
RIM 850 Inter@ctive Pager RIM<br />
invented the <strong>sm</strong>art pager category<br />
with this watershed device, designed<br />
for those who absolutely can’t bear<br />
to be disconnected, ever.<br />
Nintendo Game Boy<br />
Schick electric dry shaver Colonel<br />
Jacob Schick was so obsessed with<br />
electricity-powered shaving that<br />
he reportedly mortgaged his home<br />
to finance his invention.<br />
Zenith Space Commander<br />
Pulsar digital wristwatch The<br />
Pulsar was the first watch to tell<br />
the time without hands. At $1,370<br />
in today’s dollars, it had a NASAworthy<br />
price, too.<br />
Black & Decker Electric Drill<br />
Brunton 9077 compass<br />
2007<br />
E. F. Johnson Messenger III CB<br />
1972<br />
Magellan NAV 1000 GPS<br />
1989<br />
Sholes & Glidden Type Writer<br />
1874<br />
Regency TR-1 transistor radio<br />
1954<br />
Fahrenheit thermometer<br />
1700s<br />
Sony CDP-101 CD player<br />
1982<br />
iRobot Roomba<br />
2002<br />
Zippo<br />
1933<br />
Hitachi Magic Wand<br />
1970s<br />
TiVo DVR<br />
1999<br />
Waters-Genter Toastmaster<br />
1926<br />
Toshiba SD-3000 DVD player<br />
1996<br />
Amana Radarange<br />
1967<br />
Western Electric 500<br />
1949<br />
Fender Telecaster<br />
1950<br />
Motorola StarTAC<br />
1996<br />
Nokia 5110<br />
1998<br />
John Bird sextant<br />
1749<br />
Canon Cine Zoom 512<br />
1964<br />
RIM 850 Inter@ctive Pager<br />
1999<br />
Palm Treo 600<br />
2003<br />
Nintendo Game Boy<br />
1989<br />
Interplak electric toothbrush<br />
1986<br />
Motorola RAZR V3<br />
2004<br />
Schick electric dry shaver<br />
1931<br />
Zenith Space Commander<br />
1956<br />
Carterfone cordless phone<br />
1959<br />
Compaq Portable<br />
1983<br />
Pulsar digital wristwatch<br />
1972<br />
Apple Macintosh PowerBook 100<br />
1991<br />
Black & Decker Electric Drill<br />
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