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USA Today is running a series of top 25 lists in honor of its 25th anniversary. Their list, "25 Years of 'Eureka' Moments", is a collection of the top 25 inventions of the last 25 years. All the usual suspects are there: Cell phones, laptops, DVD's, iPods, salad in a bag ...
Wait... salad in a bag? Anyway, other items include Karaoke, The StairMaster, and Purell hand sanitizer for the hypochondriacs and obsessive compulsives.
- The GameBoy: The original GameBoy sold over 70 million units and brought us solid portable gaming.
- GPS for the masses: Sure, GPS has been around for a long time, but the death of the map on the back seat is upon us, and our safety/sanity/trees thank us.
- Voice Mail: Remember tape-based answering machines? Yeah, we're trying to forget as well.
- MP3s: Say what you want about the iPod, but if it wasn't for the tiny MP3 file, we'd never be able to carry 5,000 songs in our pocket.
- eBay & PayPal: That junk in your garage? Someone's willing to pay for it on eBay. Trust us.
- Wi-Fi: Wireless Internet was the final step toward making laptops truly portable.
From USA Today
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsBill NMay 23rd 2007 8:20PM
The synthesizer was invented over 40 years ago.
Michael MitchellMay 23rd 2007 8:27PM
navigation systems
marknew91May 23rd 2007 8:37PM
AOL must be the greatest invention of the past few decades. America Online is wonderful. YAY AOL!
PS On a completely unrelated note, can I get my monthly fee reduced to 10.95 like that ISP advertising on TV?
Audrey BoothMay 23rd 2007 9:20PM
OK, if you subtract 25 yrs. from now, that's l972. How about Casinos, Computers? Microsoft,
Boom Boxes? Clothes Dryers, MicroWave Ovens, ATM machines, Credit Cards, Bar Codes, MRI scanners,
Cat Skanners, DNA tests, Snow Blowers, Gas Grills, Power Mulcher/Mowers, CDs, DVDs, Cassette Tapes, Car Stereos, Speakers, Shower Radios, Air Purifiers, Fax/Copier,Scanner combos.
E. HernandezMay 23rd 2007 9:24PM
most of those things were invented several years ago, they are just evolving into better ones
http://www.elsacrificio.net
BrianMay 23rd 2007 9:24PM
Check your math, 25 years ago was 1982....not 1972
Arnold HorowitzMay 23rd 2007 9:28PM
none of those thing would be possible without the "Phase-Lock-Loop". Look it up. it was invented around 1936
JayMay 23rd 2007 9:44PM
Aol didn't start out as Aol, it used to be an online service for the Commador based computers. It used to be called QLink. When Commadors stopped being created eventually I beleive Steve Case purchased it for about a million and turned it into aol. Aint that something?
DonnaMay 24th 2007 9:29PM
It may seem mundane now, but the fax machine was something even scifi writers didn't imagine 25 years ago. BTW, where are those flying cars?
TonyMay 23rd 2007 10:51PM
What is an ATM machine and why do people have so much trouble with that one (along with HIV virus) and other such redundancies? For those that don't get it, the 'M' in 'ATM' stands for 'machine!' You can now probably guess what the 'V' in 'HIV' stands for.
mo finleyMay 23rd 2007 10:11PM
EZ Pass is phenomenal.
SoniaMay 23rd 2007 10:30PM
The list totally surprisingly left out the World Wide Web which was designed in 1989. It allows a lot of the other things on the list to be possible.
mikeMay 23rd 2007 10:31PM
think audrey booth missed out on the invention of the calculator! 2007-25=1982!
My2CentsWorthMay 23rd 2007 11:03PM
OMG, No gas grills, snow blowers or lawn mowers without the PLL, hmmm. Check again Horowitz, not discounting it's a great discovery for other applications though. Credit cards, speakers, computers (heard of Eniac) and certainly casinos have been around much longer than 25 years (or 1972, which ever you prefer); sorry Mrs. Booth. People, please check your facts.
Mallard PhillmoreMay 23rd 2007 10:50PM
Almost anything invented and sold by Victoria's Secret beats all the others if you are an man.
The MONEY MAKING GoddessMay 24th 2007 12:15AM
All of these inventions where good...but the VERY BEST was discovered Many Years ago and it created more MILLIONAIRES in the World than ANY Othe Profession...This is 100% PROVEN---ACCURATE--& FACT...click on my name to find out All about it!
JimMay 23rd 2007 11:03PM
I'm still hooked on sliced bread. Imagine having to eat a sloppy joe without a bun without sliced bread there would be no toaster either.
My2CentsWorthMay 23rd 2007 11:02PM
Who invented the web in 1989? And all this time I thought it was an evolution of a much earlier undertaking, the DOD's ARPANET.
wity hoostonMay 23rd 2007 11:04PM
What about Popiels Pocket Fisherman or Spray on Hair?
My2CentsWorthMay 23rd 2007 11:06PM
Oops, Sorry for the redundant postings!