iPhone Named Time's "Invention of the Year"
Ahh, the iPhone. Winner of hearts, creator of long lines, and possible media brainwasher. If you don't believe that last point, take a look a this: 'Time Magazine' has made the iPhone its "Invention Of The Year".
'Time' claimed its number one reason for selecting the iconic touch-screen mobile was because "it's pretty," despite the iPhone really being nothing more than a muted black slab with a chrome back and a front typically covered in smudges. This apparently was enough to beat out other, seemingly more important inventions, like a deployable shield that could save the lives of helicopter pilots, and an inflatable antenna that could help bring connectivity to otherwise inaccessible places.
But let's remember that 'Time' doesn't always make the most seemingly logical choices when naming its "Of The Year" awards, since the magazine seems to generally rely on the person or product that made the most noise in the media rather than the thing that actually had the most impact in our lives. And, when this award is looked at from that perspective, it's hard to think of any other invention that wooed the hearts of TV pundits and tech scribes everywhere -- whether rightly or wrongly.
From CNET News.com and Time.
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JoJo @ Nov 2nd 2007 4:46PM
Time's "of the year" awards are about as impressive as the Nobel Peace Prize winners...you know...Al Gore, Jimmy Carter and Yasser Arafat.
There MUST be some blonde making the selections for TIME if the top reason for iPod's win over a deployable shied to protect helicopter/crew is because "it's pretty".
Mike F @ Nov 2nd 2007 4:49PM
Why are people getting excited over a phone l9ke that one.Its very distracting and to me its crazy.All a cell phone is good for is calling incase of emergencies.
Mike F @ Nov 2nd 2007 4:50PM
Cell phones were invented to be used in emergencies.Not to be used as computers.
Seth @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:37PM
Steve Jobs is Satan's wet nurse.
Matt @ Nov 7th 2007 5:21PM
How can you say that, this i phone is amazing-a shield to protect soldiers is more useful but they've had sheilds for centuries- a couple of years ago i couldnt of even imagined something like this who ever thought of this idea and put it together deserves credit