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TIME Names iPhone Most Influential Gadget of All Time

"Unsurprisingly, Apple's iPhone was ranked as the number one most influential device on TIME's list"

Obviously everyone knew this would happen <sarcasm>

edit: reading through the list, i'm not surprised. however, the list is crap. what about the first phone or everything in the early 20th century that changed the world? "changed the game in 2007" maybe in 100 years we can say that, but 9 years out of forever??? nope.
 
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ArtOfWarfare said:
See, this was something valid to say back in 2013.

The original iPod was released in Fall of 2001.

The iPhone was released in Summer of 2007.

Apple took 5.75 years to go from the original iPod to the original iPhone.

It's been just under 9 years now. In this time, Apple has released a revamped Apple TV (a crappy remote using crappy voice controls that haven't been updated in 5 years, plus an App Store that's 8 years late), the Apple Watch (you can't spell useless without... wait, yes you can. That's just how useless it is - not even useful to describe the concept of uselessness), and the iPad, which is basically just a jumbo iPod Touch.

You asked what new developments have taken place.

How about VR? Multiple companies have made VR headsets that work with Linux and Windows. There's support for OS X, but no hardware that it works on, because Apple hasn't bothered to actually keep the Mac competitive.

There's cars, but it seems to me that Apple started working on that project a few years too late. Unless they have some crazy innovative ideas (look at the Apple Watch if you think they might), they're going to flop on this - they'll deliver a product that has nothing on Tesla, except they'll be seen as the underdog. I think there's a decent chance that Cook will realize this and kill the project before Apple wastes too much money on an actual roll-out.

Apple hasn't just passed peak iPhone - they're pass peak Apple. Apple has enough of a cash pile that they can recover, but they're falling fast right now.
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So why are you here again?
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Rogifan said:
A vibrator makes the top 10? Seriously?

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Spoken by someone who probably doesn't understand that the majority of women don't orgasm from sex.
 
bpeeps said:
Or a computer, tablet, or phone. Though he gave ill examples for his point, he isn't wrong.

Internet/mobile usage eclipses television.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/10/u-s-consumers-now-spend-more-time-in-apps-than-watching-tv/
http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Mo...US-Adults-Daily-Time-Spent-with-Media/1010782
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/tv-digital-devices_n_3691196.html
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Isn't wrong but watching content on a big screen instead watching it on an iPhone is a much better experience.
 
RickInHouston said:
Are you aware of the definition of infancy?
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How long have cars, televisions, telephones, and the majority of electronic gadgets we use on the regular been around? In comparison to other technological products, yes the iPhone is in its infancy. Space/science, though we've explored and gained knowledge over thousands of years, is still in its infancy. Infancy can mean the corresponding period in the existence of anything; it's early stage.
 
We're's the :apple: Watch? :eek:

;)

iPhone it's definitely the most influential gadget, but not the most influential Apple product, some seems to think so
 
justperry said:
Isn't wrong but watching content on a big screen instead watching it on an iPhone is a much better experience.
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But that's the great thing about different products, they fit different needs. I can't always watch the 60" television in my living room. Sometimes i want to lay in bed or cook in the kitchen while watching a show on my tablet. Sometimes I want to pass the time with Youtube clips while I'm sitting at the dentist's office or running on the elliptical at the gym.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
See, this was something valid to say back in 2013.

The original iPod was released in Fall of 2001.

The iPhone was released in Summer of 2007.

Apple took 5.75 years to go from the original iPod to the original iPhone.

It's been just under 9 years now. In this time, Apple has released a revamped Apple TV (a crappy remote using crappy voice controls that haven't been updated in 5 years, plus an App Store that's 8 years late), the Apple Watch (you can't spell useless without... wait, yes you can. That's just how useless it is - not even useful to describe the concept of uselessness), and the iPad, which is basically just a jumbo iPod Touch.

You asked what new developments have taken place.

How about VR? Multiple companies have made VR headsets that work with Linux and Windows. There's support for OS X, but no hardware that it works on, because Apple hasn't bothered to actually keep the Mac competitive.

There's cars, but it seems to me that Apple started working on that project a few years too late. Unless they have some crazy innovative ideas (look at the Apple Watch if you think they might), they're going to flop on this - they'll deliver a product that has nothing on Tesla, except they'll be seen as the underdog. I think there's a decent chance that Cook will realize this and kill the project before Apple wastes too much money on an actual roll-out.

Apple hasn't just passed peak iPhone - they're pass peak Apple. Apple has enough of a cash pile that they can recover, but they're falling fast right now.
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Apple didn't meet you 5.75 year deadline on releasing a revolutionary device? Is Apple supposed to release something that changes an industry every 5.75 years?

You talk about VR yet exclude the fact that pretty much all headsets from every company are pretty much as useless as the Apple Watch (which you believe is useless). All we have seen is pricey headsets with little content that are being rushed out the door to ride the VR wave. For all we know Apple will jump in when they have something substantial to add. They were not the first to release an MP3 player or the first to have a smartphone. How many people are clamoring for VR support on a Mac? I'm not saying that it shouldn't be supported but having Macs that are capable is far from bring innovative or industry changing.

Again, being first does not mean success. Apple has proven this several times and I doubt they care about being first in the electric car industry. Tesla hasn't turned a profit at this point but maybe the Model 3 will change that. How many all electric car companies are there with a mainstream presence? I bet you can only name one which leaves room for another.

Most of the stuff people complain about on this site is would not be deemed revolutionary or innovative if Apple actually listened. More ports, lower prices, new iPhone design, VR support, bigger battery, quicker updates, none of this would be deemed revolutionary by anyone who posts here.
 
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FightTheFuture said:
This list is specifically for gadgets and not inventions.
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Fine, the Koenig's 1814 steam-powered printing press or the Edison filament light bulb, is the most influential gadget of all time.

The term gadget is pretty broad. There is a point in time when the butter-churner was considered a gadget.
 
justperry said:
Sorry Time but Tv had a much greater impact than an iPhone and still is, remove the TV from our lives, see what your life will be like!
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The list is about the most influential gadgets, not products in general
Le Big Mac said:
The list seems to be branded devices, not products generally (e.g., Trinitron TV)

That makes little sense.

Anyway, I'd list
1) PC (Mac OS)
2) Television
3) Telephone

4) Smartphones (which are just a reduction and advancement of the first 3).
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Fixed!
 
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