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Best Inventions This Decade

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JNEWFIFTY, Jul 17, 2009.

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  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    The Snuggie!
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jul 18, 2009
    #25
  2. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I remember taking an intro to broadcasting course in the fall of 1994 and the professor was talking about the coming HDTV revolution. Took about 10 years, but he was right on the money.

    I'd have to say it's TiVo/DVR or the iPod. But since the former is not really portable, I'll go with the iPod, which launched in 2001.
     
    Steak Snabler, Jul 18, 2009
    #26
  3. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    Lots of great ones mentioned so far, but two pages and nobody's mentioned the iPhone yet?
     
    EStreetJoe, Jul 18, 2009
    #27
  4. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    I can't find for sure if it was this decade or not. But the Rat Zapper is in my top 5. For anyone who has mice - or rat - problems, the Zapper is the only way to go. We tried regular snap traps, glue traps, everything, and absolutely nothing worked, until the Rat Zapper came into our lives. I now think of it as NORAD, it's defending us even when we're not thinking about it.

    http://www.ratzapper.com/
     
    Small Town Guy, Jul 18, 2009
    #28
  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    I know that. But it didn't hit mainstream and the mass market until a few years ago.

    Yes, it was available in stores. But the costs were astronomical and few networks and affiliates had the audio and video equipment to take proper advantage.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jul 18, 2009
    #29
  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    iPod touch
    Tivo
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jul 18, 2009
    #30
  7. NightHawk112005

    NightHawk112005 Member

    I say wireless internet. I don't own an iPod of any kind or an HDTV, and I have no desire to. My family has an HDTV, and I can't see why so many people think it's so great.
     
    NightHawk112005, Jul 18, 2009
    #31
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Jon Saraceno[/mankyjimy]
     
    dooley_womack1, Jul 18, 2009
    #32
  9. duckncover

    duckncover Member

    Take that back!
     
    duckncover, Jul 18, 2009
    #33
  10. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    ipod

    DVR

    smart phones
     
    zeke12, Jul 18, 2009
    #34
  11. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    It'll be awhile before it's practically appliable, but they've made some incredible advances in working with the brain. Stuff like implanting chips in your skull that let you learn to control machines and computers with your minds. Also, there's been some success recovering images from the mind. It's freaky.
     
    RickStain, Jul 18, 2009
    #35
  12. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Baconaise?
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Jul 18, 2009
    #36
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