Time Magazine picks gadget of the year
Having already named it "Invention of the Year," Time Magazine didn't have to go far out on a limb to pick Apple's (AAPL) iPhone as the No. 1 gadget of 2007
Maryanne Murray Buechner made the selection and wrote the entry:
The iPhone changed the way we think about how mobile media devices should look, feel and perform. The design is exceptional inside and out: It's got a slick glass-and-stainless steel case and an elegant touch screen loaded with eye candy. It's an iPod and a 2-megapixel camera. Images and video clips display vertically or horizontally — they reorient themselves depending on how you hold the thing. When the phone detects a wireless network within range — your own home wi-fi set up or somebody else's — it lets you tap once to connect, and then proceed with your Web surfing, Google mapping, emailing and other activities that can otherwise be painfully slow over AT&T's cellular network — the only one, unfortunately, that carries iPhone calls. (link)
The honorific was part of a 50-list year-end extravaganza that made picks in everything from most underreported story (No. 1: Infighting in Somalia) to top 10 buzzwords (No. 1: Cougar, an older woman who pursues younger men) to T-shirt worthy slogans (No. 1: DON'T TASE ME, BRO).
The other entries in the gadget list:
- Nikon Coolpix S51c
- Netgear SPH200W Wi-Fi Skype Phone
- Palm Centro
- Sony Handcam HD-CX7
- Samsung P2
- Toshiba Portégé R500-S5004
- Flytech Dragonfly
- Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive
- Belkin N1 Vision Wi-Fi
Can you believe some of those product names? Do you think the iPhone would have made the cut if Steve Jobs had called it the Apple SPH200W Wi-Fi Skype-free Phone?
To see all 50 Time Top 10 lists, click here.
oh no….
not another, "this is the best thing since sliced bread….although the technologies already existed and for 1/4th the cost." article….
lol…the iPhone gets gadget of the year? only in america can a rip off of existing technologies be wrapped in a shiny bundle and get 'gadget of the year'.
am i the only person with vision that can see A CELL PHONE THAT DOES THE SAME AS A DOZEN OTHERS IS NOT A 'GADGET OF THE YEAR'.
as a matter of fact, the only thing the iPhone has that is different from other devices is the OS. now it is a nice OS and that makes sense seeing as apple has been writing OSs for over 20 years (they have to get it right at some point don't they??)….but gadget of the year; lmao…IT'S CLOSER TO PAPER-WEIGHT OF THE YEAR.
anyone can wrap a 'Piece of Chit' in a shiny wrapper and trumpet it as the newest technology since the space program……
again, i'm glad i'm not the typical lemming of society…..you R-Tards keep buying the re-wrapped technology of yesterday and call it the gadget of the year….
i mean lets think of it…what makes the apple products useful to so few?? it's because they are built for retards that in most cases lack even the most basic of common sense.
don't get me wrong…i've used apple products over the last 25 years (never bought any apple products though…i could never convince myself i was that retarded) and with so much experience using their products i can still conclude, apple brings up the rear with simple minded products for those very few that need a challenge for their simple minds.
MY GUESS WAS ZUNE!
The new Zunes are a cut above everything else in the space! Rent your music, life is tempoary!
Great blog. And great point about naming. Tech companies either go too light, and non-descriptive, or too tech heavy – roman numerals ETC. Apple has a great ability to market themselves. Disney also has this ability to get their brand out and about, resonating and looking good. I think it is fair to say Microsoft doesn't actually know how to compete. They win by being bigger and 'badder' and meaner at this point. They will face blow-back and many other companies will prosper because of that.
Mark
Keep dreaming Murph. 90+% of all PC's are shipped with MSFT operating systems. That won't change anytime soon. Keep fighting that battle though. Apple may crack 10% in market share one of these decades. And good luck selling iPods when there is no content left on iTunes. Outside of delusional fanboys who are "loyal" to a web store, rational consumers will gravitate to where the content is. AAPL is priced for perfection. $650? You realize it's at $192 right now, right? Where is all this growth going to come from?
Apple stock is heading to $650.00 by 2009!
Bookmark that!
No; AAPL won't even hit $500 until sometime in 2010.
"Do you think the iPhone would have made the cut if Steve Jobs had called it the Apple SPH200W Wi-Fi Skype-free Phone?"
UHHHH??????
Apple is winning the Apple vs Microsoft battle. I can say Microsoft Won the first round, but is losing BIG TIME to Apple front in iPods, Mac OS X and the best of breed iTunes.
Apple stock is heading to $650.00 by 2009!
Bookmark that!
Even though Apple won the Invention of the Year, I find it astonishing that the Austin Board of REALTORS implemented a new MLS that doesn't allow Mac users access to homes. http://texasrealestate.blogs.com/weblog/2007/12/austin-board-of.html