Re: CNN's top 25 innovations

From: Don Pearce (donald_at_pearce.uk.com)
Date: 01/08/05


Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 17:27:35 GMT

On 8 Jan 2005 08:33:57 -0800, Winfield Hill
<hill_a@t_rowland-dotties-harvard-dot.s-edu> wrote:

> http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/01/03/cnn25.top25.innovations
>
> CNN's list of the top 25 innovations of the last 25 years.
>
>2. Cell phone
>3. Personal computers
>4. Fiber optics
>5. E-mail
>6. Commercialized GPS
>7. Portable computers
>8. Memory storage discs
>9. Consumer level digital camera
>10. Radio frequency ID tags
>11. MEMS
>12. DNA fingerprinting
>13. Air bags
>14. ATM
>15. Advanced batteries
>16. Hybrid car
>17. OLEDs
>18. Display panels
>19. HDTV
>20. Space shuttle
>21. Nanotechnology
>22. Flash memory
>23. Voice mail
>24. Modern hearing aids
>25. Short Range, High Frequency Radio
>
> The number one innovation will be announced on Sunday, January 16,
> at 8 p.m. ET. What do you think it is?

Presumably each if these was, in turn, the best thing since sliced
bread. Which still leaves sliced bread at number one.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com



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