TIME magazine has revealed its list of ten technologies that it deems ‘the decade’s most important and influential gadgets.’
Apple’s iPad, launched in 2010, took the number one spot, followed by Tesla Model S and Raspberry Pi – both released in 2012.
Two of the Cupertino company’s other devices also took the seventh and eight spots – the iWatch, followed by the AirPods.
The New York-based publication chose the iPad as number one because, the only tablet computer on the market was a laptop and the device created a cultural shift for personal computing.
Apple’s iPad took the top spot on the list and interestingly enough, the device is set for its 10th anniversary next month
‘Over the last 10 years, thousands of products have been released, and while some are definitely ‘cooler’ than others, their impact on the past decade, and the decade to come, is by no means identical,’ Patrick Lucas Austin with TIME magazine shared.
Apple’s iPad took the top spot on the list and interestingly enough, the device is set for its 10th anniversary next month.
Austin shared: Before the iPad’s introduction in 2010, the idea of a ‘tablet computer’ was mostly relegated to slick science fiction movies and unwieldy laptop-adjacent monstrosities running terrible software.’
‘Apple’s iPad — like the iPhone before it — resulted in a cultural shift for personal computing, and set the tone for the next decade of portable devices.’
Next on the list is the Tesla Model S, which has ‘reshaped the trajectory of the automotive industry’. Competitors in the automobile industry have been forced to adopt battery-powered technology in order to stay afloat
And the third spot was given to the Raspberry Pi. This device looks like a miniature Linux computer that is used for coding
And Apple has sold more than 360 million devices.
Next on the list is the Tesla Model S, which has ‘reshaped the trajectory of the automotive industry’.
Competitors in the automobile industry have been forced to adopt battery-powered technology in order to stay afloat.
Tesla has also changed the look of a vehicle with huge touchscreen displays in the front – and then there is the autopilot capabilities.
And the third spot was given to the Raspberry Pi.
This device looks like a miniature Linux computer that is used for coding.
It has allowed anyone to learn the powers of computer at an affordable price.
The Raspberry Pi is also made to handle everything from robotics and home automation to entertainment.
Google’s Chromecast, released in 2013, made it dead simple to beam media from your laptop or smartphone to your TV, helping popularize the very concept of streaming
The DJI Phantom Drone, which also made its debut in 2013, is one of the most recognizable drones on the market. It boasts four propellers and legs and has a camera attached underneath to capture stunning aerial footage
‘After seven years on the market, and with over 25 million units sold, the Raspberry Pi is a tinkerer’s dream come true,’ wrote Austin.
Following the Raspberry Pi is Google’s Chromecast then the DJI Phantom Drone from 2013 and in sixth comes Amazon’s Echo.
Next is Amazon’s Echo which is home to the famous Alexa voice assistant
Google’s Chromecast, released in 2013, made it simple to beam media from your laptop or smartphone to your TV, helping popularize the very concept of streaming.
The DJI Phantom Drone, which also made its debut in 2013, is one of the most recognizable drones on the market. It boasts four propellers and legs and has a camera attached underneath to capture stunning aerial footage.
Next is Amazon’s Echo which is home to the famous Alexa voice assistant.
‘As the first of its kind, Alexa blazed a trail for the multiple competitors trying to sell you on their own voice assistants to varying degrees of success,’ Austin shared.
‘While convenient, though, the proliferation of devices like the Echo has spurred controversy surrounding the data collection practices of smart device manufacturers, becoming one of the most high-profile privacy issues of our time.’
Apple again makes the list at number seven with its Apple Watch and at number eight with its AirPods. Both of these devices were one of a kind at the time of their release
Apple again makes the list at number seven with its Apple Watch and at number eight with its AirPods.
Both of these devices were one of a kind at the time of their release.
Then the last two spots are dedicated to gaming systems – nine is Nintendo Switch and 10 is the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
‘The hybrid Nintendo Switch in 2017 — which you can play either portably or connected to your TV — might be the company’s most important contribution to gaming yet’, Austin with Time said
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller was made for gamers with limited mobility and highly modifiable for different users’ needs