Sunday, August 3, 2008

EW New Classics (Technology)

From Entertainment Weekly

Here's their list of the top 25 "new classic" technologies. Bold the ones you use/have used, italicize the ones you like/agree should be on the list, strikeout any you think should NOT be on the list.
1. The DVD Player (1997)
2. Napster (1999)
3. TiVo (1999)
4. iPod (2001)
5. YouTube (2005)
6. Realistic CG Characters (1991)
7. Digital Video Cameras for Consumers (1995)
8. Flat-Panel TVs (1997)
9. Satellite-Radio Stations (2001) [too high]
10. Stadium Seating in Multiplexes (1995)
11. MySpace (2003)
12. Avid (1989) [what is this?]
13. Netscape Navigator (1994) [I strongly feel that this should go above any other computer thing--since without a browser we wouldn't have anything else world wide webby...duh!]
14. PlayStation 2 (2000)
15. Pixar's RenderMan Software (1988)
16. Netflix (1998) [too high on the list]
17. SP-1200 Sampler (1987) [and this is....?]
18. Body Motion Capture (1992)
19. Amazon.com (1995) [I should think this should go above NetFlix, eh?]
20. Game Boy (1989)
21. Polyphonic Ringtones (1998)
22. Star Tours (1987) [too high...just WAY too high]
23. The Amazon Kindle (2007) [also too high]
24. Bullet Time (1999)
25. Auto-Tune (1997)

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