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Default The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

Every House Wife's Dream "The Electric Can Opener" ~ RHF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_appliance
Followed by every other "Time Saving" and "Work Saving"
Electrical Kitchen, Household and Personal Appliances :
including the Vacuum Cleaner and the Washer and Dryer

Plus Every Power Tool Know to Man !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Tool

READ - The List of Edison Patents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents

The Electric Light Bulb followed by the Compact Fluorescent
Lamp (CFL) and then the Light Emitting Diode (LED)

The Telegraph followed by the Telephone
and then the Cellular Phone.

The Phonograph Record followed by the Tape Recorder
and then the Video Tape and the DVD Recorder/Players.

The Radio followed by the TV Set
and then Digital Cable and Satellite TV Systems

The Home Computer followed by the Everything Digital !


For those Who Are Into Something - Low-Tech and No-Tech :

* Solid State In-Organic - The Pet Rock !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_rock

* Organic - The Chia Pet !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_pet
http://www.cooltvproducts1.com/Categ...source=froogle