1) Motorola Droid
2) Apple iPod
Apple’s blockbuster device that convinced music fans to upgrade from their CD players en masse. The iPod simultaneously made piracy more appealing, by letting people carry their large number of song libraries in their pockets. It also providing a lifeline to the flailing music industry with the iTunes Store, which eventually became the world’s biggest music retailer. It was an entire generation’s introduction to Apple’s easy-to-use products and slick marketing. These people would go on to buy MacBooks, iPhones and iPads in droves, helping to make Apple the most valuable technology company in the world.
3) Philips N1500 VCR
VCR, got its start in 1972 with Philips’ release of the N1500. Predating the BetaMax versus VHS format war, the N1500 recorded television onto square cassettes, unlike the VCRs that would achieve mass market achievements in the 1980s. Philips device was the first to let television junkies save their favorite programs for later. But that kind of convenience didn’t come cheap. Originally selling in the U.K. for around £440, it would cost more than $6,500 today. That’s the equivalent of 185 Google Chromecasts.
4)BlackBerry 6210
BlackBerry made pocket-sized gadgets for accessing email on-the-go before the 6210, but this was the first to combine the Web-browsing and email experience with the functionality of a phone. The 6210 let users check email, make phone calls, send text messages, manage their calendar, and more all from a single device. Its predecessor, the 5810, required users to attach a headset in order to make calls.
5) Apple iPad
Apple’s iPad wasn’t the first tablet, but it was different from what came before. Earlier devices, like the GriDPad and Palm Pilot, had smaller touchscreens users had to operate with a stylus. Microsoft unveiled a tablet that ran Windows XP in 2002. The problem, however, was that these devices didn’t have interfaces that were well-suited for touch, and they were often clunkier and larger than the iPad. Apple sold 300,000 iPads on its first day in stores.
6) Amazon Kindle
7) Sony PlayStation
You’d be hard pressed to name a single PlayStation feature that by itself transformed the games industry. It’s been Sony’s obsession with compacting high-end tech into sleek, affordable boxes, then making all that power readily accessible to developers. The company marketed the PlayStation as a game system for adults and that helped drive the original system, released in 1994. PlayStation 2’s Guinness record for bestselling console of all time—a record even Nintendo’s Wii hasn’t come close to breaking.
8) Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer with a price tag to match its tiny size: about $35, without a monitor, mouse or keyboard. Not meant to replace everyday computers, the Pi is being used in classrooms worldwide to help students learn programming skills. More than eight million Pi’s sold as of last year.
9) Palm Pilot
The original Palm Pilot 1000 solidified handheld computing when it launched in 1996, paving the way for BlackBerry and, eventually, today’s smartphone. The “palmtop” computer came with a monochrome touchscreen that supported handwriting and was capable of syncing data like contacts and calendar entries to users’ computers. It spawned a device category known as the “personal digital assistant,” or PDA. The Apple Newton preceded it but it was the first one people wanted.
10) Victrola Record Player
Victrola first made audio players a staple in most people’s homes. The device’s amplifying horn was hidden inside a wooden cabinet. Eventually, the Victor Talking Machine Company would be bought by RCA, which would go on to become a radio and television giant.
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