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The Greatest Innovations of the Last Decade?

Discussion in 'Science & Technology' started by Sethdaddy8, Oct 4, 2008.

  1. Sethdaddy8

    Sethdaddy8 Well-Known Member

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    On a level that touches people and has relevant usability, what are the greatest innovations of the last decade?



    For me there's three.

    3. Directv's Sunday Ticket.


    2. GPS Navigation in automobiles.


    1. Flushable baby wipes. Its a no-brainer.




    Discuss.
     
  2. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    My 3 (in no order):

    HDTV (first set went on sale in US in 1998)

    Wireless video game controllers (for consoles)

    HDMI
     
  3. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    Well...you know what they say....
     
  4. anlgp

    anlgp ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

    um no i don't. what do they say?
     
  5. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    1.cheaper transistors
    2.the stacked processor
    3.core techonology..
     
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  6. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3ah4ygklI]YouTube - Internet Is For Pon - Animation[/ame]
     
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  7. HolliFinFan

    HolliFinFan Not a Face Painter Luxury Box

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    Here are my three (hope they're in the last decade!):

    1. wireless networking
    2. document camera
    3. computerized/online gradebook programs
     
  8. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    wireless is a good one especially if they can get the whitespace off the ground :up:
     
  9. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    That was in mine at first but stuff I kept seeing was earlier than the past 10 years.
     
  10. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    I think wireless might be earlier but not readily available to recently.
     
  11. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    That was my thinking about the GPS too.
     
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  12. HolliFinFan

    HolliFinFan Not a Face Painter Luxury Box

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    I didn't have it until I got an airport in my room two years ago. Newer bldgs. are wired for it. I still can't get over the mobility, hooking into the LCD, taking roll on the laptop at the door, etc. Incredible convenience and time saver.
     
  13. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    for those that don't know this is white space

    link
    Basically in a nutshell they want to use traditional tv bandwidths for wireless internet. Only problem is it will take a lot of technology to do so. One thing being what is called the cognitive radio which is essentially a router that is somewhat self aware. If they, microsoft,hp,google and a few others, can get to where they get whitespace approved by the fda I believe, then wireless internet will become readily available and far cheaper then it is now.
     
  14. HolliFinFan

    HolliFinFan Not a Face Painter Luxury Box

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    I actually looked it up after your prior reference. So many changes coming.
     
  15. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    yeah its real interesting and something I wish I was a part of. If they pull it off you are talking high speed internet in areas previously thought impossible......
     
  16. HolliFinFan

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    awesome. then my neighbor can get his own :lol:
     
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  17. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    yeah you should encrypt your signal and you can also change the range of it on your router :wink2:
     
  18. HolliFinFan

    HolliFinFan Not a Face Painter Luxury Box

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    yea, i know. he's disabled, motorcycle accident. not to be graphic, but we actually heard the crash, and went to it as EMS was arriving. Saw his severed leg on the ground (I know TMI). He's not online too much. Mostly during the day when we're at work. I didn't even notice it until i was off work in the summer. (We share a wall/townhouse.)
     
  19. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    aww I see thats nice of you then.................. I would still yell at him :tongue2:
     
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  20. HolliFinFan

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    You lie. You'd just reroute!
     
  21. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    naw id try to give him a virus or something.........

    I tease my friend he lives in an apartment complex and is always stealing his neighbors internet,but he's not disabled he's just cheap....
     
  22. Boik14

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    The I Pod. No more silly walkmans or discmans that only fit 10-15 songs on a blank tape or cd.


    One thing I cant wait for is the Internet 2. Recently invented by CERN, the inventor of the original internet, its not going to be released in Europe for at least a little while longer but its still going to put white space and everything else readily available or soon to become available to shame in terms of speed. Prepare for Fios, and whatever else you use to look like aol dial up.
     
  23. NyPhinfan

    NyPhinfan Season Ticket Holder

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    TiVo and DVRs
     
  24. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    faster then the j3??
     
  25. Frumundah Finnatic

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    I would say its that Cellphones have become more wide spread, and Viagra.
     
  26. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    MP3 players you mean?
     

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