Apple’s first generation ipod voted most iconic gadget of all time

October 30th, 2013, 21:21 Posted By: wraggster

Apple’s first generation iPod has been voted the most iconic gadget of all time by a survey of 3,900 gadget fans commissioned by Gadget Show Live @ Christmas, which opens at Earls Court on Friday. The iPod, launched in 2001) tops a list of the ten most stylish gadgets ever; a list that also includes two phones, a camera, a watch, a fan and an orange juicer.

The oldest gadget to make the top ten is the Polaroid camera (10^th place), which had everyone shaking their snaps vigorously and watching in delight as the image appeared. The youngest is Nike’s Fuel Band, which may be only two years old but still managed to rank second place.

Music is also well represented. In addition to the iPod, Sony’s Walkman takes 6^th place. The Walkman launched in 1980, changing the way listen to music on the move and paving the way for the iPod’s birth two decades later.

The 10 most iconic gadgets of all time:

1. 2001 Apple iPod
2. 2011 Nike FuelBand
3. 2004 Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2 ‘banana’ phone
4. 1998 Apple iMac G3
5. 2004 Motorola Razr V3
6. 1980 Sony Walkman
7. 2009 Dyson Air Multiplier
8. 1983 Casio G-Shock DW-5000C
9. 1990 Alessi Salif mini citrus squeezer
10. 1967 Polaroid camera

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