These are the 10 most influential gadgets of all time

Ever since they were developed, technical devices have influenced the way we live, work and live. Some play a bigger role than others. In our ranking we show you the ten most influential gadgets of all time.

We can now say with certainty that technical devices are an integral part of our lives. They influence the way we travel, work and live. In addition, most gadgets determine our everyday life.

Gadgets: These are the ten most influential gadgets of all time

Whether smartphones, cameras or televisions: They all owe their current position to a model that has changed the history of technology forever.

That Time Magazine published a list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time. Some are the first of their kind, others are further developments of technical devices, which, however, then determined the mainstream.

Instead of ranking technologies – writing, electricity, etc. – we decided to rank gadgets, the devices consumers are using to infuse the future into their present.

In the ranking we show you the ten most influential gadgets of all time.

1.Apple iPhone

Apple released the iPhone in 2007. The goal: to bring a powerful computer into the pockets of millions of people. And it worked. The iPhone ushered in a new era of flat touchscreen phones.

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About the author

Beatrice Bode

Beatrice is a freelance author and videographer. Her studies in communication and media studies led her to the regional broadcaster Leipzig Fernsehen, where she began her TV career as a CvD, presenter and VJ. After a stopover as a content creator and reporter at Antenne Thüringen, she ended up as an editor at 99pro media GmbH a few years ago. Some time ago, however, she packed her things and moved to the Dominican Republic to support the rescue of coral reefs there as a diver. From there she now writes as a freelance author for BASIC Thinking.