Time Magazine Invention of the Year
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,288 ... »
Stop. I mean, don't stop reading this, but stop thinking what you're about to think. Or, O.K., I'll think it for you:
The thing is hard to type on. It's too slow. It's too big. It doesn't have instant messaging. It's too expensive. (Or, no, wait, it's too cheap!) It doesn't support my work e-mail. It's locked to AT&T. Steve Jobs secretly hates puppies. And—all together now—we're sick of hearing about it! Yes, there's been a lot of hype written about the iPhone, and a lot of guff too. So much so that it seems weird to add more, after Danny Fanboy and Bobby McBlogger have had their day. But when that day is over, Apple's iPhone is still the best t...
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Stop. I mean, don't stop reading this, but stop thinking what you're about to think. Or, O.K., I'll think it for you:
The thing is hard to type on. It's too slow. It's too big. It doesn't have instant messaging. It's too expensive. (Or, no, wait, it's too cheap!) It doesn't support my work e-mail. It's locked to AT&T. Steve Jobs secretly hates puppies. And—all together now—we're sick of hearing about it! Yes, there's been a lot of hype written about the iPhone, and a lot of guff too. So much so that it seems weird to add more, after Danny Fanboy and Bobby McBlogger have had their day. But when that day is over, Apple's iPhone is still the best t...
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I don't care how revolutionary the iPhone is, it still is not the "Invention of the Year".
I would rather see that award be given to something that has done something to better human life, or to save human life.
Why give publicity to something that already has publicity? If you haven't been under a rock since last year, you know what the iPhone is Apple and At&t have made sure of that.
I would rather see that award be given to something that has done something to better human life, or to save human life.
Why give publicity to something that already has publicity? If you haven't been under a rock since last year, you know what the iPhone is Apple and At&t have made sure of that.
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Well, the problem is almost everything has been invented as far as tech stuff, anything that comes out is an improvement on the last. Quit your griping Verizon just got some new phones that are finally decent, so get one and shut up.
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Read the name, just because I sell vzw doesn't mean that I will ever own one. 🙄
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pepsijunky said:
Well, the problem is almost everything has been invented as far as tech stuff, anything that comes out is an improvement on the last. blockquote>
Do you really believe that?
Here is another one for ya....
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
--Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, ** 1899 **
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Yeah I get the idea Hoff, but can you name me a few inventions this year that were completely new and not based off of anything else? Plus, does anyone give a sh*t about it? Probably not.
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I was always negative about the iPhone, then I bought one for the hell of it. Can barely take my f*$%ing hands off of it. It truly is amazing, if for no other reason for internet browsing. And like stated above, they make laborous tasks fun. Deleting my email and watching it get sucked into the trashcan is reminiscent of Ghostbusters when they laid the traps and sucked the ghosts into them.
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