Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets

ziggysego · August 29, 2011, 11:32:07 PM

A load of bollocks.

redcard · August 30, 2011, 12:02:04 AM

cant see it but would have nail clippers high on that list. Have been brilliant at sorting out ragnails down through the years

Hardy · August 30, 2011, 09:56:27 AM

Television is amazing. Virtually every other form of human activity improves and develops as we learn and get experience in its use.

Canalman · August 30, 2011, 10:30:13 AM

Remote control for me anyday. TV (obviously) a close second. No time for a chicken and egg philosophical debate though. Not sure TV is a gadget though.

Tubberman · August 30, 2011, 10:54:07 AM

Quote from: Canalman on August 30, 2011, 10:30:13 AM
Remote control for me anyday. TV (obviously) a close second. No time for a chicken and egg philosophical debate though. Not sure TV is a gadget though.

Remote control isn't much good if there's no telly to point it at

AZOffaly · August 30, 2011, 11:18:32 AM

TV is not a gadget, it's an appliance. Nobody calls the Fridge a gadget, and that's more important than the TV.

I think gadgets have to be small, knacky things in my mind anyway. The iPhone is a gadget, the netbook is a gadget, I don't think the TV or a desktop computer is a gadget.

Nally Stand · August 30, 2011, 11:24:01 AM

Not one mention of the Guinness Widget. The brits obviously changed their minds on that one. They were big fans a few years ago...

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