The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

PC World's list of the top 50 tech gadgets of the last half century was assembled after we polled our editors for nominations. We then rated the nominated gadgets for usefulness, design, degree of innovation, influence on subsequent gadgets, and the "cool factor."

1.) Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979)
2.) Apple iPod (2001)
3.) (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999)
4.) PalmPilot 1000 (1996)
5.) Sony CDP-101 (1982)
6.) Motorola StarTAC (1996)
7.) Atari Video Computer System (1977)
8.) Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera (1972)
9.) M-Systems DiskOnKey (2000)
10.) Regency TR-1 (1954)