The 25 Best Gadgets of the Past 25 Years

We welcome you to join us on this trip through memory lane as we crown the 25 Best Gadgets of the Past 25 Years.

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Technology has evolved immensely over the past 25 years. A number of landmark gadgets have come and gone since 1988—each one revolutionary in its own way—altering our personal lifestyle for the better as we continue to age. Mobiles became smart. PCs transformed into portable minicomputers we’ve come to know as tablets. Headphones grew into fashionably loud (literally) accessories. And gaming consoles morphed into multimedia machines. These are the many devices we've revered for the past quarter century and continue to treasure. We’re talking products that revolutionized and laid the foundation for today’s tech scene. So we welcome you to join us on this trip through memory lane as we crown the 25 Best Gadgets of the Past 25 Years.

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25. Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote

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24. FujiFilm X100

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23. Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer

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22. Palm Pilot 1000

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21. Garmin GPS

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20. IBM ThinkPad 701C

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19. Nikon D1 SLR Camera

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18. T-Mobile Sidekick

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17. Apple iMac G3

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16. Motorola RAZR V3

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15. Beats By Dre

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14. Samsung Galaxy S III

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13. Apple MacBook Pro

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12. BlackBerry 8700

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Nintendo Game Boy

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10. Bose QuietComfort 3

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9. Apple iPod

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8. TiVo

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7. Sony Discman D Series

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6. USB Flash Drive

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5. Sony PlayStation 2

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4. Amazon Kindle

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3. Apple iPad

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2. Motorola StarTAC

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Apple iPhone

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