The Best Inventions Of The Year

From the phone that has changed phones forever, to futuristic cars, to a building made of water, to a remote-controlled dragonfly—a dazzling display of ingenuity

—By Maryanne Murray Buechner, Kristina Dell, Andrea Dorfman, Lev Grossman, Anita Hamilton, Rebecca Winters Keegan, Jeffrey Kluger, Michael D. Lemonick, Coco Masters, Lisa McLaughlin, Alice Park, Julie Rawe and Deirdre van Dyk

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In the market for a digital camera with built-in wi-fi? How about an affordable smart phone, or an ultrathin laptop that weighs less than 2.5 lbs.? After scouring the world's shelves and laboratories for the latest in gadgetry, TIME thanks you for your votes.

The winner is.....The iPhone.

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