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
Gadget of the Year Poll Results
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.
View the full list for "The Best Inventions Of The Year"Special Features:
Most Popular »
- The Man Behind Russia's Deadly Train Blast
- The Pakistani Taliban's War on Schoolchildren
- The End of Audacity
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- The Toughest Diet
- China vs. Disney: The Battle for Mulan
- World's Most Shocking Apology: Oprah to James Frey
- Afghanistan: Can Obama Sell America on This War?
- Why the Loan-Modification Program Isn't Working
- How Tiger Woods Can Survive the Scandal
- Where China Goes Next
- Man Of The Year: John F. Kennedy, A Way with the People
- Oprah vs. James Frey: The Sequel
- Hong Kong: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours
- World's Most Shocking Apology: Oprah to James Frey
- A Brush with Gauguin
- How Safe Are Vaccines?
- A New Fight to Legalize Euthanasia
- Economic Darkness Descends on Putin's Russia
- Where's the Beef? Ghent Goes Vegetarian
RSS