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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The Power Tour Electric Guitar from Tiger Electronics ($70) uses touch sensors and leds to teach kids how to play Wild Thing, Smoke on the Water and 10 other classics. Strum in band mode and other instruments join in, or jam solo in punk, rock, metal or indie fashion.
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