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 cordless Netgear SPH200W Wi-Fi phone ($150) makes cheap Internet phone calls over your wireless home network and T-Mobile hotspots. Setup is quick; just log on to your existing Skype account or create a new one by pushing a few buttons on the handset's keypad.
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