(viaCNN) A panel of technology leaders assembled by the Lemelson-MIT Program, hoped to single out "25 non-medically related technological innovations that have become widely used since 1980", are readily recognizable by most Americans, have had a direct and perceptible impact on our everyday lives, and/or could dramatically affect our lives in the future. The List:
1. _________________
2. Cell phone
3. Personal computers
4. Fiber optics
5. E-mail
6. Commercialized GPS
7. Portable computers
8. Memory storage discs
9. Consumer level digital camera
10. Radio frequency ID tags
11. MEMS
12. DNA fingerprinting
13. Air bags
14. ATM
15. Advanced batteries
16. Hybrid car
17. OLEDs
18. Display panels
19. HDTV
20. Space shuttle
21. Nanotechnology
22. Flash memory
23. Voice mail
24. Modern hearing aids
25. Short Range, High Frequency Radio
CNN.com will announce the result for No.1 which the invention panel members chose as the most significant of the last 25 years after ten days. My Take : This is a well compiled list. There is no difficulty in guessing what should be No.1 in this list - Its the Internet.
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