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[aznpxdd]

Seriously though... HDMI technology was pretty big on an entertainment level.

As a marketing gimmick? Sure.

 

[Pochacco]

iPhone/iOS/smartphone is the obvious answer.

But I also think that Facebook and Twitter have been game changers in the way the world communicates. Another one I love is the drastic improvements in digital cameras over the last 10 years. Oh, and the consumerization of GPS is super convient too. The crazy thing is that all these things come together beautifully in smartphones/iPhones.

 

[MarkMclovin]

This badboy :

Second would be the wireless router.

 

[Anticitizen One]

iPhone. It changed everything

 

[wetwired]

every post will be a smartphone of some sort

Also Galaxy Nexuses

FUCK YEAH!!

Yeah I expected to see nothing but smartphones in this thread. Mine would be my galaxy nexus, I actually a dream (more like a nightmare) the other night that I dropped it 10cm onto my desk and it cracked the screen, that's how much it's invaded my life.

 

[apocalidiot]

This badboy :

Second would be the wireless router.

Damn that looks nice. What kind of phone is that?

 

[APetePerson]

IMO, by far it's how far PC technology has come

 

[APetePerson]

Damn that looks nice. What kind of phone is that?

think it's a samsung galaxy s 2

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

I cannot believe that I am the only one to put up streaming porn sites, or even streaming video sites in general. So many people use services like netflix and hulu, can you imagine going back to the pre-internet age of TV?


edit: Just saw that one other person mentioned espn/netflix. Still less then I expected.

Damn that looks nice. What kind of phone is that?

It's the international version of the galaxy S2. The difference with the US versions is they don't have the physical button.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

The rise of the smartphone. I've been into PC/IT for about 16yrs, and when I think about what I started with (Pentium 60, 8mb, 540mb hard drive) to what I now hold in my hand (dual 1.2ghz, 1gb, 16gb storage, and hd display, 5mp camera, variety of wireless tech).... Its just mind boggling.

/galaxy nexus owner

 

[Dice]

So by "piece of" technology you mean a physical device?

 

[Log4Girlz]

So by "piece of" technology you mean a physical device?

Why limit yourself to physical devices. How about metaphysical devices?

 

[Neo C.]

Eh, my choice is pretty conservative, but modern laptops are my centre of life. Work, school, free time, even holidays are done with a laptop. Now if only the reliability would be better (I have two Dells and one Hp).

 

[Dice]

Why limit yourself to physical devices. How about metaphysical devices?

I meant as opposed to software.

 

[Ecotic]

Facebook. The ability to not lose touch with someone just because you're not around them anymore was such a gamechanger for me. And the ability to meet people too. It's a luxury we've probably forgotten by now, but in mid-2007 when I was in my sophomore year of college, getting out of class and getting on facebook and feeling "connected" was pretty blissful.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I meant as opposed to software.

I'm being corny.

 

[MRORANGE]

palm pda's were amazing pieces of technology, it paved the roadmap for the iphone in terms of gui and ease of use, heck even the designs of the iphone can be rooted back to this device :

I personally had the palm zire 71:

it could play 5 hours of mpeg video and this was in 2003 !

 

[Jay Sosa]

Smartphones in general. Having a decent mp3 player, GPS and internet on one small device is pretty impressing and useful.

 

[Always-honest]

Not smartphones in general. Specificly the iPhone. The iPhone 4 to get even more specific.
The rest just hobbles along on the bandwagon.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

palm pda's were amazing pieces of technology, it paved the roadmap for the iphone in terms of gui and ease of use, heck even the designs of the iphone can be rooted back to this device :



I personally had the palm zire 71:

it could play 5 hours of mpeg video and this was in 2003 !

I was the only kid in 8th grade with a brand new Tungsten T|3 and a whopping SIXTY FOUR MEG SD card!

Agreed. They were freaking awesome. I went from an m100 in 6th grade, to a M505, to a T3. I was a gadget nerd way before it was cool ;p

 

[SmokyDave]

The iPhone 4. It's just perfect. It's also one of the very few pieces of technology that makes a noticeable difference to my life on a daily basis.

 

[Fury Sense]

and

 

[Wiktor]

Thinkpad x200 tablet

 

[Fallout-NL]

Yeah, smartphones and highspeed internet.

Though I am disappointed by my iPhone (3G), that thing has become so unbearably slow. There has to be a better method of selling new phones than this built in half-life.

 

[water_wendi]

i cant think of anything from last decade thats really interested me.

 

[Arjen]

Another vote for smarphones. I'm still amazed how much tech they crammed into my Galaxy S2

 

[aznpxdd]

Actually yeah, forgot about high-speed internet and torrenting. Shit's amazing.

 

[ReBurn]

I'm a fan of the mass-market HD switch along with the Blu-ray chaser. Smartphones are cool, but they've created a generation of ADD-riddled people who can't function without a screen in their faces all the time.

 

[Tornado Condor]

I remember when the Nokia N95 used to be hot shit back then.

 

[crazy monkey]

iPhone hands down. It's influence on phones and mobile tech is patently evident.

phones on left are much more beautiful

 

[Cromat]

As sad as it may be to say this, the iPhone 4 dramatically changed my life. Certainly more than any other single purchase I ever made.

 

[teruterubozu]

 

[Wiktor]

I'm surprised how many people name smartphones. I have one and it's a nice device, but I can't say it changed much in my life compared to dumbphones.

 

[Wiktor]

phones on left are much more beautiful

I must admit I miss clamshells quite a lot.

 

[Zeppelin]

I'm surprised how many people name smartphones. I have one and it's a nice device, but I can't say it changed much in my life compared to dumbphones.

Yeah, I don't understand the people claiming it changed their lives either. Sure, it makes a lot of things more convenient and but I can't say I live my life any different since I got my smartphone.

 

[teruterubozu]

I'm surprised how many people name smartphones. I have one and it's a nice device, but I can't say it changed much in my life compared to dumbphones.

Because the ads and marketing strategy continually reinforce the image that these things are "life-changers!" thus we believe it.

 

[Glass Rebel]

1. Wikipedia
2. iPhone 4(S)
3. GAF

 

[megashock5]

I have to go with the iPhone (4s) to be exact.
The design is simply beautiful
The iPhone alone was revolutionary
Carrying the Internet in your pocket and throw in the app store.

What's yours?

This morning I checked the weather forecast on my iPhone, then plugged it into the USB port in my car and listened to my music on the drive to work, then paid for my coffee with it at Starbucks. All this before I even got to work. I'll probably play Canabalt or something on it later.

That would sound crazy for one device just a decade ago.

 

[TheContact]

iphone as well. changed my life.

edit: I should just say smart phones. I'd probably be equally as happy with a good droid.

 

[GCX]

1. Wikipedia
2. iPhone 4(S)
3. GAF

You underestimate GAF's age.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Smartphones and 3G internet. All the information in the world available everywhere, right in the palm of your hand.

 

[Trent Strong]

Smart phones aren't that great.

 

[Always-honest]

Smart phones aren't that great.

The iPhone4 is.

 

[Glass Rebel]

You underestimate GAF's age.

I mean NeoGAF, duh.

 

[Trent Strong]

The iPhone4 is.

Meh.

 

[Always-honest]

Meh.

You're just having a bad day, aren't you?
Have a hug

 

[MontTrain]

iPhone hands down.

Haters gonna hate

 

[Alucrid]

Prius

 

[OnkelC]

Blu Ray Disc and Full HD.

 

[7Th]

-I know where I am on a map. I can find any business or address in a second.

-I know exactly how to get from here to there, and I know how long it will take via car, bus, or by foot. No more memorizing addresses or guesswork. "here to there" conversations are a thing of the past. I laugh when people try to have the conversation about address/directions and I'm like, dude, you don't need to discuss that stuff anymore.

-No more buying newspapers... I have thousands of news sources available to me at all times.

-social networking becoming live "always connected" utilities as opposed to just something that you check when you sit down at a PC. At this very moment I am connected to childhood friends who I haven't seen in over a decade. No, they would have never called me, and I would have never called them, but we frequently chat during our daily lives... either in a live chat sense, or in a passive back-and-forth messaging sense... whatever works for us.

-Touchscreen remotes always on your person, for things like iTunes or TVs.

-Being able to Google any answer. People running their mouth about topics is a thing of the past. The real answer is at everyone's fingertips.

-THE INTERNET with you all the time.

-Internet banking with you all the time.

-Games with you all the time.

-Youtube with you all the time.

-GAF WITH YOU ALL THE TIME

If you can give them up so lightly, you aren't using them like hundreds of millions of people are right now... or you're just a minimalist by comparison. That's why they've sold in the hundreds of millions. Kids these days would rather have an iPhone than a car, and I agree with them.

I mean like... what the hell, lol. How could it not be considered a game changer? It's a game changer to my luddite 60 year old parents!

How is that different from a PDA?