15 Most Amazing Gadgets Of Past 20 Years

#5 BlackBerry 8700

Year: 2006

BlackBerry 8700 transformed the Canadian telecommunications staple into a mobile force. A dynamic OS paired with a reliable navigating mechanism ala scroll wheel, along with a sharp color screen and the best QWERTY keyboard on the block can attest to the resolute claim. Throw in RIM’s unrivaled enterprise software and of course, BlackBerry Messenger, the 8700 can arguably go down as the greatest BlackBerry ever.

#4 Apple iPod

Year: 2001

Since October 2004, the iPod line has dominated digital music player sales in the United States, with over 90 percent of the market for hard drive-based players and over 70 percent of the market for all types of players. During the year from January 2004 to January 2005, the high rate of sales caused its U.S. market share to increase from 31 percent to 65 percent and in July 2005, this market share was measured at 74 percent. In January 2007, Apple reported record quarterly revenue of US$7.1 billion, of which 48 percent was made from iPod sales. iPods have won several awards ranging from engineering excellence, to most innovative audio product, to fourth best computer product of 2006. PC World says that iPod line has "altered the landscape for portable audio players".

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