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Published Wednesday, February 23, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

THE TOP GADGETS EVER? Mobile PC unveiled its list over the weekend of the top 100 gadgets of all time. Lists and rankings always spur debates. This one is no different. I break down the list in today's Boston Herald. Instead of giving you the lede, let's jump right to the end of my story, in which we discuss what's NOT on the Mobile PC gadget list.

For instance, why didn't the answering machine make the cut? Didn't they have the heart to include the pacemaker? Perhaps they forgot about how vital eight-track recordings once were?
Also spurned by Mobile PC's rankings: microwave ovens, the TelePrompTer, the IFB earpiece allowing TV anchors and reporters to get instructions from the booth, karaoke machines, the first alarm clock equipped with a snooze button and vibrators.
Obviously, this list was man-made.