Nintendo Switch Makes the List on Time's 25 Best Inventions of 2017

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d21lewis on 17 November 2017

I love the Switch so much, I'd make up new awards for it to win, too.

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Jranation on 17 November 2017

GuyDuke said:

Jranation said:
Did other consoles and handhelds made it on the list at their release year?

http://techland.time.com/2013/11/14/the-25-best-inventions-of-the-year-2013/slide/more-lists/

In 2013, no sight of PS4 and XBOne. Only the Oculus Rift.

Oh wow. Then this just makes it even more impressive for the Switch! Congrats Nintendo!

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Lawlight on 17 November 2017

Fairly sure that handheld tablets were invented before 2017.

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PortisheadBiscuit on 17 November 2017

iphone X? Really? Lol

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Teeqoz on 18 November 2017

GuyDuke said:

Teeqoz said:
Reads more like a list of products rather than inventions. Though I guess that depends on what you consider inventions. Very few of the items listed fit into what I'd call inventions at least.

What would you call inventions?

Most inventions serve for mass consumption these days. Even the Tesla car, which was considered as a game-changer back when the original model was introduced, is now breaking in mainstream markets.

New technology?

Taking a look at this list, we find: low calorie ice cream, makeup for all skintones, a gym that also does medical tests, a wrist thermometer, the fidget spinner (which is just a centerpiece conntected to the arms with ballbearings), a lock that opens the door automatically when the key is close (huh, sounds familiar? That's because cars have been doing this for years), the Iphone X (which has the same features as plenty of other phones). I could probably find more examples.

All of those may be neat products that might not have had much of a market before, but to call them inventions? Many of those products (or something equivalent to them) have even existed for decades.

Last edited by Teeqoz - on 18 November 2017