Top 25: Technological breakthroughs

[Steve]

CNN is running an article covering the top 25 technological breakthroughts. As you would expect, lots of computer related items are in the list, from video games to digital storage.

Having a computer in almost every American home (No. 5) has changed the way the world conducts business and how people communicate. Computers have gone from whirring behemoths to devices that fit in every room -- or every pocket.

"We see them in our cell phones, our PDAs," said Suzanne Kantra of Popular Science magazine. "Kids' toys in particular have taken off in the ability to be smart."

And just as computer use worldwide is exploding, the brains behind them -- the processors -- are getting smaller. Computer chips made the list at No. 9, and today a chip that you can balance on your fingertip can hold massive amounts of data.

The little blighters are keeping everyone from knowing their top tech pick until the TV airing tonight, although my guess, making no connection whatsoever to what CNN stands for, is that cable TV will be on the top spot. Satellite TV is already on the list though, so perhaps I'm just a cynic.

[CNN article]

[speedy_s]

When is it on?

[Steve]

As they might say on slashdot - RTFA!

Stay tuned to CNN on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET as the No. 1 technology breatkthrough is revealed in an hour-long countdown show.

That's some time early morning here then.

[fathazza]

"Having a computer in almost every American home (No. 5) has changed the way the world conducts business and how people communicate"

^^ is actually quite offensive, I never thought CNN would be that parochial