Time declares the iPhone the most influential gadget of all time


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 05 May 2016

The new Apple iPhone 3G is on display at the Apple Store, Fifth Avenue, in midtown Manhattan on July 11, 2008 in New York City. Crowds of gadget lovers worldwide are purchasing the device following aggressive promotions. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP =FOR NEWSPAPERS,INTERNET,TELCOS AND TELEVISION USE ONLY=

Apple's original smartphone has changed the way consumers live work and play more than any other tech device in recent history, according to the publication. 

Time's list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time also makes room for Google Glass (50th place), the Nest Smart Thermostat (44th place) and the BlackBerry 6210 (24th). 

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