And the most enduring gadget is...the alarm clock!

[_____V_____]

The humble alarm clock has beaten the iPhone and flat-screen TV to top the list of most enduring gadgets we can't do without, a new research found.

With its brightly glowing numbers and basic push-button functions, the bedside digital alarm is hardly the most high-tech gadget in our homes.

However, the study found that the clock is the gadget we are most likely to hang on to for the longest, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

The top ten longest-lasting gadgets still in use also include toasted sandwich makers, calculators and electric carving knives.

And even in this digital age, there are millions of homes who have kept and still regularly use their old video cassette recorders and record players.

Although many people are reluctant to part with their old devices, they are not the most loved gizmos owned, according to a poll for the Gadget Show Live Christmas event.

Smartphones and broadband were named as the things that modern people say they cannot live without.

In a survey of 1,000 people about the favorite technology and gadgets that had been in their home the longest, the digital alarm clock, toasted sandwich makers and pocket calculators came out on top.

They were followed by the original Nintendo Game Boy, electric carving knives, pop-up toasters and bread makers.

The list is completed by the digital watch, VCR and record player, in a nod to times gone by.

The top ten older gadgets still in use included Digital alarm clock at number one followed by Breville toasted sandwich maker (2), Pocket calculator (3), Game Boy (4), Electric carving knife (5), Toaster (6), Bread-maker at number seven, Digital watch (8), VCR (9) and a record player at number 10.


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[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

The humble alarm clock has beaten the iPhone and flat-screen TV to top the list of most enduring gadgets we can't do without, a new research found.

With its brightly glowing numbers and basic push-button functions, the bedside digital alarm is hardly the most high-tech gadget in our homes.

However, the study found that the clock is the gadget we are most likely to hang on to for the longest, the 'Daily Mail' reported.

The top ten longest-lasting gadgets still in use also include toasted sandwich makers, calculators and electric carving knives.

And even in this digital age, there are millions of homes who have kept and still regularly use their old video cassette recorders and record players.

Although many people are reluctant to part with their old devices, they are not the most loved gizmos owned, according to a poll for the Gadget Show Live Christmas event.

Smartphones and broadband were named as the things that modern people say they cannot live without.

In a survey of 1,000 people about the favorite technology and gadgets that had been in their home the longest, the digital alarm clock, toasted sandwich makers and pocket calculators came out on top.

They were followed by the original Nintendo Game Boy, electric carving knives, pop-up toasters and bread makers.

The list is completed by the digital watch, VCR and record player, in a nod to times gone by.

The top ten older gadgets still in use included Digital alarm clock at number one followed by Breville toasted sandwich maker (2), Pocket calculator (3), Game Boy (4), Electric carving knife (5), Toaster (6), Bread-maker at number seven, Digital watch (8), VCR (9) and a record player at number 10.


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i dont understand the gameboy ,that must be an american thing,iv never ever seen a person with a game boy.
also i thought most people use the calculator on there phone.Of cause people still have record players,you cant beat records,anyone who really likes there music still or have started collecting records,especially after the pitiful cheap unappreciative way of mp3.
i have a record player and also a video player,cant beat the cheap deals on videos..and they don't scratch

[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by Медвежуть

i'm not surprised that iphone users unable to figure out it can be used as an alarm clock

oh yeah,why the fuck do people still use alarm clocks and not just there phones

[Dara]

Originally Posted by wizard of gore

oh yeah,why the fuck do people still use alarm clocks and not just there phones

I hate my phone.I leave it downstairs when I retire to my boudoir.My Pingu alarm clock rocks!

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Медвежуть

i'm not surprised that iphone users unable to figure out it can be used as an alarm clock

I use mine as an alarm clock

[wizard of gore]

i have no reception where i live,so an alarm is all my phones good for at home

[Ice Pik]

I can see that. I use my phone for my alarm clock and really thats all i use my phone for.

[Fearonsarms]

Originally Posted by wizard of gore

also i thought most people use the calculator on there phone.

I used to know someone who collected calculators-I'm not kidding he used to buy the old scientific ones from Ebay he was THAT into Maths.

[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by Ice Pik

I can see that. I use my phone for my alarm clock and really thats all i use my phone for.

really :eek: you dont even use it to take pics of your shits and send them to mates ?!!!

[Ice Pik]

Originally Posted by wizard of gore

really :eek: you dont even use it to take pics of your shits and send them to mates ?!!!

Not anymore, I won that one awhile back. Mine curled around the bowl.