Researchers who carried out a detailed study saw the wireless device networking system pip smart home technology to claim the top spot.A survey of 2,000 adults across Britain placed online banking in third place and internet search engines in fourth. Online shopping sites, such as Amazon, completed the top five.
“In the last couple of decades, we have planted our feet firmly in the digital age, and innovations like WiFi, online banking and search engines are great examples of products that as a result of hard work and continuous development have become vital and beneficial parts of everyday life”.The study also found other inventions from the last 25 years we hold in high regard are GPS, contactless payment, and flat-screen TVs.
And 43 per cent polled in the survey, conducted by OnePoll.com, thought their favourite invention of the last 25 years took a number of iterations to perfect. Turning their attention to the future of inventing, nearly one in two of us want to see further product developments in the area of transport to help make our lives easier and the number 1 product we want is flying cars.
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