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Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets, C4&HD 8pm, 29 Aug

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The tin opener?
The trouser press?
The iPod?

C4 details and a competition:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/stephen-frys-100-greatest-gadgets


Stephen's article about it:
http://www.stephenfry.com/2011/08/24/palmed-away/
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    GlengavelGlengavel Posts: 1,925
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    The tin opener?
    The trouser press?
    The iPod?

    The off switch?
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    DarthFaderDarthFader Posts: 3,882
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    No doubt his friend Steve Job's iShineys will feature near the top :rolleyes:

    PJ

    PS should be products he has had to go to the shop and pay for, not before us, for free to his house ;-p


    PJ
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    CaminoCamino Posts: 13,029
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    Stephen Fry is featuring on everything im getting a little bored of him
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 862
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    Guardian review
    www.google.com
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    #100 Karaoke Machine
    #99 E-book reader
    #98 Hair dryer
    #97 Trouser press
    #96 Garlic press
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    Doghouse RileyDoghouse Riley Posts: 32,491
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    Camino wrote: »
    Stephen Fry is featuring on everything im getting a little bored of him

    Yes, what's so special about his gadget's?

    I've an aversion to many programmes with the name of a presenter in the title.

    I'll pass on that one.
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    TassiumTassium Posts: 31,639
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    The point of these CH4 "100 greatest" was always that there was some kind of UK public vote which gave the programme a kind of relevance.

    This one is all Fry, his personal tastes in gadgets.

    So a total rubbishing of the concept for no good reason.
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    Billy_ValueBilly_Value Posts: 22,922
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    #100 Karaoke Machine
    #99 E-book reader

    I do hope you are not gonna be doing that all night otherwise im out of here.
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    I guess he didn't discover any barber shop gadgets while he was researching this

    What's with his James May hair?
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    Trappedin80'sTrappedin80's Posts: 6,270
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    I forgot about this, I'll record it on Channel 4+1.

    I usually like stuff like this.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    I do hope you are not gonna be doing that all night otherwise im out of here.

    Bye !
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    I had that exact torch that Maggie was just talking about.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    #95 Torch
    #94 travel wheels
    #93 Toaster
    #92 Soda Stream
    #91 remote control terrain vehicles
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    CaminoCamino Posts: 13,029
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    Yes, what's so special about his gadget's?

    I've an aversion to many programmes with the name of a presenter in the title.

    I'll pass on that one.

    same goes for "his" horrible histories i dont understand why he had to appear on that recently, get of the screen man
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    TassiumTassium Posts: 31,639
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    I forgot about this, I'll record it on Channel 4+1.

    I usually like stuff like this.

    Hard to see how anyone could enjoy this particular version of the "100 Greatest..."

    Maybe if Fry was just hosting the thing rather than it being all about him
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    #90 Metal detector
    #89 pop up tent

    Only one I disagree with so far is the e-book reader being so low.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,663
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    Given Fry's worship at the Temple of Apple, then #1 is sure to be the i-something.

    And a quite a few Apple adverts in the breaks I'm sure.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    #88 toasted sandwich maker - these one should be much higher!
    #87 electric blanket
    #86 chip & pin machine
    #85 whistle
    #84 PDA - and a mention for Apple!
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    Jason CJason C Posts: 31,336
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    The definition of gadget seems to be being used in its most liberal form in this show.

    Scissors and a whistle?

    Besides, I thought C4 declared they weren't going to be making any more of these Top 100 shows.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    #83 Scissors
    #82 Bull-worker
    #81 electric shaver
    #80 handcuffs
    #79 night-vision goggles
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    LowriLowri Posts: 3,094
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    #90 Metal detector
    #89 pop up tent

    Only one I disagree with so far is the e-book reader being so low.

    Thanks for posting these, I don't have the patience to watch these top 100 shows all the way through!
    I agree with you about the reader, they're brilliant (and no, they're not replacing books!)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,514
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    I suspect this will be the top 5.

    1 - twitter
    2 - iPad 2
    3 - iPad
    4 - iPhone 4
    5 - iPhone 3G
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,663
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    T Penery wrote: »
    I suspect this will be the top 5.

    1 - twitter
    2 - iPad 2
    3 - iPad
    4 - iPhone 4
    5 - iPhone 3G

    6 - Tweed?
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    T Penery wrote: »
    I suspect this will be the top 5.

    1 - twitter
    2 - iPad 2
    3 - iPad
    4 - iPhone 4
    5 - iPhone 3G

    no he will get a Macbook and an Airport in there too, rather than their Laptop and WiFi Access Point generic equivalents.

    iSellout
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,505
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    The Dildo/rampant rabbit must be coming sometime, after the watershed. :eek:
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