10 Hugest Inventions Since the Year 2000

3) iPhone

Who knew that the dial-up phone of the early 90’s would evolve into arguably the most usable and used portable device in the world. Essentially condensing the capabilities of an iPad and adding the ability to talk on a phone and text, it would be hard to get through a day without seeing an iPhone being used. In fact, used is an understatement, as now phones are seemingly glued to our hands as an obsessive device that has become so saturated into our society that laws are now being proposed and passed on when you can and cannot use them. Take for example, driving down the road, at stop lights, in court houses, and in some museums and businesses.

The iPhone’s many apps and capabilities have become so common, that one of the least advanced and used technologies on the phone is the traditional telephone capability of talking, which has advanced to video chat. Again, another future-esque feature—we always wondered if it would be possible until we realized we’d been using it on our phones for years.