Written by: methodshop
on January 4, 2012.

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Before notable products/services become common household names, they usually make their first appearance at CES. Below is MethodShop.com’s list of the top 25 gadgets to make their big debut at the Consumer Electronics Show between 1970 and 2011. How many of these products have you owned throughout the years?

1. Videocassette Recorder (VCR), 1970
2. Laserdisc Player, 1974
3. Pong home console by Atari, 1975
4. Camcorder, 1981
5. Compact Disc Player, 1981
6. Commodore 64, 1982
7. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), 1985 [pictured]
   
8. Digital Audio Technology, 1990
9. Compact Disc – Interactive, 1991
10. Mini Disc, 1993
11. Digital Satellite System, 1994
12. Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), 1996
13. High Definition Television (HDTV), 1998
14. Digital Audio Radio (DAR), 2000
15. Microsoft Xbox, 2001
16. Plasma TV, 2001
17. Home Media Server, 2002
18. HD Radio, 2003
19. Blu-Ray DVD, 2003 [pictured]
    
20. HDTV PVR, 2003
21. HD Radio, 2004
22. IP TV, 2005
23. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD dual format player, 2007
24. Panasonic’s 150-inch Plasma TV, 2008
25. 3D TV, 2011

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