As you may have read yesterday on AllAccess, an A&E produced show, in partnership with Popular Mechanics, rated all of the most important, innovative, and incredible devices in history.
On “101 Gadgets of All Time,” the #1 most important device is the smartphone.
And sitting at a solid #2 (above TV, the hypodermic syringe, and the light bulb) is good old RADIO.
The smartphone and radio.
OK, everyone at Jacobs Media and jacAPPS, let’s take the rest of the day off. Maybe we’re in the right business after all.
See you Monday morning.
President & Founder at Jacobs Media
Fred Jacobs founded Jacobs Media in 1983, and quickly became known for the creation of the Classic Rock radio format.
Jacobs Media has consistently walked the walk in the digital space, providing insights and guidance through its well-read national Techsurveys.
In 2008, jacapps was launched - a mobile apps company that has designed and built more than 1,300 apps for both the Apple and Android platforms. In 2013, the DASH Conference was created - a mashup of radio and automotive, designed to foster better understanding of the "connected car" and its impact.
Along with providing the creative and intellectual direction for the company, Fred consults many of Jacobs Media's commercial and public radio clients, in addition to media brands looking to thrive in the rapidly changing tech environment.
Fred was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.
Jacobs Media has consistently walked the walk in the digital space, providing insights and guidance through its well-read national Techsurveys.
In 2008, jacapps was launched - a mobile apps company that has designed and built more than 1,300 apps for both the Apple and Android platforms. In 2013, the DASH Conference was created - a mashup of radio and automotive, designed to foster better understanding of the "connected car" and its impact.
Along with providing the creative and intellectual direction for the company, Fred consults many of Jacobs Media's commercial and public radio clients, in addition to media brands looking to thrive in the rapidly changing tech environment.
Fred was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Yeah, we are in the right biz!
That’s cool that Radio did so well, but I still can’t get over how badly ‘duct tape’ got shafted. It came in at #101, yet it can repair anything. The hair dryer is more important than duct tape? BTW – all our Radio banners wouldn’t have stayed up all these years without duct tape. We got robbed here.
It’s impressive that of all these gadgets and innovations, radio ranked so highly. Even with all the new devices and technologies, radio is, in fact, wireless, simple to operate, always there, familiar, and dependable. Those are pretty nice assets. (Even better than duct tape.)