How Much the Most Iconic Technology in History Would Cost Today

HOW MUCH THE MOST ICONIC TECHNOLOGY IN HISTORY WOULD COST TODAY Original cost Cost in today's dollars $31.53 $1 KODAK BROWNIE 1900 camera $451.49 $7,420.31 $15 1906 VICTROLA phonograph $492.34 $395 $50 DUMONT MODEL 180 1938 (1954 REGENCY TR-1 transistor radio television $2,545.36 $1,957.22 $319.95 $300 :0 SONY TRINITRON 1967) television (1971 PHONEMATE 400 answering machine O 0 o O $1,143.35 $5,672.82 $180 POLAROID SX-70 1972) camera $1,300 (1977 RCA VBT200 VCR $868.38 VCR $199 ATARI 2600 1977 video game system $5,664.09 $1,298 $549.54 (1977 APPLE II personal computer $150 SONY WALKMAN 1979 portable cassette player $10,409.31 $5,247.84 $3,250 <1980 HP-85 personal computer $1,795 OSBORNE 1 1981 personal computer $4,575.41 $1,624.76 $1,565 (1981 IBM MODEL 5150 personal computer $595 COMMODORE 64 1982 personal computer $3,993.12 $10,217.05 $1,500 (1983 BETAMOVIE BMC-10OP $4,000 video camera MOTOROLA DYNATAC 8000x 1984) cellular phone $766.28 $3,692.52 $300 (1984 SONY DISCMAN D-50 portable CD player $1,500 JVC VIDEOMOVIE GR-C1 1985) video camera $179 $417.74 $2,233.50 1987 NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM video game system O 00 $995, HP DESKJET 1988 printer $20 $42.69 (1989 CASIO F-91W wristwatch $711.64 $349 $678.30 MOTOROLA ADVISOR 1990 pager $379 1994 HP OFFICEJET $6,079.14 personal printer-fax-copier $519.33 $299 $3,500 (1995 PLAYSTATION video game system SONY DCR-VX1000 1995 digital camcorder $505.41 $125 $211.29 OOO 00 OOO OO $299, (1996 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-83 graphing calculator OOO O OOO O0 OOO O PALM PILOT 1000 1996) handheld computer OOO O $2,548.37 $989.78 $599, $1,599 TOSHIBA SD-2006 1997) DVD player (1999 APPLE IBOOK G3 laptop computer $795.27 $593.74 $499 $399 TIVO 1999 personal video recorder 2001 APPLE IPOD MP3 player $440.23 $432.57 $299 MICROSOFT XBOX 2002 video game system $299.99 2003 BLACKBERRY 6210 smartphone $390.96 $27.93 $20 $279.99 GOPRO HERO 2004 video camera <2004 TOMTOM GO GPS device $634.38 $326.36 $249.99 $499 NINTENDO WII 2006 video game system o00 (2007 APPLE IPHONE smartphone $119.84 66$ ROKU 2008) $99 $121.57 video streaming box (2009 FITBIT fitness tracker $168.92 $139 $250 $293.37 AMAZON KINDLE 2010) e-reader (2011 NEST thermostat $388.48 $349 APPLE WATCH 2015) $599 $658.30 (2016 OCULUS RIFT virtual reality system smart watch All prices are in United States dollars. SOURCES: https://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-information/about-hp/history/hp-timeline/timeline.html https://time.com/4309573/most-influential-gadgets/ https://spectrum.ieee.org/static/consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm https://www.engadget.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/ hp