E Pluribus Unum

Mobile PC Magazine has compiled the list. But before I ask you how many of the gadget you've owned...

...What constitutes a gadget?

• It has to have electronic and/or moving parts of some kind.

• It has to be a self-contained apparatus that can be used on its own, not a subset of another device.

• It has to be smaller than the proverbial bread box.

You can see the entire list here.

OK, here's the thing -- how many of these have you owned at one time or another?

Rule: you have to have owned the actual brand-name version of the gadget.

Here's my ownership list.

Note: The dates are for the year the gadget was invented and not necessarily the year I bought it -- I'll let you guess which is which.

And it's amazing that almost half of these are toys that I bought for my kids.

98. PEZ DISPENSER, 1927
89. RUBIK'S CUBE, 1974
86. TAMAGOTCHI, 1996
82. ALLIANCE GENIE GARAGE DOOR OPENER, 1954
77. HASBRO LITE-BRITE, 1967
75. LASER POINTER, 1980s
72. MASTER LOCK PADLOCK, 1924
67. LEATHERMAN PST, 1983
63. MAGLITE FLASHLIGHT, 1979
57. MATTEL MAGIC 8-BALL, 1946
50. ETCH-A-SKETCH, 1960
46. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEAK & SPELL, 1978
43. HANDSPRING VISOR, 1999
38. SANDISK COMPACTFLASH CARD, 1994
25. NINTENDO GAME BOY, 1989
20. SWISS ARMY KNIFE, 1891
19. IBM THINKPAD 701C, 1995
15. HP-35 POCKET ELECTRONIC SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR, 1972
13. SONY TR-63 TRANSISTOR RADIO, 1957
11. POLAROID LAND CAMERA, 1948
3. SONY WALKMAN, 1979