NOTE: 2010 data are estimates and 2011 data are
projections. GRAPHIC: Alicia Parlapiano
/ The Washington Post - January 10, 2011
Web-connected and
3-D TVs are the buzz at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but it hasn’t
even been that long since TV went digital. Here’s a look at which gadgets
have gone from obscure to ubiquitous over the past 30 years, and how their
prices shrank along the way:
The average price of
a cellphone was about $4,000 in 1984 – and only a few people could afford
one.Sales of home phones fell as
cellphones got less expensive, averaging about $200 in 2000.Sales of standard cellphones began to fall
as smartphones added features beyond calls and text messaging.
Another example
is the Rise and Fall of Dedicated GPS.Which peaked in 2008.
