Where Did the Word "Gadget" Come From?

This takes me back. As a callow young broadcaster, I was sent one day to a small village behind Brighton to talk to an old man who for many years had been Rudyard Kipling’s chauffeur. Among many other things, but for no good reason that I can now recall, he told me with great emphasis that Kipling had invented the word gadget about the year 1904.

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Roundup - 2007: Apple to the core

Apple seemed to be synonymous with the iPhone throughout 2007.

Many of non iPhone offerings, however, logged banner years of their own in 07.

The iPod continued its dominance of the portable media player market. After dominating sales in 06, iPod continued its reign in 07 with a makeover of the iPod.

Via VNU