OREANDA-NEWS. Insurance provider Aviva has taken a trip down memory lane to reveal some of the most iconic inventions of the last few decades.

A nostalgic poll of 2,000 UK adults reveals the most iconic gadget of the 80s as the personal stereo, while the laptop takes the title for the 90s. The need to be constantly connected is clear amongst today’s innovations, with smart phones being named as the most iconic invention of the 2000s.

The research has been commissioned to support the MyAviva app which allows customers to manage their policies and get access to exclusive offers and rewards. It is available for iPhone, Android and iPad devices.

The full iconic inventory is revealed as:

Iconic gadgets of the 80s Iconic gadgets of the 90s  Iconic gadgets of the 2000s
1) Personal stereo  1) Laptop  1) Smart phone
2) Video recorder  2) Portable CD player  2) YouTube
3) Instant camera  3) CD player  3) Satellite navigation
4) CD player  4) Digital camera  4) The MP3 player
5) Etch-a-sketch  5) Flat screen TV  5) TV on demand
6) Nintendo Gameboy 6) Game Boy Colour   6) Hybrid cars
7) Sega Master System  7) Nintendo 64  7) HD TV
8) Betamax recorder  8) Electric-lock car keys  8) Wikipedia
9) Fax machine  9) Karaoke machine  9) Blu-ray
10) 3D glasses 10) Grilling machine   10) 3D films

Stephen Pond MD of Aviva Prevention & Services says: “The way we live our lives has changed dramatically over the last 30 years. Many of the items which were cutting edge in the 80s would be unrecognisable to some of today’s youngsters! The way we do things may have changed but a lot of the overall trends are actually very similar. Video recorders have been replaced by TV on demand, while the personal stereo evolved into the portable CD player, then the MP3 player and now the mobile phone.

“Our research also discovered that people believe today’s ‘new’ technologies will be commonplace in the future, particularly when it comes to how people monitor and look after their homes remotely. It will be interesting to see what will become the iconic inventions of the future.”

When asked which innovations people would like to make their home lives easier, the most popular devices related to home security. Aviva reveals the most-wanted devices to help with home monitoring as:

  1. A home security system connected to your phone 
  2. An app to offer 360 degree surveillance of your home in your absence
  3. An app to monitor the energy out-put of your home
  4. An app / device to check all your sockets are turned off
  5. An app to control the lights in your house

Find out more and which policies are available on MyAviva by visiting www.aviva.co.uk/myaviva-app