20 Great, World-Changing (And Ignored) Ideas

Hey, at least no one ever got a QR Code tattooed on their body, right?
20 Great, World-Changing (And Ignored) Ideas

Mankind has always been inventive -- it's the reason why we no longer have to piddle and run away from gigantic jungle cats anymore. But for as far as we've gotten, we've kind of missed the mark by shunning some great ideas during our existence.

So here is our tribute to innovative technologies we could've had, if not for all the dumb, sneering philistines of the human race.

20 Great, World-Changing (And Ignored) Ideas
Founded in 2005, Amp'd Mobile invented the first entertainment-based cellphone two years before the iPhone. It featured a 3G connection, apps, and Liv
Andrew Charalambous, owner of the Bar Surya, outfitted the floor of his club with plezoelectric cells that capture some of the mechanical energy expan
You'd think people needing insulin would much rather inhale it than have it injected, wouldn't you? THAT'S WHAT PFIZER THOUGHT AS WELL. However, in 20
20 Great, World-Changing (And Ignored) Ideas

Digital Audio Tape

CRACKEDOON THE DAT (DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE] WAS DEVELOPED BY SONY IN THE '80S AS A DIGITAL REPLACEMENT FOR CASSETTE TAPES. IT COULD RECORD AND PLAY AUDIO
In 1982 A MODULAR CAR CALLED THE Its entire cabin CAPSULA could be replaced, WAS PRESENTED BY turning it into a ITALDESIGN different kind of car as it
The 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood was available with a V-8-6-4 engine, which could operate on only four six cylinders depending on driving conditions. or
Dome homes were first designed in the 60s and proved to be nigh- indestructible by hurricanes and other disasters. A concrete dome costs about the s
PROJECT ORION was given serious consideration by the U.S. government in the late G ae: 50s and early. '60s: Its goal was to develop spaceships driven
CRACKEDO CON Over the centuries there have been several attempts to reform the English spelling system, to make it simpler, more consistent and closer
Starting in the late '30s, companies suCh as Finch Telecommunications Laboratories, and RCA, offered radio facsimile devices that would allow consumer
QR Codes started appearing on everything but the kitchen sink (and maybe that too) around 2009... But a couple years later only about 17% of smartphon
CRACKED cOr CINERAMA WAS INTRODUCED IN 1952, 56 YEARS BEFORE THE CONCEPTION OF IMAX TECHNOLOGY. IT DELIVERED FULL RANGE OF PERIPHERAL VISION TO SPECTA
Using technology invented in 1958 MCA and Phillips released Laserdiscs to the public in 1978. They offered superior video and sound quality compared t
PAY BY TOUCH Ipleee 2AG Conte con 8u 2 3 t ORO Pay By Touch had the idea to use biometrics to authorize payments back in 2002. Fingerprint scans would
The British-Fre Concorde was the world's first and only supersonic passenger jet. Not only did it look badass, it trans- ported up to 100 passengers i
In 2007, the US began production of the presidential series of dollar coins, with the hope of eventually replacing the dollar bill. The idea was that
In the late eighties, when secondhand smoke became a major public concern (and years before vaping became a thing) RJ Reynolds spent $325 million to
The Tucker 48 was a car truly ahead of its time. Inventor Preston Tucker was the first auto manufacturer after WWIL to develop a car that included a r

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