Contributing editor Dan Huber of Windows CE Power has shared his “best of” list with us:

• Most important technology… Transistor
• Most interesting product… Mercedes-Benz S500
• Best movie ever… Saving Private Ryan
• Most interesting use of a new material… Kevlar in speaker drivers
• Best bad-guy… Jesse James
• Nastiest leader… Adolf Hitler
• Person of the Century / of the Millennium… Karl Benz (This was hard!)
• Most eagerly awaited technology… The Internet
• Most eagerly awaited event… End of Vietnam War
• Most interesting new edible substance… Edible underwear
• Most exciting event… First moon walk
• Biggest news/most newsworthy… End of WWII
• Cheesiest concept… Pyramid scams
• Silliest technology… Automatic litterbox cleaner
• Best accomplishment of humanity… Polio vaccine
• Worst accomplishment of humanity… Chemical warfare