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High fives

Anglia's CEO names the main developments and influences of the past 25 years, his predictions for the future and his personal favourites when it comes to electronic gadgets.

Bill Ingram, chairman of Anglia.
 
     
 
   

Five most influential electronic products of the past 25 years.

  • PC.
  • CD for audio and computer use.
  • Cellular telephones.
  • Video cassette recorder.
  • Liquid Crystal Displays.

Five most highly prized electronic items I own.

  • Digital Versatile Disc: The first real alternative to pre-recorded video tape for the mass market.
  • Minidisc player: Small and gorgeous!
  • Widescreen TV: Big and gorgeous!
  • Digital Camera: This has moved from being a toy to a very useful piece of technology.
  • MP3 player and recorder: I'm uncertain about the future of this type of device because of all the copyright problems that have emerged. But, it is still a superb toy.

Five most influential people working in the electronics industry in the past 25 years.

  • Akio Morita.
  • Bill Gates.
  • Robert Noyce.
  • Gordon Moore.
  • Andy Grove.

Five most important technologies for future growth in the global electronics market.

  • The Internet or more specifically ADSL, the digital subscriber link and the unbundling of the local loop.
  • Third generation cellular phone technology. Or how to make mobile phones even more desirable.
  • The advent of digital VCR technology either through recordable DVD or a hard drive.
  • Automotive electronics: engine management systems to reduce pollution and other control systems.
  • Improved battery technology to power the next generation of low power devices.

Five most important technology breakthroughs of the past 25 years

  • The development of the integrated circuit.
  • Asics.
  • Cellular telephones.
  • Engineering plastics that make possible the manufacture of small moving parts cheaply and in large volumes.
  • The Internet.
   

Originally published 11/04/01 Electronics Weekly.
     

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