"NEW YORK—An extremely clever and creative new thing will amuse the world for two and a half weeks in June, become passé by mid-September, and wind up as a trite and infuriating cliché by Christmas, sources said Monday. "Positive reviews on Boing Boing will signal the brief 'happy' phase of this exciting new thing's existence, about 11 weeks prior to the first backlash," said Wired magazine senior writer Stephen Levy. "I look forward to watching America fall in love with, make YouTube parodies of, sour on, forget about, and groan legitimately when hackneyed late-night talk show references are made to the thing."

Do you have the latest phone? What about the latest computer to replace that old one (old being 1 year old)? The coolest watch? I might be guilty of wanting the latest bike but if you were to look at my two bikes they are hardly the "newest" thing out there. A design that works is a design that will last.

I believe the Fender Stratocaster guitar (as well as the Telecaster) might hold the distinction of being one design that has stood the test of time. It's form-follows-function design has been unchanged since it was introduced in the 50's.

The original Timex watch is great too! I'd probably still be wearing it if I didn't work with TIMEX and have access to their watches.