PS3 ‘Object Of The Noughties’
Noughty, Noughty PS3!Published 14/12/2009 at 13:30 by Tuffcub
It’s a very slow news day so bear with me for this barrel scraping news. The BBC asked its readers to define the ‘Noughties’ using words, people, events, culture and objects. The Playstation 3 has made it in to the ‘Objects’ category but suprisingly the Wii and the Xbox have not. The PS3 sits alongside Ugg Boots, Wheelie Bins, Hair Straighteners, Blackberry and London’s ‘Gherkin’ Tower as a defining object of the last decade. Author Peter Yorke compiled the list from suggestions of the public and had this to say,
“There were lots of ‘boys’ toys’ suggested, but I’ve tried to make a choice broader than technology. It’s good to see flat-screen televisions in there, they really took over the living rooms. Hair straighteners revolutionised women’s hair and popularised the Atomic Kitten look, while the Toyota Prius symbolises the way people started making environmental gestures. Everyone was talking about hoodies for a while, because of David Cameron’s [hug a hoody] comments and the fear of young criminals. I chose Sky+ because it changed my life and the way I view television.”
The full list of objects: Bag for life, BlackBerry, Bling jewellery, Bluetooth earpiece, Credit card, Flat-screen TVs,
Gherkin (London’s Swiss Re building), Hair straighteners, High-visibility vest, Hoody, iPod, Organic vegetable box, Oystercard. Playstation 3, Sat-nav, Sky+ box, Toyota Prius, Ugg boots, Wheelie bin, Wind turbine
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shields_t | 14/12/2009 13:38
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I would say the PS2 is probably more suited to being an object of the noughties, given it’s lifespan and popularity.
Completely with you on Sky+ though, it’s like magic television.
Yung Jones | 14/12/2009 16:48
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Sky+ is a God-given gift!
cc_star | 14/12/2009 16:51
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Sky+ and now Sky+HD is all kinds of awesome
Dunks | 14/12/2009 16:56
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Got to agree, sky+ is up there. No going back to scheduled TV….
3shirts | 14/12/2009 19:08
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Windows Media Centre and a dual digital tuner card FTW. No subscription, all the pausing, scheduling, series linking AND the bonus of an internet gathered EPG (so faster and more info).
Severn2j | 14/12/2009 13:41
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Wheelie Bins? They’ve been around since the late eighties! Insert license fee rant here.
3shirts | 14/12/2009 19:08
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I thought that! Wheelie bins have been around as long as I can remember and I am 27
gazzagb | 14/12/2009 13:42
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There are 15 words in that list either i or someone in my family has. Thats pretty cool to be that accurate!
Tuffcub | 14/12/2009 13:43
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Recycling is also very noughties, hene the tag line
Vaile23 | 14/12/2009 13:51
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Toyota Prius?! wtf lol
Snoopy_92 | 14/12/2009 18:29
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i think it says a lot about british people when one of the most iconic things of the noughties is a battery-powered lunchbox
scavenga | 14/12/2009 13:52
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The demise of the entire culture of Hip Hop started for real in the early noughties – but that’s not an object, even though I’ve objected to it all the way.
So I think I would say iPod or PS2 just because of the lifespan and hugeness of the franchises.
bunimomike | 14/12/2009 14:01
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I’d go with hoody (sadly), PS3 or iPod as the quintessential visual embodiment for this decade.
TSBonyman | 14/12/2009 14:14
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yep, it sure is a slow news day….;)
Tuffcub | 14/12/2009 14:21
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Yes it is.. erm.. wait ten minutes
skibadee | 14/12/2009 14:16
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sky+ for me as well.
double-o-dave | 14/12/2009 14:17
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I’d go with the iPod, PS3, Flatscreen TVs, Blu-ray movies and altho they’ve been popular since the late 90s Redbull & Mobile Phones seeming every kid now has one since around 2000
double-o-dave | 14/12/2009 14:25
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In fact should Ugg Boots even make it on that list? I didn’t even know what they were ’til I just googled them!
At least I now know what to get my missus for xmas although its now almost 2010 so I suppose they’ll probably be too dated now! Stuff it, a new iPod and a couple of bottles of Baileys will do the trick!
djdustb | 14/12/2009 14:38
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Sky plus for me, truly one of the greatest inventions ever!! Ok maybe not on par with the wheel or anti-biotics, but you get my jest.
ghost5 | 14/12/2009 16:20
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erm, what is an organic vegetable box?
Tuffcub | 14/12/2009 18:11
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Its a box, right, full of vegtables, right, and they’re like, organic, innit.
iAvernus | 14/12/2009 16:37
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PS3 and Full HD TV for me. PS2 is still selling and I think given time, the PS3 will be just as popular, and then SONY MIGHT!…actually turn a profit
Snoopy_92 | 14/12/2009 18:33
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WOAH !!, go steady that is a dangerous though, the PS3 making money, whatever next lol
hazelam | 14/12/2009 18:12
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i would say the playstation brand rather than one single console, or if one console then the ps2, the ps3 simply hasn’t been around long enough to say it’s one of the icons of the naughties.