<p>The selfie stick that facilitates your capturing a selfie from an angle of your choice by positioning your smartphone beyond the arms' reach has made it to the Time magazine's list of 25 best inventions of 2014.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"If 2013 was the year in which selfie became a buzzword, then 2014 was the year selfies became a cultural phenomenon," Time said, indicating that the new-found infatuation with selfies matured within a year.<br /><br />"Look no further than a recent Pew report, which found that at least a quarter of Americans have shared a selfie on a social-networking site (including Ellen Degeneres, Kim Kardashian and President Obama)," it added.<br /><br />In fact, it does not matter in which part of the world you live, and whether you are old or young, a high-profile politician or one among the hoi polloi, everyone seems to love taking a selfie.<br /><br />The selfie stick (produced by multiple brands) "adds genuine value", Time quoted Van Baker, a mobile tech analyst at the research firm Gartner, as saying.<br /><br />Also in the list is a smartphone that puts privacy at the forefront and helps users conceal their data.<br /><br />The Blackphone "runs a customised Android operating system stripped of features that might make data vulnerable, like calendar sync", Time noted.<br /><br />"It also comes with software that encrypts calls, texts and browsing history at levels far beyond normal smartphones," the report added.</p>
<p>The selfie stick that facilitates your capturing a selfie from an angle of your choice by positioning your smartphone beyond the arms' reach has made it to the Time magazine's list of 25 best inventions of 2014.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"If 2013 was the year in which selfie became a buzzword, then 2014 was the year selfies became a cultural phenomenon," Time said, indicating that the new-found infatuation with selfies matured within a year.<br /><br />"Look no further than a recent Pew report, which found that at least a quarter of Americans have shared a selfie on a social-networking site (including Ellen Degeneres, Kim Kardashian and President Obama)," it added.<br /><br />In fact, it does not matter in which part of the world you live, and whether you are old or young, a high-profile politician or one among the hoi polloi, everyone seems to love taking a selfie.<br /><br />The selfie stick (produced by multiple brands) "adds genuine value", Time quoted Van Baker, a mobile tech analyst at the research firm Gartner, as saying.<br /><br />Also in the list is a smartphone that puts privacy at the forefront and helps users conceal their data.<br /><br />The Blackphone "runs a customised Android operating system stripped of features that might make data vulnerable, like calendar sync", Time noted.<br /><br />"It also comes with software that encrypts calls, texts and browsing history at levels far beyond normal smartphones," the report added.</p>