I had one and used it daily (still have it nearby in fact). The reason it could do everything was quite simple: it was a full-blown computer, with a proper, well supported OS that developers didn't have to do anything special to program for. Stargate had the ability to showcase real world technology alongside the standard science fiction fare and highlight exactly what was possible with standard consumer gear at the time and my little swivel screen HP laptop was just one such example.


Apple Watch: First off, who wears watches anymore?
If you do still wear a watch (I do) who wants a watch that they must charge every day? Seems like regression to me. Oh, and again, Microsoft already dabbled with experimental smart watches, the earliest of which date back to the mid 90's.

3D Touch: It's pronounced Pressure Sensitivity and has been used in various forms since the age of Commodore computers, probably before (it's not new because you say it is, or because you call it some esoteric term no-one else uses).

Live Translate: Seriously, I thought Microsoft had ripped this off from somewhere else, but I remember an app for my Windows Phone (I think around the time they'd rebranded "Phone" alongside 7) that translated text that you held your camera up to. I remember a relatively recent proclamation from Google that this was something they'd made available on Android, and I can't seem to find any information on earlier instances before the Microsoft one (other than specific start-ups that build a single app – they don't count since one of the big three will buy them out if there's anything to be had from it).

iPod: MP3 players were around before and high-end audiophile versions with feature parity also existed. Personally, at the time I opted for a Sony Discman that was capable of playing CD's and MP3's stored on disc (around 700mb per disc). Sure, the iPod had more out-of-the-box storage, but you couldn't grab another disc of music out of your backpack.