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  • Gadgets of days gone by: Sega Nomad

    Gadgets of days gone by: Sega Nomad

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. I was always a Sega kid. Not exclusively, mind you — [...]

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: Sony MiniDisc recorder

    Gadgets of days gone by: Sony MiniDisc recorder

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. Back in 2001, I got a surprise Christmas present from my [...]

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: 10 Gaming Commercials from Days of Yore

    Gadgets of days gone by: 10 Gaming Commercials from Days of Yore

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    10. Master Rob the Video Robot This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. In no particular order except I [...]

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: The Game Boy

    Gadgets of days gone by: The Game Boy

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. My Grandma Sadie bought me my Nintendo Game Boy in the [...]

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  • My summer memories as captured by a Sony Mavica floppy disk camera

    My summer memories as captured by a Sony Mavica floppy disk camera

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. Way back in the balmy summer of 2001, I made sunset [...]

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: Kodak DC50, my first digital camera

    Gadgets of days gone by: Kodak DC50, my first digital camera

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. In 1999, I was into photography, but not seriously. I’d had [...]

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  • Original Apple TV prototype sells on eBay for $46

    Original Apple TV prototype sells on eBay for $46

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Back in the olden days, Apple tried, just like most companies, to make a set-up box. Using Motorola chips and plenty of crazy ports, the iTV was the precursor to something like WebTV and used a Macintosh Quadra 605/LC475 processor and a crazy OS. It wasn’t a really DVR or video player, per se, but [...]

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  • The Newton Messagepad that got away

    The Newton Messagepad that got away

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. Back in college there was this guy Joel who was always [...]

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: Palm III

    Gadgets of days gone by: Palm III

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we're looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys... those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. The Palm III was the first truly portable computing device I ever owned. Oh sure, I had a laptop at the time, but it was hardly something that could be considered "portable" in anything but the most literal interpretation of that word. The Palm III, though, slipped in my pocket, and went everywhere with me. Its clamshell design gave it its own protective case for the screen, so I didn't need to invest in fancy third-party protective gear. The Palm III traveled with me pretty much around the world, and it never let me down.

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  • Gadgets of Days Gone By: A very mighty VCR tape collection

    Gadgets of Days Gone By: A very mighty VCR tape collection

    Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
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  • Gadgets of days gone by: HP DeskJet 500

    Gadgets of days gone by: HP DeskJet 500

    Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. The Hewlett Packard DeskJet 500 was the first printer I bought [...]

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