Technology is increasingly present in people’s lives. Over the years, household appliances become more and more technological and efficient. The fact is that although electronic gadgets have been updated, their presence has always been in many people’s homes.
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Examples of old and still known electronic devices
Check out older electronic devices now:
Videotape
Used to watch movies on TV, the VCR was present in homes in the 80s and 90s. It was later replaced by the DVD.
Writing desk
Compared to today’s computers, it appears that desktop computers existed a thousand years ago. Nowadays they are less and less used.
Atari 7800
Launched in 1986, the Atari 7800 hit the market with the games Donkey Kong, Ice Hockey or Enduro. Back then it was only in pixels.
blue raspberry
Known in the 2000s, the Blackberry was the sensation of the time. However, years later Apple came up with the iPhone line which took the device out of line.
pay phones
It was part of the life of many people who didn’t have a cell phone. Nowadays, their use is rare and they are often only used for street furniture.
Exit
Launched in 1893 by Philips, it has been widely used for three decades. After the arrival of DVDs and CDs, tapes started taking up less and less space in people’s lives.
discman
It was one of Sony’s best-selling devices due to the waklman concept. However, due to its size and quality, it ended up being replaced by the iPod.
diskette
Superseded by bluetooth and the cloud, floppy disks were widely used in the past and appeared even before CDs.
iPods
Introduced by Steve Jobs in 2001, this device stores music in full quality. Record sales at the time with over 150 million units.
“brick” cell phones.
Technologically limited, they appeared in the 90s and were very useful at the time. They were primarily known for their drop resistance and long battery life.
