By Christine Frietchen on May 24, 2010 in
We liked this article from Wired's GeekDad blog; Chuck Lawton plays "remember when..." with some classic tech toys, pinpointing their more modern equivalents. Remember the Casio VL-1 keyboard? How about the Mr. Microphone? Brilliant.
For more nostalgic trips down tech memory lane, check out these links:
- Blogger "Christine P" rounds up some retro gadgets that hearken back to the classics in "Ten Retro Tech Toys that Resurrect Your Childhood."
- Gearlog has a Retro Tech section. We love these keyboard stepping stones (actually a public sculpture in Russia).
- This article on MSNBC rounds up some modern toys that draw inspiration from the classics, "Toy traditions go back to the future."
- It's not out yet, but we're also kind of excited about this new book from the editors of Popular Science magazine, "The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past". The title pretty much says it all.
While you're at it, you should definitely play Trio's Casio-sampling hit "Da Da Da".