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    Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)

    Fighting Mormon Cricket Invasions With Hard Rock and Boom Boxes

    AT-AT Walker Boombox Is So Awesome I Want to Cry

    Park Bench-Sized Ghetto Blaster Plays Music Via Bluetooth

    Wonderfully 80s Boombox Wristwatch Doesn't Play Music

    Sirius Coming Out With New Satellite Radio Boombox

    Sony Drops Three Other Stylish iPhone Docks

    Rollable MP3 Boom Box: Cool Like a Corn Popper

    Fi-Hi Speaker Bags: Boombox Backpack Made Real

    Reppo 2 Boombox Backpack, Easy-Carry Portable Music Action
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    Image of kitsuneconundrum kitsuneconundrum
    10/11/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    toliet paper, hatem
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/11/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Meh. I actually just went out earlier this year and bought two CRT TVs. Got a 13" and a 27" for a fraction of what it would have cost me to buy a single 19" flat-panel TV.

    Oh, and BTW, the term "flatscreen" refers only to the shape of the actual screen surface, not the TV in its entirety. That 13" TV is actually a flatscreen CRT.

    I'd also say that what I miss more than boomboxes in general is boomboxes that are designed to be an all-in-one solution. Do you know how hard it is to find a portable stereo that has both an actual radio receiver and some means by which you can plug an iPod into it? And not have it sound like a WWII-era radio? They're out there, but I'd rather not have to drop several hundred dollars on something that sounds like a basic $100 stereo.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    10/11/09

    @Purple Dave: Actually, a lot of WWII-era radios sound incredibly good. The downside was the hot, fragile, power-sucking tubes they used, not the quality of sound they put out.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/12/09

    @Counterglow:
    True, that was likely more a problem with the recording process that caused everything to came out kinda tinny sounding.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/10/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Walkie Talkies. CB. Previous media players. Light bulbs.

    But you know, the constant is that drawer filled with "obsolete" things...
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    Image of massmith2 massmith2
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    you are all a hoot. i know i am showing my age - will be 60 the 26th - but always young at heart and learning technology at a later age due to added to my job a few years back and actually loving it. it is so cool to see your responses to alll the progress over the years. i still have my 17" although color tv from 83 that looks as clear as the new ones. cannot bring myself to replace it. it has been interesting watching all the changes. found a couple of slide rules from my second time out in college before calculators. see if any of you even know what they are!!! i even still have that same polaroid!! times they are a changing and you are definitely bringing a great deal to the table i wish i had many years ago. i have been a nurse and educator for 33 years and sure could have made life a great deal easier and saved so many hours. i finished my masters 4 years ago that would have taken at least 3 times as long going to the library and researching everything we can do online now. thanks for all you have to say. i learn from you all everytime i read
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    Image of ryemac3 ryemac3
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    What about microwaves with the turn dial? I was so glad that was replaced with a keypad. I hated those!
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    Image of jeevesofRKdia jeevesofRKdia
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Does anyone else find it ironic that she's holding a paper book titled "Obsolete"? Those are becoming antiquated as we speak (albeit kind of slowly)
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Check out her other book..
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/10/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: LOL!
    I'd dumper, in the dumper, for a dumpee.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    I still remember calling cards. Do people use those anymore? I guess with skype and whatnot, there's really no longer any need, but I remember using those somewhat frequently.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Having worked with vacuformed plastics for a few years I definitely won't miss that stupid easy to open packaging.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/09/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Ah, so you're profiteering off of the suffering of others!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    @Wilson Rothman: No, I'm talking over 20 years ago, probably before the little snot who invented the easy packaging was even born.

    Yeah that's right, get the hell of my lawn!
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    10/09/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: *flings a pack of depends*
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'm incorrigible, not incontinent...
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    That photo looks like it was taken in 1979 for some reason.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    @TemporalSword: Which ties in nicely with the book.
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    Image of mdoublej mdoublej
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Anyone know what that awesome box is with the buttons and faders?

    oh...clicked the link.
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    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Good article. Buttons are what I will really miss. I used to volunteer working in a local tv station. Soooo many buttons. :)

    And yes, although everybody has already said it, she does look very cute.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    10/09/09

    @Identity less than three: Please tell once, at least just once, you went through and pushed EVERY SINGLE BUTTON.
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    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    10/09/09

    @mattycakes: :) Would I be able to survive otherwise?? Best volunteer job ever.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    Why is it that every time there is an article with a female in it, a bunch of people have to chime in about her appearance?

    I'm going to do that from now on...

    "Oh, he's butt ugly".

    "Oh, beefcakes".
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 10/09/09 4:36 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/09/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Hello Gorgeous!
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    Image of Identity (reclamation) Identity (reclamation)
    10/09/09

    @Shamoononon: I have no clue.
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    10/10/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'm just tickled by the fact that it now looks like everyone replying to you is trying to justify why they shave their legs. :D
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    Image of Texas_technoman Texas_technoman
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
    I have a 9" B&W TV sitting in a closet that I cannot part with. Bought it new at the local hardware store for $39 in 1979...have the manual & receipt (just in case I need some warranty work done).....
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    Image of EBone EBone
    10/09/09

    @Texas_technoman: I still have the 13 Zenith B&W portable TV my parents got me for junior high graduation in 1979. I can't seem to let it go either, even though it's worthless now with the digital conversion.
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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    10/09/09

    In reply to Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)

    This is what I'll miss.
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