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more about #boombox more comments → kitsuneconundrum: toliet paper, hatem more » Purple Dave: 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 si... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Walkie Talkies. CB. Previous media players. Light bulbs. But you know, the constant is that drawer filled with "obsolete" things... more » massmith2: 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 t... more » ryemac3: What about microwaves with the turn dial? I was so glad that was replaced with a keypad. I hated those! more » jeevesofRKdia: 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) more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Check out her other book.. more » mattycakes: 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 t... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Having worked with vacuformed plastics for a few years I definitely won't miss that stupid easy to open packaging. more » TemporalSword: That photo looks like it was taken in 1979 for some reason. more » mdoublej: Anyone know what that awesome box is with the buttons and faders? oh...clicked the link. more » ID Ron Burgundy: 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 ever... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: 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 fr... more » Texas_technoman: 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... more » Margatron: This is what I'll miss. more » -
#bookexcerpt
Four Old Gadgets We Love (and Four We Hate)
Anna Jane Grossman is the author of Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By. She has compiled a special short list for Gizmodo: Four old gadgets we love and we'll really miss, and four we're glad are gone: More » -
#audio
Fighting Mormon Cricket Invasions With Hard Rock and Boom Boxes
Mormon crickets are insects with multiple wives who live in Utah, travelling to Nevada to eat crops and play craps—or something like that. I'm not David Attenborough, ok? One real thing: They hate rock music. More » -
#starwars
AT-AT Walker Boombox Is So Awesome I Want to Cry
The only way this stunning AT-AT walker boombox could produce a more forceful nerdOMFGasm is if it was being straddled by Scarlett Johansson in a Princess Leia bikini. More » -
#portablemedia
Rollable MP3 Boom Box: Cool Like a Corn Popper
Why make MP3 players more compact when you can look like a tool pushing one around like a lawnmower? That is the question Israeli designer Inbal Tyagi must have asked himself when he came up with this rollable boom box concept. According to the project page, the device can be recharged by walking it around. It also notes that the design was inspired by the simplicity of the hula hoop. I don't know about a hula hoop, but I can think of another annoying product that it reminds me of... More » -
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#boomtastic
Legendary Lasonic i931 iPod Dock Ghetto Blaster: Pics, Price, and Release Date
The Lasonic iPod Ghetto Blaster has been hyped for a while now, but this was our first opportunity to get a look at it up close—and as you can see, we took full advantage. We also managed to score a full-feature list which I lovingly hand-typed word-for-word from a spec sheet (weird errors and all). And for those of you who thought this thing would never see the light of day, we learned that the boombox will be priced at $169 and it is ready and waiting for interested vendors. You can check out the full specs after the break. More » -
#apple
Apple Patent Shows New Hi-Fi?
The patent for this device labels it as an "iPod Boombox," but we're going to guess that it's the next iteration of the Apple Hi-Fi speaker system. It looks almost identical to the current one—but then again there are only so many ways you can draw a rectancular box—and features a dock on the top for your iPod/iPhone. It will also have an Apple Remote to allow you to control it via Front Row, and has an indicator light to show you the current status. We're not sure what item 118 is, but we're hoping that it's some sort of LCD screen. [Macnn] -
#portablemedia
DBA XPD171 iPod Ghetto Blaster Boombox
If you're in the mood for combining the currently-in-favor iPod with the darling of the '80s, the boombox, check out this currently unannounced DBA iPod speaker dock. It's styled after the ghetto blasters of yore, but has a room for your iPod. Not many other details other than the tape player-esque buttons on the front and other details that you see. It's the best of both worlds, which means you should be prepared to have your subway ride ruined once again. More »
