You should include also some iconic VAIOs, like the Picturebook or the X505 Extreme.
And there are many other interesting models like the TR (first glossy screen/AR coating), TX (first led display in a notebook and first 16:9 in a notebook) and SZ (first with switchable graphics).
What's with the PSP hate? You left it off of the Game Boy timeline even though you mentioned the Lynx and GameGear on that one, and now you are leaving it off of the Sony one?
@HeldForRansom_GitEmSteveDave: Coffee table? Oh, you poor sad little man. You're thinking _way_ too small. Monorail needs to be done on a scale similar to this:
I particularly loved how he pulled off spiral ramps using just regular curves. On the other hand, when he had stepped out for a bit (he displayed this at the 2nd and final House of Bricks, which is what inspired the new Brickworld show in Chicago), he did end up having one of the monorail trains jam as it was passing through a tower. I had a heck of a time trying to pry that thing free without damaging the layout, but if I just left it there was every possibility that the motor would have burned out. As it was, the metal gear on the motor chewed off several of the teeth on the rail.
@MrHaroHaro: Well, Lindsay isn't around, but I am guessing she might leave for the Gundams, but stay for the Lego's. She is a Lego-Maniac, but not like that poser, Zack.
@aerospaceman: It's definitely not complete. There were some very early blister cards that came with two original spaceman minifigs (two yellow, two white, or two red), and those should be listed in the first grouping. I also don't see any of the metric crapton of accessory packs that were only sold through LEGO Shop@Home.
The Lego of today is rubbish. Too many propriety pieces. 90% of the sets are made up of one big shaped piece of plastic with the other 10% being actual Lego pieces.
@Dahamma: It was in the early- to mid-2000's that they really stepped back and took a good look at how many new pieces they were turning out (in about three years, the Star Wars line accounted for ~100 new pieces). Each new piece costs a lot of money to develop and tool, and a lot of them get used very briefly and then they sit untouched. This isn't always the case, but when it is it's a lot of wasted money. So, a few years ago they decided to really cut back on frivolous new pieces. The BIONICLE line still gets a glut of new parts every year because it sells well enough to cover the costs, but most of the other new parts in the last couple years seem to be minifig accessories like hair, helmets, and handheld stuff (guns and tools and the like).
It is labeled as The Definitive Game Boy Timeline. So It really didn't even need the Lynx or Game Gear, etc. But it probably should have mentioned the Super GameBoy and the GameBoy Player.
Because as far as other handhelds go, it's also missing the Wonderswan, Wonderswan Color, and a bagillion others.
Great time line, I printed it out. I would have included a couple of things though. Nintendo started making hanafuda playing cards in 1889 (and they still do), not western style poker cards.
Also, would have included the Turbo Express, since you have the Lynx and Game Gear on there. First to play console games on-the-go, and it also had an awesome TV Tuner adapter, which allowed you to have a handheld TV which was pretty revolutionary.
And also the death of Gunpei Yokoi in 1997, shortly after the release of the Virtua Boy.
I remember Mattel came out with a handheld for Electronic Football. You controlled LEDs moving across a screen/football field. That was about 1982 and it was very popular.
05/14/09
1. It took a long time to kill the betamax.
2. Sony invented the 3.5. Thats cool.
05/08/09
And there are many other interesting models like the TR (first glossy screen/AR coating), TX (first led display in a notebook and first 16:9 in a notebook) and SZ (first with switchable graphics).
05/08/09
05/08/09
Maybe that's because they had help with Blu-Ray.
05/08/09
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05/07/09
Coffee table? Oh, you poor sad little man. You're thinking _way_ too small. Monorail needs to be done on a scale similar to this:
[www.brickshelf.com]
I particularly loved how he pulled off spiral ramps using just regular curves. On the other hand, when he had stepped out for a bit (he displayed this at the 2nd and final House of Bricks, which is what inspired the new Brickworld show in Chicago), he did end up having one of the monorail trains jam as it was passing through a tower. I had a heck of a time trying to pry that thing free without damaging the layout, but if I just left it there was every possibility that the motor would have burned out. As it was, the metal gear on the motor chewed off several of the teeth on the rail.
05/07/09
05/07/09
It's better in black. Blacktron I makes everything better.
05/06/09
05/06/09
05/06/09
Dammit Giz, you're gonna make me go out and buy Legos. And make them fight my Gundams. And scare any girls I bring into my room.
05/06/09
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05/07/09
It's definitely not complete. There were some very early blister cards that came with two original spaceman minifigs (two yellow, two white, or two red), and those should be listed in the first grouping. I also don't see any of the metric crapton of accessory packs that were only sold through LEGO Shop@Home.
05/06/09
The Lego of today is rubbish. Too many propriety pieces. 90% of the sets are made up of one big shaped piece of plastic with the other 10% being actual Lego pieces.
05/06/09
05/06/09
(Galaxy Explorer or bust! ;)
05/07/09
It was in the early- to mid-2000's that they really stepped back and took a good look at how many new pieces they were turning out (in about three years, the Star Wars line accounted for ~100 new pieces). Each new piece costs a lot of money to develop and tool, and a lot of them get used very briefly and then they sit untouched. This isn't always the case, but when it is it's a lot of wasted money. So, a few years ago they decided to really cut back on frivolous new pieces. The BIONICLE line still gets a glut of new parts every year because it sells well enough to cover the costs, but most of the other new parts in the last couple years seem to be minifig accessories like hair, helmets, and handheld stuff (guns and tools and the like).
05/06/09
05/07/09
Join a LUG. It's simpler, and you'll actually have thousands of dollars to spend on LEGO sets.
@danger the pirate:
The kitchen? No way. That's what the living room is for. Besides, there's less risk of getting grease on them.
04/22/09
04/22/09
04/22/09
[en.wikipedia.org]
And the Neo Geo Pocket. (1998)
[en.wikipedia.org]
Neo Geo Pocket Color. (1999)
[en.wikipedia.org]
04/22/09
It is labeled as The Definitive Game Boy Timeline. So It really didn't even need the Lynx or Game Gear, etc. But it probably should have mentioned the Super GameBoy and the GameBoy Player.
Because as far as other handhelds go, it's also missing the Wonderswan, Wonderswan Color, and a bagillion others.
04/22/09
Also, would have included the Turbo Express, since you have the Lynx and Game Gear on there. First to play console games on-the-go, and it also had an awesome TV Tuner adapter, which allowed you to have a handheld TV which was pretty revolutionary.
And also the death of Gunpei Yokoi in 1997, shortly after the release of the Virtua Boy.
04/22/09
I believe Nintendo also had a brief stint in the cab (taxi) industry, making instant noodles, and making love machines for sex hotels.
04/22/09
04/22/09
Not even a mention of the PSP?