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Who's Newton?
Sunday, March 01, 2009

I can't believe I forgot about the Newton Robot. This R2-D2 wannabe was powered by an "IBM PC XT equivalent system" using a "16-bit real-time microcomputer" with a 20MB hard drive. Watch this cheesy 80's promo video. If you get bored, fast forward to to about 6:20 and listen to the wonderful 80's sound track.

Judging from what I can see, the Newton (or his technology) eventually evolved (devolved?) into the diminutive, mute, and so more useful, Roomba cleaning robot.

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Lost and Now Found
Thursday, January 15, 2009

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I was going through some boxes and found my old "Game & Watch".

The Game & Watch were handheld electronic games made by Nintendo and created by its game designer Gunpei Yokoi from 1980 to 1991. Most featured a single game that could be played on an LCD screen, in addition to a clock and an alarm. (read wiki)

Think of them as the grandparent of your Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. This particular one was made in the year 1982, but I didn't actually own it until 1990. That would make it 30 years old and it has been in my posession for 19 years.

Wow, I feel really old all of a sudden.


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iPod goes 80's Retro Tech
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Remember in the 80's when rival gangs would find each other "fighting" in the streets or subways, but the fighting wasn't actually violent fighting. It was actually break dancing?

For those who do, the company Lasonic has something for you. It's the i931 High Perforance Portable Music System which not really that portable if you look at it. What you're seeing is a full sized 80's-style boom box that has a docking bay (resembling a cassete tape bay) where you can plug in your iPod classic.

It also has the obligatory FM/AM radio and supports USB flash drives, SD/MMC cards to playback MP3 files.

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