The MiniDisc was launched in 1992 by Sony and for some it quickly became the best format for their music consumption. It was portable, the sound quality was superb and with recording capability it felt like the next evolution of… Read More ›
Retro
Glory Days: Game & Watch Mario Bros
My wife found her old Game & Watch that she was given one Christmas a few weeks back and before I could take a photo of it we have managed to lose it again. I suppose we could buy this… Read More ›
2004
This page from the Verge is worth a look if you were around and using a computer in 2004. They have picked up much of the design language of the time and hidden beneath are a series of interesting articles… Read More ›
Glory Days: The Psion 5mx
As I look back at the scores of mobile devices I have owned over the past 30 years, the Psion 5mx is number one for me. It represents the ultimate high point for the Psion brand and was one of… Read More ›
Glory Days: The Nokia 6310i
This phone was amazing. We found it in the garage a few years ago and it still had a charge, the superpower that made this phone indispensable to me. With a claimed battery life of up to 408 hours on… Read More ›
Glory Days: The Palm Vx
The memories came flooding back when my son found my old Palm Vx in our garage. It was released in 1999 and was the improved Palm V, 8MB of memory compared to the previous 2MB. At a mere 114 grams… Read More ›
Glory Days: The Nokia Communicator
My son found some old mobile tech in our garage a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would highlight what he found. The idea is to understand what each device offered and how well it stood up in… Read More ›
565 Palm Pilot apps in your browser
Yes, I am playing Dope Wars on a Palm Pilot inside my iPhone. It’s thanks to The Internet Archive, which is once again launching a giant collection of software you can instantly play on any web browser, up to and… Read More ›
Clinging on to old tech
It took me three weeks to save up £60 to buy my first secondhand video player in 1981. Now I’ve got seven players and more than 6,000 VHS tapes which I’ve collected over the years. Although I do use Netflix,… Read More ›
Quake on Apple Watch
Silly, unnecessary and nothing but a gimmick. But you have to love it and imagine even believing this would be possible if you were playing the game back in the day.
McGST 