at the time the name was genius the Walkman music in hand and on the Move put on a Walkman and see the world and a whole new life it was a revolution roughly 40 years later the name hasn't aged so well but the devices themselves are definitely having a moment the Sony Walkman including the Beloved yellow sports model can fetch hundreds of dollars on eBay and if the so-called portable music player is is in the original box the price jumps into the thousands it isn't just the Walkman either old de
vices of all kinds are being scooped up in an increasingly online World from record players and VHS machines to film cameras and video game consoles all things offline are starting to look pretty good again I I have some cool stuff for the last six years Ron lecker has been collecting VHS players and old TVs I also have uh this little solid state TV is is a Sony solid estate from 1967 he's got 14 of them I just feel like there's a joylessness to digital media you can't really like hold it in you
r hands the way that you used to according to google old school technology has seen a rise in search Trends iPod 1 th000 songs in your pocket searches are up 5,000% for the iPod Classic point and shoot cameras reached a 5-year high and retro game console searches are up 350% what's it [Music] called it's called The Game Boy with a demand for handheld games like the Game Boy from 1989 and this Relic console the Atari 2600 the new video computer system by Atari you died there at a game store in Ma
nhattan they have an old Atari in stock for now the manager tells me the Vintage games go fast so what genuinely br brand new system is honestly worth a lot look at this this 1989 Game Boy called out to me turns out Tetris is a bit like riding a bike oh yeah two rows no need for Wi-Fi the game wasn't downloaded and no charger just a few trusty doublea's so so guys it was great I was standing there I'm so proud of myself I'm nailing Tetris the manager looks at me goes yeah we get a lot of grandpa
rents in here that are good at oh no yep he just dropped the hand did you really buy that by the way yeah okay wow did that I might have played it last night a little bit I like the idea that it's you know Wi-Fi free you know what I mean yeah yeah I mean go offline love it when the battery dies it's a wrap for while I think actually it thank you hey thanks for watching don't miss the Today's Show every weekday at 11:00 a.m. eastern 8 Pacific on our streaming Channel today all day to watch head t
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There’s a reason why retro is becoming popular again. I believe it’s because so many of us long for past times when the world was a better place, life was more cheerful and less stressful, and the future looked bright instead of bleak.
Aaaaand this is why I never get rid of my old gadgets. They’re all still in perfect working condition. 😂
Boys, we're back in business!
Of course, life gets too easy and boring when you have a device that does everything withing 3 seconds with little to no effort. Analog tech comes with it's distinctive quirks such as its look, noise, touch, and its feel.
LOL now everyone thinks their old junk is worth something. now all the marketplace and reseller sites prices will jump up, and everything just sits there, nothing being sold. yeah, i like my old stuff... but i'm not paying more for it than i did when it was brand new!
I'm not surprised to see TVs from like the 80s and 90s becoming a bit more popular again. Yes, they're heavy, bulky and not always in high definition, but guess what? The quality/durability is often FAR higher than the modern stuff that will be in the junk yard in like 10 years or so.
This just makes me sad that I lost my Gameboy Color a few years ago. Found the box, found the cartridges, absolutely can’t find the actual unit. Sadness and tears.
You should show the sold listing instead of the asking price.
Finally I can justify to my husband why I have a drawer full of ourdated cell phone chargers
Because it works and because analogue physical mediums can’t be deleted from history by corporations.
These retro techs have been trending since the pandemic started, most of them were at their peak in 2021, however they are starting to declining slowly in popularity recently.
A few years ago I was walking around my neighborhood with my cassette player on hand enjoying the Greatful Dead. I got stared by a few when I had to flip my cassette to side B. Clearly the folks staring were those who had no clue to the ancient tec in my hands
I guess I'll hold on to my Atari 400, ti994a, and C64 computers after all...
I hate these news stories because they encourage people to sell their old things to hoarders and collectors for absurd prices instead of hobbiest, its especially frustrating with things that are usually extremely common
Shoutout to all the dvd/CD collectors 😅 And if you still own an Apex DVD player, you're the real MVP
I prefer old school items. They lasted for years and were better made. I have 2 tv sets d old versions and they are still working. ❤❤❤
I've been trying to learn how to repair old consoles but even broken ones are outrageously expensive.
digs up Motorola Razr from garage
This is why I keep all my game consoles to the best of my ability, we live too far in the digital world and these devices I grew up in still has their charm! Always have something like a Game Boy to enjoy the simplest things
Just because that's the listing price doesn't mean that's what people are paying for it.