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Gizmo: The retro-tech we loved and lost
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From beepers to pagers and beyond, this is a comprehensive deep dive into the wave of early devices, gadgets and gizmos and how they shaped the way we communicate.
We live in a world where many aspects of late twentieth century science fiction have become technological reality. As gadgets and technology in general have become more miniaturised, sleek and capable, so too has an appetite for the sort of quirky, retro tech that wistfully reminds us of earlier times. Nintendo has enjoyed great success with the re-release of their console systems from the 1980s, and US brand Analogue has created a hardware emulator for Sega's classic Mega Drive games. Audi...
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