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by sacnoradhq 1237 days ago
-- Media --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

Toshiba Twin S-VHS changer https://youtu.be/aEEYuJw7vFk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HitClips

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Rockers

0.85" / 22 mm HDD used in MP3 players

https://web.archive.org/web/20120718025547/http://www.toshib...

-- Computing peripherals --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/12416/Logitech-Cyber...

-- Alternative computers --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr

-- Electronics --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsela

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit

Grandparents had a Heathkit TV like this with an ultrasonic remote that could also be controlled by jingling keys:

https://www.nostalgickitscentral.com/heath/products/tv/gr250...

== Of course ==

Grandpa's Polaroid 350

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_Corporation#/media/Fi...

3 comments

I have a cuecat and a pc jr keyboard in my collection, as it focuses on tech innovation failure. A bunch of other items on this list are good additions.

I should probably make a list of my collection. A working juicero. A rolleron. An itanium cpu. A working General Magic device. The iBook I wrote del.icio.us on…

I had capsela as a kid. Hadn’t thought about it in decades. Thank you.

> Grandparents had a Heathkit TV like this with an ultrasonic remote that could also be controlled by jingling keys

I wished my Sony A7 had such a nice and elegant shortcut for remote video recording. Instead it has a crappy little remote control that eats batteries like candy and that seems to un-pair spontaneously in mid recording session and other such niceties.

librarything still sells and works with cuecats