[elkos]

Wasn't that the little handheld the kid (John Connor) in Terminator 2 used? I envied this thing so much as a kid.

edit & update: answer is yes! Wikipedia article confirms it in the "popular culture" section

[actionfromafar]

IIRC my friends just assumed it was a movie tech gadget, or I guess, if it actually existed, no way it was a device a normal person could purchase.

I mean, it was out of my budget by far, but a few kids in my school could easily have gotten it if they knew and wanted.