My Kindle eBook reader. Yes, I could also use my phone for that. But it’s too distracting and the display of the Kindle is better for my eyes when I read a couple of hours.
My dresser-sized Blaupunkt speakers and stereo system. The furniture is retro in appearance, the record player plays 78s AND 33s, and the radio picks up all kinds of foreign country stations.
I still have my grandmother’s waffle iron. The taste and shape of the waffles on it are incredible, no new waffle iron can make them. Quality and experience prevail
The first item I purchased at college was my trusty HP21 calculator that used RPN calculating format. The custom battery pack finally gave up after 20y. Luckily I found an HP21 emulator app that I use on my smart phone. Best calculator ever.
My game boy! Absolutely love the little guy, I’ve improved the screen and the shell but hardware wise it’s all the old classic GBA goodness! Something about playing on actual hardware just makes me feel right
I have all of my old gaming systems with games boxed up in my storage. Best part of it is my entire Disney Infinity collection. It is how I got my kids into gaming and I hope to play with grandkids one day.
I have a Pioneer Elite SC-25 home theater receiver. Not ancient for audio equipment, but ancient for home theater use. It does not technically have all the HD video capabilities, but still sort of works with the right equipment as long as it doesn’t require the copyright HDMI handshake.
It’s powerful and I absolutely have not found another receiver with the spacial qualities and sound detail that I like. I’ve tried other brands, but they just don’t tickle my ears like this one. I’ve been waiting for Pioneer to release a new Elite receiver, hopefully with the Class D amps, but they went through bankruptcy and then COVID and all that. There are some new ones available, but they aren’t exactly what I’m looking for yet. Hopefully they catch up before I get completely pushed out by advances in technology.
An old Nokia 7 smart phone crammed with Spotify downloads. If I ever cancel Spotify I will never connect that phone to the internet again so the downloads cannot be deleted
My WiiU is still plugged in next to my switch 2. The Wii and WiiU catalogue is too good. Not to mention most of the best games on switch are WiiU games.
I like my regular old radio. It’s what I have going most often if I’m readin g, or doing one of my hobbies. A local station alternates music with local news. And some important national news, but not a lot.
So I get music and hear what’s going on in my local communities. I live rural, so the station covers events in the 3 small towns/cities around me. Who is winning in HS football, what my favorite Mexican restaurant just added to their menu. The fact that the local gun and rod club is having a breakfast social this coming Saturday. To be followed up with a skeet shoot contest among the youngsters. The Green Lake Bass club is having a fishing tournament next month. And Mr Johnson had got his ice house up for sale.
CD player and DVD player. If the internet/wifi/cellular goes down, you can’t watch your streaming services. However, actual DVDs will work. Pop one in and press play! No internet required for those!
I still use my Creative mp3 player in my studio. I don’t have wifi there (it’s in my 89 yo mother’s basement) and it’s already loaded with all my music. Easy to use, sounds fine.
My old iPod Nano that I unexpectably found a couple of weeks ago. Lost it 8/9 years ago, recently found it stuck in my drawer. It survived TWO movings!!! And was still working perfectly fine after I got a new cable. I’m not going to let it go of it anytime soon.
I made a comment the other day about how I hate all the new laptops don’t have USB ports. And no one around me uses them or flash drives anymore. I use them all the time!!
My phone. I use it until it dies. I hate wasteful morons who think they need a new phone every week because company XYZ tries to sell me the same crap every year with a new look.
I refuse to go Smart Home. I want my home to stay dumb.
That’s weird because when I grew up in the 80’s I used to dream about having a smart home. Except we didn’t call it a smart home back then but a home from the year 2000. Anyway, now I don’t want to touch the stuff. i don’t want to agitate my hand before a faulty captor to know that they need to turn on the light or not turn it off. I don’t want to gesticulate before my faucet to have water. I don’t want my appliances to spy on me to send data to big corporation. I don’t want my tv to know that I’m watching porn , or worse, reality shows.
I want everything to work when I push a button as God intended. I’m old and grumpy like that.
I have a dedicated GPS device for my car. A Garmin. I don’t have GPS built into my car display and I hate using my phone for GPS maps. I like having dedicated devices and not using my phone for every single thing.
My computer mouse. I have a laptop. The touch pad for the cursor is awkward for me to use. My mouse is more comfortable. I am good with touch screens, though.
Oh, I’ve got a soft spot for older tech! For me, it’d probably be the old, clunky iPod Classic. You know, the one with the click wheel. It might be obsolete now with smartphones having everything in one place, but there’s something about the simplicity and the tactile feel of the wheel that I can’t shake. Plus, the nostalgic vibe of having a dedicated music player for long trips or commutes is just comforting.
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My DVD player (well blue ray really)
My psp
My walkman!
My beeper. I still think it makes me look important but good luck finding batteries these days.
My Nintendo 3DS that raised me better than my father (he is a piece of garbage)
Old cables. They come in handy so frequently!
Paper
Gameboy Color
iPod.
I actually use it as a back up hard drive for key documents and important photos.
Watch.
Not decorative, just a cheap Casio Illuminator.
PSP (20yrs) and iPod nano 3rd (16yrs), both of which I still use daily. Did replace their batteries twice
My Kindle eBook reader. Yes, I could also use my phone for that. But it’s too distracting and the display of the Kindle is better for my eyes when I read a couple of hours.
N64
Vcr, reel to reel player, games originally designed for win XP,
My turntable, showing my age but still got lots of vinyl.
My dresser-sized Blaupunkt speakers and stereo system. The furniture is retro in appearance, the record player plays 78s AND 33s, and the radio picks up all kinds of foreign country stations.
My old ipods. They have some games I can’t find anymore.
Books
2009 Mac Pro4,1
I can’t part with some old tape recorders.
Pencil/pen and paper.
I still have my grandmother’s waffle iron. The taste and shape of the waffles on it are incredible, no new waffle iron can make them. Quality and experience prevail
The first item I purchased at college was my trusty HP21 calculator that used RPN calculating format. The custom battery pack finally gave up after 20y. Luckily I found an HP21 emulator app that I use on my smart phone. Best calculator ever.
Me: My PlayStation 2
My family: Our old VHS tapes and DVDs
Old school pencil sharpener. Nothing beats a freshly sharpened #2 pencil
Vhs tapes
All my cabinet maker tools
My turntable and LPs
My CDs
My DVDs
My typewriter
My game boy! Absolutely love the little guy, I’ve improved the screen and the shell but hardware wise it’s all the old classic GBA goodness! Something about playing on actual hardware just makes me feel right
I have all of my old gaming systems with games boxed up in my storage. Best part of it is my entire Disney Infinity collection. It is how I got my kids into gaming and I hope to play with grandkids one day.
Refrigerator light bulb.
My VCR machine from when I was a kid. It still sits in my closet.
My physical media
Records
CDs
Games
I have a Pioneer Elite SC-25 home theater receiver. Not ancient for audio equipment, but ancient for home theater use. It does not technically have all the HD video capabilities, but still sort of works with the right equipment as long as it doesn’t require the copyright HDMI handshake.
It’s powerful and I absolutely have not found another receiver with the spacial qualities and sound detail that I like. I’ve tried other brands, but they just don’t tickle my ears like this one. I’ve been waiting for Pioneer to release a new Elite receiver, hopefully with the Class D amps, but they went through bankruptcy and then COVID and all that. There are some new ones available, but they aren’t exactly what I’m looking for yet. Hopefully they catch up before I get completely pushed out by advances in technology.
My scanner/printer/fax that uses dry toner. I we don’t print much but it keeps on keeping on.
the 20 year old muti meter
I’ve kept all of my consoles, the first being a SNES. Still works 🙂
Old Sony MP3 Player.
It has 16GB of audio books on it.
An old Nokia 7 smart phone crammed with Spotify downloads. If I ever cancel Spotify I will never connect that phone to the internet again so the downloads cannot be deleted
Books. Yes I use digital ones, mainly for travels, but there is something about paper books that is awsome
iPhone SE (2016). Still my daily driver. Still works very well barring the low battery life. I have no intention of buying a new phone any time soon.
My WiiU is still plugged in next to my switch 2. The Wii and WiiU catalogue is too good. Not to mention most of the best games on switch are WiiU games.
Desktop PC. Some things I don’t want to do on a small screen.
My clock radio. And my radio scanner.
I like my regular old radio. It’s what I have going most often if I’m readin g, or doing one of my hobbies. A local station alternates music with local news. And some important national news, but not a lot.
So I get music and hear what’s going on in my local communities. I live rural, so the station covers events in the 3 small towns/cities around me. Who is winning in HS football, what my favorite Mexican restaurant just added to their menu. The fact that the local gun and rod club is having a breakfast social this coming Saturday. To be followed up with a skeet shoot contest among the youngsters. The Green Lake Bass club is having a fishing tournament next month. And Mr Johnson had got his ice house up for sale.
I’ve had the same alarm clock for 25 years. A few years ago I saw one absolutely identical for sale.
Our Wii.
My old Fender amp from the 60s’, n’ my 1962 Hagstrom series 1 guitar (sometimes called a “Kent”)
Timing light. Haven’t used it in about 20 years and then needed it.
CD player and DVD player. If the internet/wifi/cellular goes down, you can’t watch your streaming services. However, actual DVDs will work. Pop one in and press play! No internet required for those!
My brain? But I really wish it had a reset button.
My snes
Normal daily wristwatch. I have no desire to have a smartwatch, they seem really annoying.
Wristwatches.
A gentleman should always be equipped with a quality timepiece.
I still use my Creative mp3 player in my studio. I don’t have wifi there (it’s in my 89 yo mother’s basement) and it’s already loaded with all my music. Easy to use, sounds fine.
My DSLR from 2011. Still shoots amazing pics even with its crop sensor.
My old iPod Nano that I unexpectably found a couple of weeks ago. Lost it 8/9 years ago, recently found it stuck in my drawer. It survived TWO movings!!! And was still working perfectly fine after I got a new cable. I’m not going to let it go of it anytime soon.
My truck! Not as old but I like having a cassette player in it although I have no idea where all my old cassettes went after we moved 🙁
My classic fountain pen.
iPod Shuffle 4
I just love the fact it’s so small and self-contained.
I have an IPod from 2006 that I still use.
Apparently the use of USB Drives/flash drives??
I made a comment the other day about how I hate all the new laptops don’t have USB ports. And no one around me uses them or flash drives anymore. I use them all the time!!
My watch, which I have to wind every morning and it does nothing but tell the time
A calculator
My analog watches.
iPod, Flip phones
My phone. I use it until it dies. I hate wasteful morons who think they need a new phone every week because company XYZ tries to sell me the same crap every year with a new look.
Ipod
My treadle sewing machine. It’s like 100 years old and will probably outlast me and my siblings’ kids.
When the power is out I can still sew.
Paper and pen.
My ’88 Chevy S10. It runs and drives without issues, which is all I need it to do.
A hammer. There isn’t much technology out there that’s older.
I refuse to go Smart Home. I want my home to stay dumb.
That’s weird because when I grew up in the 80’s I used to dream about having a smart home. Except we didn’t call it a smart home back then but a home from the year 2000. Anyway, now I don’t want to touch the stuff. i don’t want to agitate my hand before a faulty captor to know that they need to turn on the light or not turn it off. I don’t want to gesticulate before my faucet to have water. I don’t want my appliances to spy on me to send data to big corporation. I don’t want my tv to know that I’m watching porn , or worse, reality shows.
I want everything to work when I push a button as God intended. I’m old and grumpy like that.
Pencil
My VCR
My grandfather’s vinyl player. I have a modern one I use regularly, but I keep my grandfather’s for sentimental and aesthetic values.
Wired earphones and headphones
Lol books
Spoons.
Dvd VHS player. I was able to digitize some VHS tapes of my childhood from some tapes my. Mom has had in her basement for almost 40 years.
The commercials are hilarious. 2 pizzas for 8? Nice.
Robin Williams on snl. Classic. Simpsons from season 3.
Im excited to watch the 1982 superbowl ads.
My telegraph machine. But no one will answer me.
wired headphones. Simple, durable, and still work well.
Paper planners and notebooks. I love physically writing things down and it helps me remember things better.
Still hanging on to my iPod Classic, nothing beats that scroll wheel nostalgia!
I have a dedicated GPS device for my car. A Garmin. I don’t have GPS built into my car display and I hate using my phone for GPS maps. I like having dedicated devices and not using my phone for every single thing.
My hand crank pencil sharpener, think 6th grade, drilled and hung on the wall.
My computer mouse. I have a laptop. The touch pad for the cursor is awkward for me to use. My mouse is more comfortable. I am good with touch screens, though.
My pacemaker?
Black rotary dial phone in the garage. Still working faithfully even during power outages.
Paper and pencil – they just never run out of power.
Oh, I’ve got a soft spot for older tech! For me, it’d probably be the old, clunky iPod Classic. You know, the one with the click wheel. It might be obsolete now with smartphones having everything in one place, but there’s something about the simplicity and the tactile feel of the wheel that I can’t shake. Plus, the nostalgic vibe of having a dedicated music player for long trips or commutes is just comforting.
Myself.
My toaster won’t be disrupted by AI.
My original Gameboy.
Harddisks, I’m paranoia
My old Crockpots. Those things cook.
My Roll-a-dex. Ha!
My cheap, plain-jane, AM/FM radio.
All my old gaming systems
My land line. Yea, I know it’s not hardwired anymore. But, somewhere in my head, I think I’ll still be able to communicate when all other modes fail.
My laptop with disc drive. I desperately need a new one, but also need my disc drives. 🫤
My wired headphones.
No charging, no lag, no “Bluetooth pairing failed.” Just raw, angry depression music the way God intended.
My old tube guitar amplifiers.
Love this! Still rocking my iPod Classic for that nostalgic playlist vibe!