5 loved tech relics making a comeback - from flip phones to cassettes and vinyl

People Are Reverting Back To Physical Media, They Explain Why

When music, movies, and books were transferred into the digital sphere, we were promised easier access to any type of media entertainment. For a small subscription fee, you could watch your favorite movies, listen to your favorite songs, and even read your favorite books in the e-book format. But are streaming services still the best option? Some folks say “nah,” as they have gone back to CDs, DVDs, vinyl, and print books. An interview on the sh…

5 loved tech relics making a comeback - from flip phones to cassettes and vinyl

Here’s five pieces of old technology which have had a resurgence, including boomboxes and instant cameras.

If we look into the mobile past, we will find many interesting phones, even with the passage of time. Or at least a number of good ideas that were not processed perfectly at the time or perhaps these ideas were a bit ahead of their time.

Vinyl continues its onslaught on the music landscape, with a new generation of collectors renewing interest in the LPs that many grew up with.

Fujifilm Instax Mini 41 Evaluation: A Fashionable, Succesful Finances Immediate Digicam

The old-school digital camera styling extends to some plastic knurling on the physique and across the lens. That is maybe the place the plasticness comes out essentially the most. The minute you contact it, it feels not like precise knurling however like plastic imitating knurling. If that is sensible. Baudrillard would like it. I discovered it purposeful sufficient, if not totally nice to carry. One large enchancment over the earlier mannequin …

Mark Andrews: Contentment is a 25-year-old flip-phone

Some strange things land in my email box. Take the press release which dropped this week, extolling the virtues of the 'VQ Skylark True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds featuring a hand-applied, stunning Laura Ashley designer finish'.