“Ain’t no stopping us now, we’re on the move.” If technology had a theme song, I’m guessing that would be it… Depending on how old you are, you might immediately know what song I’m talking about. Or it might fly right over your head. It’s sort of the same with certain tech devices. You’re either old enough to have encountered them. Or not. Technology is constantly on the move, evolving, canceling out the last, most modern thing. And there ain’t no stopping it now.
It’s strange to even think there was once a time in history when mobile phones, laptops, air fryers, and AirPods didn’t exist. Some people back then were amazed back when a new big, bulky, black and white box television was released. Or when it became possible to speak to a friend far away, in real-time, using a dialing telephone. Imagine that.
As new tech gadgets constantly burst onto the scene, their forefathers often become obsolete. But that’s not to say they’ve been forgotten. People have been sharing their vintage tech finds; some are super interesting.
Bored Panda has put together a list of our favorites to take you on a nostalgic trip back in time. Upvote the ones that intrigue you and let us know in the comments how many of these you’ve actually seen in real life. You’ll also find an article between the images that explains why you should never just dump your old gadgets in the trash.
#1 I Found A Clear Green Ps2 That Matches My Zenith Crt
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Many of us have that one drawer, or cupboard, or room. You know the one… it’s home to the things that don’t have their own dedicated place. My son calls it the “junk room.” It might have a box filled with old chargers, cables, or even outdated mobile phones that have been relegated to the proverbial bench. Maybe there’s a laptop in there, or an ancient Sony Walkman that you’ll probably never use again. But you just don’t have the heart to let go of it, for the sake of nostalgia.
As technology keeps up with the times, so to do we. Upgrading, buying, trading in, swapping, selling, hiding old gadgets in the “junk room” or chucking them in the bin. But did you know that not disposing of outdated, obsolete or broken tech items properly can actually be dangerous? Not only for the environment but for people and animals too…
#2 (Nearly) 87 Year Old Crt TV
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of electrical and electronic devices are discarded. These discarded devices are considered e-waste, and they’ve become one of the fastest growing solid waste streams in the world. We’re talking things like computers, mobile phones, large household appliances, and medical equipment.
“Millions of tonnes of e-waste are recycled using unsound activities, as well as being stored in homes and warehouses, dumped, and illegally exported,” reveals WHO. But here’s the scary part… The organization warns that when e-waste isn’t recycled properly, it can release up to 1000 different chemical substances into the environment.
These are known as neurotoxicants and include things like mercury and lead, which can be particularly hazardous for pregnant women and children. ”Many of these toxic materials are known or suspected to cause harm to human health, and several are included in the 10 chemicals of public health concern,” reads the WHO website.
#3 1970 Grundig Space Age Super Color TV
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It’s estimated that less than a quarter of the e-waste produced globally in 2022 was known to be formally recycled. A lot ends up in the trash can, finds its way onto the mine dumps, and into the hands of waste pickers who are hoping to make a penny from someone else’s junk.
“Children are often involved in waste picking and scavenging, burning discarded e-waste, and the manual dismantlement of items into component parts,” reveals WHO. “In some countries, children may serve as a source of cheap labour, and their small hands give them an advantage in taking apart the smallest items. These activities directly expose children to injury and high levels of hazardous substances.”
The World Health Organization notes that working as a waste picker is hazardous labour and is considered one of the worst forms of child labour by the International Labor Organization (ILO). It adds that in 2020, the ILO estimated that as many as 16.5 million children globally were working in the industrial sector, of which waste processing is a subsector.
#4 My Pride And Joy
Here’s my collection’s centerpiece. An original Attract Model Countertop Gameboy Store Kiosk.
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#5 Opinions?
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#6 Just Got The Coolest Vintage Hi-Tech Phone That I Ever Had
NEC N-01A. Also chose it because of ability of using without hypersim (software unlock) It has a lot of interesting settings and cool features. It will be cool to try it as a main phone for a while.
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While you’re unlikely to come into contact with toxic substances while handling your (working) gadgets, the same can’t always be said for the person who picks them up after you’ve dumped them. And the earth also suffers. “When they become waste, these toxicants can be released into the environment if the devices are managed using environmentally-unsound practices and activities,” reads the WHO site.
Among the “unsound practices” are scavenging, dumping on land or in water bodies, landfilling along with regular waste, open burning or heating, acid baths, acid leaching, stripping/shredding plastic coatings, and manual disassembly of equipment.
#7 Vintage Pac-Man Phone Estate Sale Find
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#8 Vintage Vacuum Cleaner
A strange and bulky-looking contraption, this odd machine was once the pinnacle of household cleaning technology. The vintage vacuum cleaner was manufactured by Volvac and designed by David Edward Davies in around 1909.
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#9 I Found My Holy Grail
So excited to own this beautiful machine. Gonna be watching Shrek and playing Shrek super party every night.
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The best way to get rid of that old but functional phone, laptop, television, or gaming console is to donate or sell it to someone who’ll be able to use it. As the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
Upcycling is also an option. I saw a marketplace advert the other day for an iMac that had been converted into a mirror. And I have a friend who creates artworks out of old e-cigarettes. There’s also a Kenyan artist called Cyrus Kabiru who turns electronic waste into flamboyant eyewear. He’s making a bold fashion statement while raising awareness about e-waste, reusing, and upcycling. Cape Town-based jewellery designer, Ashley Heather, uses reclaimed circuit boards to craft minimalist jewellery.
#10 Vintage Zenith Space Command Remote. Always Liked The Look And It’s Amazing Technology That Requires No Batteries
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#11 Vintage Singer Gritzner Sewing Machine?
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#12 Are You This Old?
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The Columbia Climate School believes that the best thing you and I can do to slow down the e-waste problem is to hold off on buying new devices, gadgets, or electronic equipment until we absolutely can’t anymore.
“Try to get your old product repaired if possible and if it can’t be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly,” suggests the school’s site. “Before you recycle your device, seal up any broken parts in separate containers so that hazardous chemicals don’t leak. Wear latex gloves and a mask if you’re handling something that’s broken.” Columbia adds that you should always find a responsible and ethical recycler to whom you can hand your e-waste.
#13 A Old Laptop My Friends Grandfather Owned
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#14 Original Kindle Sentient?
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#15 After More Than 80 Years Of Operation It Has Been Abandoned, Waiting For Better Tomorrow
This Broadcast Center Controlled Transmissions Of Television And Radio Signals To A Central Part Of Europe And It Was Equipped With Emergency Broadcast Studios And Diesel Generators In Case Of Power Failure
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#16 Computron, The Peak Of Technology
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#17 Top Of The List Of Things I Don’t Need: A Vintage Rotary Dial Phone. For $1.99 I Couldn’t Resist It. (Houston, Tx)
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#18 My Dad’s 2-Way Pager (From 1990’s?) Still Works Too
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#19 One-Wheel Motorcycle, Germany, 1925
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#20 1961 Sony TV In A 2005 Honda
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#21 Gba In N64 Controller
Yup this was though but screen is a GameBoyMicro one.
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#22 Speakers Are Not In The Picture, These Are Definitive Technology Sm45 Whic Sound Fantastic! (The Whole Set Does, Only The Lowest Shelf Is More For Fun)
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#23 My First Record Player
From what my sister said this thing is pretty old and maybe worth a lot? I’m fairly sure it’s from the 1990-2010s?
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#24 My Grandfather’s Seiko Rc-4000 Watch From 1985. The “Most Advanced, Hight Tech” Watch For Its Time That Connected To The Apple II Computer
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#25 I Finished My Crt Wall
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#26 My New-To-Me Car Came With This Bad Boy Installed
They actually have it L-bracketed down, the audio hooked to the radio, and have it wired to the ignition.
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#27 Found This At A Thrift Store Should I Pick It Up?
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#28 Sony Network Walkman Nw-E75
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#29 The Seiko TV Watch, 1982. Technology Ahead Of Its Time
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#30 First Pair Of Headphones They’re “Endgamed” Ksc75s
I bought Ksc75s. I modded them with a Parts Express headband, a set of Yaxi pads, and 2 ply paper towel over the drivers. They sound amazing for what I need them for.
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#31 Just Found My Old Tamagotchi’s
I was cleaning through some stuff and found them in a bag! I’m so excited. The purple and pink one was my main back when they first came out.
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#32 I Make Drawings Using The Letters And Numbers From Old / Unwanted Typewriters And Here’s One That I Created On Location In The Picturesque Village Of Finchingfield
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#33 Philco Predicta Television From The Late 1950s
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#34 British Telecom “Cheetah” 87c/32k Telex Machine, 1984
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#35 Fiance Convinced Me To Stop At The Thrift Store. I Found This With My Favorite Shows DVD Set Next To It. $50 For All Of It
Tv was $28 DVD box sets $4. All the discs are brand new no scratches. New garage tv.
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#36 iPhone With Built In Crt
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#37 Finally Eliminated Jaws!
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#38 This Feels Appropriate To Play On My Mp3 Player From High School
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#39 Cool Old Photo Viewer
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#40 My Friday Vibe: Browsing The Web On A Heavily-Upgraded Macintosh Se/30
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#41 Vintage Printing Calculator Dr-8420 V
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#42 iPhone And Google G1 Shown In Museum. I Feel Old Now
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#43 This Old Jaguar Still Has Its Car Phone
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#44 Saw This At The Hospital Today And Really Wanted To Share It Somewhere
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#45 Rare 90s Intercom/Doorbell Crt Screen
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#46 My Media Class Still Has Old Crt’s And Recording Equipment From 93. All Still Functional
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#47 Technology Of The Future, Today!
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#48 Endgame Achieved: Vintage Pizza Hut Cans With Matching Radio
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#49 Ziggy On Our Vintage Radio Rentals Radio
We have a few vintage radios around the house. Ziggy loves to sit on them.
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#50 Found My Old Pager
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#51 Vintage Calculator
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#52 Working In An Office, Moving Stuff Around And Came Across Installation Floppy Discs For Windows 3.1, 1992
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#53 My Dad Loves How I Personalized His Old Cd Player:)
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#54 I Usually Complain About My School Having Outdated Technology, But This Old (Broken) Oscilloscope Looks Cool
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#55 Got This Beautiful Device. I’m Brand New To Vintage Audio What Would Be Recommended For Making New Cassettes?
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#56 Pic Rescued From The Trash Of An Estate Cleanup. Guessing 70s 80s, But Anyone Know That TV?
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#57 Gameboy Advance Speedometer
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#58 Another PC From My Friends Granddad’s House They Even Have The Original Software To Write Programs For It
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#59 Nasa Themed Gameboy Color
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#60 This Vintage Phone Looks Like It’s Making A Phone Call
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#61 Parents Were Clearing Out Their Loft And I Found My Old Minidisc Recorder
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#62 Emachines Computer With Promise Of Never Being Obsolete
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#63 Computer Cpu And Stained Wood Collection
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#64 Picked This Typewriter Up A Few Years Ago
The Owner Said It Sat In The Case For 40 Years And Was Handed Down Through His Family And He Didn’t Want It Anymore. It’s From 1939 And For Being 80 Years Old, It Runs Great
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#65 My Old PC Mouse
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#66 I Have These Color TV Crt Phosphor Samples Made By Yale University In The 1954-1960s Era
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#67 My Sony Fm Walkman
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#68 I Got This Dora The Explorer Tube Television And I Want To Use It As A Second Monitor For My PC, But I Don’t Know How
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#69 This Is What I Imagine A Cyberdeck Looks Like
The Sharp PC-1248 is a vintage pocket computer from the mid-1980s, designed for BASIC programming and portable computing. The Sharp CE-125 is a companion device that combines a thermal printer and microcassette recorder, enabling data storage and printout capabilities for compatible Sharp pocket computers. Together, the Sharp PC-1248 and CE-125 provide a portable computing solution with programming, printing, and data storage capabilities, reflecting the innovative design of 1980s pocket computing technology.
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#70 Sanyo Rl-4920 (Featuring Universal Monsters:dracula)
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#71 Using A Two-Horn Listening Device At Bolling Field In Washington, D.c., In 1921 Before The Invention Of Radar, To Listen For Distant Aircraft
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#72 Found This Bad Boy At The Local Thrift Store For $4 Today
Portable Panasonic pop up TV/radio from 1983. Can’t seem to find much info on it. I have no idea if it still works but it seems to be in perfect shape and I couldn’t pass it up..do I just need a 9.8V power adapter to try to get it going?
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#73 Rsa Secureid Token – Then And Now
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#74 More Old Technology, Found At The Salvation Army. $3.00, Minus 25% For Seniors Day Discount
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#75 The Old “Telefontornet” Telephone Tower In Stockholm, Sweden, With Approximately 5,500 Telephone Lines C. 1890
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#76 My 40 Year Old Kenwood Eventually Stopped Working Today. Rip Little Mixer, You Were A Very Good Boy
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#77 Maxell Metal Tape
I’m Going To Make A Mixtape. This One Should Work. I Have A Lot Of Blank Cassette Tapes. I’m Not Sure I Want To Do Cd To Tape. Or Vinyl To Tape. I Have A Vintage Kenwood Cassette Recorder
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