Now 2010 has finally came, there are lots of products that are about to be released and probably has finally conquered the market. Gadgets, software and many other techie products have evolved for years. Who misses the rotary phone? I bet no techie lad would ever want to use that during these days. I remember the scene in Aliens in the Attic movie wherein the kids are having an emergency and have the need to call 911 but their mobile phones doesn’t have any signal, who saves the day? The rotary phone. Well, there are certain old school inventions that still preserve its functionality and usability. Now, let me list some of the things that we use to dream of but now filled with dust all over it.
1. Nokia cell phone evolution
I remember the time when I was in grade school I asked my parents for a cell phone as a gift for my graduation they gave me the Nokia 3310 unit, I remember I was one of the first among our campus to have that kind of mobile phone. Now who among us uses the unit? Sadly, the Nokia trend rapidly shifts on and on. From the bulky Nokia 5110, 3210, 3310, 8210, 8310 and the rest is history. Shifting models from greenish screen LCDs and colored LCDs to touch screen technology. No doubt that Nokia is the number 1 trendy mobile phone maker. But who would have thought that the leading maker of trendy mobile phone has started making rubber boots and tires then evolved the business in making wires and cables and now, mobile phones.
2. Nintendo Gameboy advancement
This is what every kid of 90s (here in our country) dreamed to have. The big, hulking and greenish screened handheld gaming console tremendously made a massive success throughout the world. Playing Tetris and Doctor Mario all day? How about Sailor Moon and Pacman? Now here comes the Gameboy color. Great thing that there’s worm light and magnifying glasses made customized for this unit so gaming would be more ease. Make way for Gameboy Advance, the first unit to have an added LEFT and RIGHT button at the topmost part of the handheld. How about Gameboy Advance SP? The first unit to have an internal front-light goodbye wormlight. Plus it has an internal rechargeable battery. Gameboy Micro, the smallest handheld gaming console made by Nintendo. The sleek and fashionable (the exterior or faceplates can be changed and there are various designs to choose from) unit also supports GBA cartridges. Now the Gameboy DS, DS lite and DSi no wondered equally compete Sony’s PSP. The handheld that have-it-all, camera, touch screen, Wi-Fi surfing and more.
3. Home Entertainment: Gaming Consoles
I wasn’t born during the peak time when Atari was born. But my mom said that it was far the greatest video gaming console that time. I was used on playing the ever famous Nintendo Family Computer. There are various cartridges to play with like Super Mario Brothers, Street Fighter, Mortal Combat, Contra, Ice Climber and many more. I had like 3 of this gaming console (It wasn’t that durable so it is somewhat disposable). Now there came Sega, Dreamcast, GameCube and the most famous up to this date, Sony PlayStation. Now, gaming is much more fun than ever. Do you remember the revolutionary indeed Dance Dance Revolution? Now, Xbox is born interacting with many other players and who would ever forget the best selling game Halo 2? Now the successor of these last two consoles are fairly successful as the first one, I am talking about the Sony PlayStation2 which is nowadays competing well enough in the market, Sony PlayStation2 Slim and the latest Sony PlayStation 3 and lastly, Xbox 360. Nintendo Wii also principally competes with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This is by far my most favorite among the gaming consoles that was ever created. Wireless and real-life interaction on the game is a big plus. How about you, what’s your favorite console?
4. Every moments captured
I’m sure no Millennial Generation baby can still remember the Camera obscura or the darkened chamber box that used to capture black and white still images. So I’d start the recall from the past in a camera wherein we use the roll film. I still remember the time when we had out of town getaway or a big family affair we never forget to bring these. Afterwards, we go to the nearby developing studio to see the results and yes we are so excited but then after seeing the pictures we are somewhat dismayed because that is not what we exactly pictured in our mind. But as time go by, Polaroid produces a camera that can develop the images right after you capture the pictures. But admit it Polaroid films are just to expensive during those times and none of the elders would allow their child to bring the device alone. Now let me hail the inventors of Digital camera or what we are fond calling digicams. Capturing images are easier, you can it on the bigger LCD screen and review the captured photos right after, thanks to your memory cards. As time goes, many technologies merged their capabilities to make life easier. Now, make way to the camera phones. Well, here in the country the first one to make it to the market is again from Nokia, the Nokia 7650. Can you imagine how great technology has grown?
5. Music Trip Way Back
We all love music don’t we? It doesn’t matter if it’s metal, pop, ballad, classic, techno, hippie, rhythm and blues and even if we live here in the Philippines we still do adapt and love the J-pop or even K-pop music. Radio with cassette tape players is cool way back then. I remember I even had to ask my mom for a Walkman bought in Hong Kong before. But, CDs are later introduced and every kid wants the good ol’ Discman. Boy band days that didn’t join the bandwagon? Now, centennial year came in and we say hello to big MP3 players and downloaded every music that we wanted (During those times I remember saving up my money for a prepaid card of Dial-up internet provider). Now various designs came, from the big and bulky up to stylish, slimmest and smallest.
Then, we had the black and white TV, there came the antenna for better viewing, the colored TV eventually came with cable service providers. Now a lot of homes are using HDTVs. We had the best OS before and that’s during the reign of Windows 98, now who would want to downgrade and use that again if we had XP that offers plug and play? If we had sleek and sexier feel of Vista? And now that 2010 came, everybody can’t wait to have a copy of the much awaited Windows 7.
Well, if I ever enumerate all the advancements of certain gadgets and software we’ll never run out of it. There’s this famous saying from Charles H. Duell: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” This literally proved him wrong. There are still more years to come and yet to wait. But, forecast for gadgets and software are always welcome. So, what’s your idea for the next advancement?
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