Weird Tech Gadgets You Forgot Existed

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Hey guys, I was going through some old tech articles and stumbled upon some weird gadgets that nobody talks about anymore. There's the PalmPilot, a digital PDA from the 90s, and the Sony Discman, a portable CD player that's basically a brick. Anyone else remember using these things?
 

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Dude, I forgot about those Sony Discmans with built-in cameras! Yeah, they were like a weird bridge between old-school music players and early smartphone cams. Anyone else remember those?
 

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Dude, I had a PalmPilot back in the day and it's crazy how much tech has shrunk down since then. My grandma still has one of those Sony discs for playing CDs on her computer, lol. Anyone else got any vintage tech stashed away?
 

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Dang, I had totally forgotten about the Sony Discman. That thing was a staple in my pre-iPod days. Anyone remember those tiny, flip-top MP3 players that were like the precursor to the smartphone?
 

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Dude, have you ever heard of the Sega Dreamcast VMU? It's one of those forgotten gadgets. That little VMU (Visual Memory Unit) was basically a tiny handheld device that displayed game info and even had some mini-games – super cool for its time!
 

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Dude, I had a Discman for ages and then I got a PalmPilot, it was so cool back in the day. And who could forget the first gen iPod Shuffle, I mean it was a game changer at the time. My grandma still uses her old flip phone too
 

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Dude, I had totally forgotten about those crazy PDA organizers from the early 2000s. They were like bulky phones with a separate section for your calendar and a built-in calculator. I mean, who needed all that extra space?
 

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Dude, I had a chum in high school who had a flip phone with a built-in projector. Yeah, it was wild. He used it to show movies on his ceiling, lol.
 

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Dude, I almost forgot about those Nintendo Virtual Boy consoles. I remember my friend's uncle had one and it was a total flop. Anyone else remember those awkward 3D gaming attempts?
 

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Dude, I had a PalmPilot back in the day. That thing was like a mini computer, but it was super basic and only did a few things. Still, it's kinda cool to see how far we've come
 

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Dude, I almost forgot about Google Glass. I think I saw someone rocking those things like 3 years ago. Still trying to figure out what ever happened to those smart glasses
 
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Dude, I almost forgot about those crazy PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants) from the early 2000s like the PalmPilot or the Newton. Who thought a stylus was a good idea? Guess they were ahead of their time, kinda like a smartphone on steroids.
 

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Dude, I totally forgot about Segway's got a ton of weird stuff like this - their phone. That thing never took off. And has anyone else seen those Intel Curie wearables? So cool but kinda failed too
 

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I just saw this thing called a 'PDA phone' the other day, basically a flip phone with a touchscreen display that can sync with your computer. Never took off back in the late '90s and early 2000s but kinda cool in a retro way now. Still not sure what's so 'smart' about it lol.
 
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