In 1987, Casio released the TM-100, a most unusual digital watch. On the surface, it appears to be a normal time-telling model but deep inside Casio embedded circuitry to transmit audio signals. Flip the little lever above the display, raise Continue reading
After cleaning out my closet recently, I re-discovered this little Citizen credit-card sized LCD clock and became amazed all over again. I ve had this little thing for at least 20 years, it was one of the earliest things I d purchased Continue reading
In the early 1980s, we couldn t get enough video games. We played them at the arcade, in restaurants, shopping malls and grocery stores, at home on the computer or on the TV, in handheld form and yes, even on a Continue reading
As you brace for a cold winter in the next couple of months, think back to a warm sunny Saturday afternoon beachside with sand, surf, friends and your favorite tunes playing. Casper Yardely shared some shots of one of his Continue reading
Rewind to 1983 and you could have purchased this gem in your local department store. The marvelous CD-40, a 24-button multi-function watch, the first of its kind. What does it do calculator? Check. Alarm? Yep. Stopwatch. Hourly chime. And Casio s Data Bank Continue reading
I was tasked with discarding an old (1999) Zenith CRT television this week. The set worked perfectly but it s bulky and gets no use today. Our primary TV is a Sony KD-34XBR970. It s also a CRT but a Hi-Def model, Continue reading
We discovered a two-tone all-metal, made in Japan calculator wristwatch on the shelf in a midtown Manhattan electronics store recently, literally gathering dust. As iPhone and digital camera accessories moved briskly from adjacent shelves and into shoppers hands, we realized Continue reading
1978 Citizen Scientific Calculator Watch from Japan with Box Behold, we present to the Citizen scientific calculator watch, the master of nerd watches . The two-row display shows time, date up top and an eight-digit display for calculating below. Forty buttons Continue reading
Dead Stock Seiko C359 Calculator Watch Complete with Stylus, Instructions Box Seiko s second calculator watch, a beautiful stainless steel model from 1979. Check out the tiny keypad beneath the display. You ll need stylus, pen/pencil or very tiny fingers to Continue reading
Luther Vandross classic set to stereo-wielding urban traffic in 1981.