Our gadgets come and go and eventually they all come to see retirement. Some stay longer than others though, and a select few live on today as legends of the past. Here are 10 gadgets that you may remember and even miss a little bit.
1. Apple II
The new iPhone 6 may have 10x the processing power of this relic but without this computing legend that iPhone may not even exist.
Welcome to the 1970's, a decade full of Led Zeppelin, hippies and the birth of the personal computer. Watch as the lady in pink walks into the future (or the light at the end of the tunnel) with her personal, portable computer, and this brightly lit future can be yours for the low price of $1795! Sadly people don't look at me with the same expression when I walk into a room with my laptop.
Oh humble beginnings, the days of VCR, tape and floppy are behind us but lets not forget where we came from. Without these, admittedly terrible pieces of technology we would not be where we are today. Michael Eisner once said "There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.
We have truly come a long way in developing the capabilities of our technology, the past few decades have seen some incredible innovation. But we have dropped the ball my friends, we don't show off how incredible and sexy all of this innovation is nearly enough.