My Tech Timeline

VHS

1996

All of my movies as a kid were VHS. The first movie that was ever "mine" was "Fox and the Hound". I'll never forget the devistation when the VCR ate my Cinderella VHS.

Polaroid Camera

1998

My grandpa owned an insurance company and they had to take pictures of cars and houses. They used a Polaroid Camera. He would let me play with it and take pictures around the office. I thought it was the coolest thing that they would print. I still have some of the pictures framed today.

Vinyl Records

1998

My grandparents had a record player and lots of Vinyls. I loved to listen too "Peter and the Wolf". I wasn't allowed to touch the needle but I could change the speed if I wanted. I liked to play it fast because it sounded funny.

Cassette tape

1999

I had a cassette tape of Disney songs that my mom and I would listen to every day! I'm sure she got annoyed but I loved it. I also had all the primary songs on cassette tape.

Portable Cd player

2001

It's a step up from a cassette player. I even had a carrier that was more like a purse so I could listen in the car and walk around the house with it.

Overhead Projector

2002

I remember all my teachers using this. Their fingers were always colorful from wiping the screen clean. It was a privilege to go up and write on the overhead.

Floppy Disk

2003

I used floppy disks in elementary school. I specifically remember using them in third grade to save the poetry we wrote. I remember my teacher teaching us how to lock the floppy disks when we weren't using it so nothing got erased.

Palm Pilot

2004

I honestly don't remember what I used it for but my friends and I thought we were so cool. I had a Scooby Doo one (just like the picture) and was embarrassed that mine wasn't girly enough so I covered it in scratch and sniff flowers.

Firefly celllphone

2006

This was a cellphone for kids. It had 5 buttons.
"Answer"-green phone
"End/Ignore"-red phone
"Mom" -Female stick figure
"Dad" -Male stick figure
"Phone book"- center, It had 5 more programabel numbers. Mine were both grandmas, one grandpa, my house, and my best friend.
I had this in Jr. High when all my friends had flip phones and I was so embarrassed of it.

Sidekick Phone

2008

Finally, I was "cool" and got a cell phone. It slid up to show the full keyboard and had the best game on it. "Bob's Journey to the Center of the Earth."

Car GPS

2009

I remember needing to pick my mom up at the airport. I didn't know how to get there and I didn't have data on my phone, so my dad bought me a car GPS. It stuck to the windshield and didn't make noise so I had to constantly look at the screen...Probably not very safe but I got there.