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Best Tech Toys in the 80s
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The VCR
Although created in the 70's the VCR did not have massive market success til the 80's. The VCR allowed it's purchasers to record a television program using a blank tape and play it back later. And in the late 80s and early 90s play a prerecorded video that could be bought or rented. -
The Simon
The Simon is a handheld game of short term memory skill. It was developed by a toy design firm "Marvin Glass and Associates." It was originally sold by Milton-Bradley for $24.95 ($112 today) -
The Walkman
The Walkman was actually created in 1979 by Sony, but it was remodeled several times in the early eighties. By the mid eighties it had become an icon and had changed peoples relationship with music. Allowing music to be portable but also private. -
The Cassio Data Bank Watch
The Cassio Data Bank watch was the first watch to allow data storage for names, numbers, memos, a calculator as well as the standard features of a watch. -
The Gameboy
The "Gameboy" is a handheld gaming device created by Nintendo. It allowed kids and teens to do the impossible: take their favorite video games with them everywhere.
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