On Monday, Gizmodo revealed pictures of a brand new iPhone that was “found” in a Redwood City bar (up the street from Apple HQ). They apparently paid $5k for it just to have bragging rights. But what other gadgets have been found in bars that Gizmodo wouldn’t pay for? You’d be surprised.
AOL 8.0 DISK
The latest update to the AOL system features things like other users.
PALM PILOT N-XT
The latest PDA has a version of Graffiti that has to be seen to be believed. Uses just 3 “C” batteries.
ATARI 2010
Want to play in a world of stunning virtual reality? Now you can but only using Atari’s original game library. Mix-ups mean there won’t be any new games developed until 2019.
SONY’S LASERDISC 4.1
Grab a laserdisc if you can find one because this new laserdisc player outperforms every single one on the market – and that’s Sony’s ironclad guarantee. Now with added buttons.
HP’S DOTMATRIX PRINTER/FAX
New for Christmas ‘10, Hewlett Packard have wanted to enter the all-in-one market for a while now and this is it. It also shreds the leftover strips of perforated paper making for a very green alternative!
CALCULATOR SWATCH
It doesn’t just tell the time. It doesn’t just do calculations. It does them both – and is accompanied with a timeless Swatch design.
PANASONIC BETAMAX/TV/8-TRACK
You have NEVER seen anything like it. Record from television direct to betamax video tape OR 8-track audio. Buy one for your office too so you can show off last night’s TV (or a great radio show) almost wherever you are.
SANYO’S MP-WALKMAN
With the ability to play both cassettes and MP3s, it’s a format Sanyo are convinced can’t go wrong. Consumers can expect to pay slightly more than a conventional iPod because of the combined formats.
RADIO SHACK’S COMMODORE PLUS
Two commercial giants join themselves at the hip. One reinvents a computer classic by throwing out Qwerty and delivering a keyboard that will constantly keep you guessing. The other brings along a sales/marketing team second to none.
MOTOROLA’S MICROTAC 9900X
A mobile phone that’s slightly smaller than their Microtac 9800x.
