When Old Meets New: What’s Your Tech Nostalgia?

ame — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:00:23 +0000

Feelings of nostalgia are ever present in our lives.We remember things about our past and they mean something to us.

BUT

What about tech nostalgia? Not only is it hilarious (remember the old school stuff hiding in your digital graveyard or in old movies?) but it also keeps us grounded in how quickly we are learning to adapt to new technologies.

But the real question is- do we ever long for the “old days” and will we turn into our parents when we tell our kids about the “the way it used to be?” Well, maybe that’s why there’s a flood of “vintage gadgets” entering the market (UrbanOutfitters sells them).

Maybe they’ll make us feel young again?

For more tech nostalgia, check out the Computer Museum (those of you in SF can visit in real life!)

Miss Techyness’ Top Feelings of Tech Nostalgia.

1) Browsers with NO TABS. Seriously, how did we ever survive with SO MANY WINDOWS on our taskbars?

2) Printers with Perforated Edges. The days of loading paper into a tray were much different when every page was connected to the next.

3) Zip Disks. People treated these like solid gold bullion. Thank god for flash drives.

4) Tape/CD Walkman. It’s funny, because I saw a woman run with a discman the other day. Immediate generation of nostalgia.

5) Microsoft Paint. Oh wait. That still exists. #awesome

6) Cell Phones. Do I really need to go here? However, the infamous Zac Morris “Brick” has been re-engineered in Gold for a little over $212k USD. BONUS.

What’s your tech nostalgia?

Rambling/Tweeting Every Step You Take

ame — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:33:03 +0000

They’re shoes.
They tweet.

So, these crazy sneaks, developed by Ricardo Nascimento and Tiago Martins, use the Twitter platform to ACTUALLY tweet every breath/step you take (tthanks sting)

Are they being serious?

Basically, it’s making fun of us for posting “every step we take” on twitter, foursquare, and the various other places we share details of our lives. (yes, I’m guilty too…)

How does it work?

A sensor embedded under the sole detects when the wearer is walking. Then, the info is sent via bluetooth to a mobile phone that makes the postings on Twitter.

When the sensor detects a certain amount of pressure, the word “step” is posted. For the other moments the “.” symbol is posted. Following these postings one can know if the wearer is walking or not and also predict his speed.

What’s next?

Look for continued integration of technology and our physical “stuff” (clothes, shoes, etc.) Most of what we buy now is designed to “integrate” with our devices (think iPhone, blackberry pockets), but as component costs continue to decrease, people are going to have more fun experimenting…

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When Old Meets New: What’s Your Tech Nostalgia?

Rambling/Tweeting Every Step You Take