did-you-know? rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: KBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks A Potted History of Personal Tech

9781781578582

Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks A Potted History of Personal Tech

  • ISBN 13:

    9781781578582

  • ISBN 10:

    1781578583

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 11/01/2022
  • Publisher: Ilex Press
Sorry, this item is currently unavailable.

List Price $19.99 Save $0.12

New $19.87

In Stock Usually Ships in 24 Hours

We Buy This Book Back We Buy This Book Back!

Included with your book

Free Shipping On Every Order Free Shipping On Every Order

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Extend or Purchase Your Rental at Any Time

Need to keep your rental past your due date? At any time before your due date you can extend or purchase your rental through your account.

Summary

Take a nostalgic trip through tech's back catalogue with the best-selling author of Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech

In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative and irreverent romp through the history of more than forty pieces of personal tech, charting the successes, failures and oddities from over five decades of our obsession with gadgetry.

From the Teasmade to the TomTom, mankind has been on a constant hunt for gimmicks that make life easier, faster and more entertaining, and as yesterday's 'must-haves' become today's museum pieces, there's no better time to take a nostalgic trip through tech's back catalogue.

Items include:
  • Stylophone (1968)
  • Sony Walkman (1979)
  • Casio C-80 (1980)
  • SpyTech Binoculars (1989)
  • Nintendo GameBoy (1989)
  • Laser Pens (1997)
  • Apple iPod (2001)
  • Google Glass (2014)
  • Oculus Quest 2 (2020)

Author Biography

Read more