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Tech We Loved, Lost, and Still Secretly Miss

We’re talking about the gadgets that filled our pockets, bedrooms, and hearts before sleek touchscreens took over. They might be gathering dust in your parents’ basement, but in our minds? They’re still legends.

💿 The Glorious Chaos of Burned CDs

Remember spending hours crafting the perfect mix CD? You’d line up tracks ready to download, give it a cringey-but-sincere name like "Summer Vibes 2006", and scribble it on the disc with a Sharpie.

Sure, today’s playlists are algorithmically curated masterpieces, but there was something about a mix you made yourself that hit different. Especially when you burned a copy for your crush. ❤️

📞 Landlines with Actual Personality

Once upon a time, phones had cords, and flair. Some were shaped like lips, hamburgers, or clear plastic with neon parts inside. And let’s not forget the drama of a busy signal, or yelling “I was on the phone!” when someone picked up the line in the other room.

Today’s smartphones may be smart, but they don’t have that slam-the-receiver-down-for-effect energy. We miss that.

📺 Saturday Mornings + VHS = Pure Joy

Before streaming, there were VHS tapes, and nothing beat recording your favourite show and scribbling a “DO NOT TAPE OVER” warning on the label. Rewinding was an art. Fast-forwarding? A gamble.

Bonus points if you still remember the satisfying clunk sound the VCR made when you pushed the tape in.

🐣 Tamagotchis: Digital Pets, Real Stress

Tamagotchis were the original attention-seeking apps. One beep and it was full panic: was it hungry? Sick? Sad?

We didn’t have screen-time reports, we had existential dread over our pixelated alien pet’s well-being. And we loved it.

📨 MSN Messenger: Where It All Went Down

You could nudge your friends, send emojis before emojis were cool, and customize your font like it meant something.

Let’s face it: Slack could never.

Still Got One Tucked in a Drawer?

You’re not alone. Whether it’s an old flip phone, a Game Boy, or that scratched-up iPod Mini, we all keep a little tech memento around. Not because we need it, but because it reminds us how far we’ve come (and how fun it was to get there).

Now excuse us while we try to find fresh batteries for our old Walkman.

Until next time, keep fit and have fun!

(TYYV) The Yada Yada Version:

A tribute to the nostalgic tech we grew up with and yada yada yada we still secretly miss it all.

Mitch Redekopp
Article Written by Mitch Redekopp

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