Top Gadgets From 80′s

tectvert top gadgets of the 9805 1980 Sony Walkman SONY With the introduction of the Walkman, a whole new era of music portablibity emerged allowing users to take it with them wherever they wanted. This quickly became the must have gadget for runners, roller-skaters and teenagers everywhere. People were creating their own mix-tapes at home and taking Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson with them on the road. WALMMAN 1982 Commodore 64 Initially it was sold with 64 kB of memory with sound and graphics performance that was superior to IBM-compatible computers of the time. The original price was $595 making it much more affordable than previous personal computers. Its success was partly due to it being sold in retail stores instead of electronics stores, and that they could be directly plugged into a home TV without any modifications. 1983 Microwave Oven Although invented much earlier it wasn't until the mid-80s that they were availble widely and cheaply enough for the common household to have one. The microwave made anyone a home chef able to whip up a quick meal. In 1983 they were still considered a luxury item. Currently over 90% of households have one. 1984 Compact Disc Player The music industry would change greatly with the advent c the CD and the compact disc player. Within 5 years of its introduction CDs were outselling records. As the compact disc player became smaller and cheaper more and more consumers were able to purchase them, increasing the popularity of the format and cementing it as the most successful medium to date. 1985 VHS Player VHS or Video Home System made watching your favorite movies at home possible, bringing Rambo, Jaws and Karate Kid right into your living room. Because of the open standard of the format companies were able to produce tapes without restrictions and licensing costs which helped make it much more wide spread. VHS quality is roughly equivalent to 333x480 pixels in todays standards. प ।। 1986 Nintendo NES Bringing Mario, Zelda and a host of of the characters to kids all across the world, the Nintendo NES would revolutionize home gaming. The 8-bit system would launch with 18 availble games at a price of $250 making it resonably obtainable. Over the course of its lifespan it would go one to sell over 60 million units. 1989 Desktop Fax Machine Prior to desktop models, fax machine were large bulky object. With models from Panasonic, AT&T and Murata workers were able to have them in their offices. Most used thermal paper but a few high-end models were able to use legal paper. The higher end models also featured document feeders that could handle up to 5 pages at a time. Prices ranged from $550 to $5000.