Old Gadget: Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979)

I made a mistake! I should have put the greatest classic gadget ever (Not to mention the first gadget ever!) as my first post! Of course! The Sony Walkman TPS-L2! The Gadget that started them all... The One and Only.

"Portable music players are so cheap and ubiquitous today that it's hard to remember when they were luxury items, widely coveted and often stolen. But when the blue and silver Walkman debuted in 1979, no one had ever seen anything quite like it. The $200 player virtually invented the concept of 'personal electronics.' "

Are you all set to get one yet? No? How about this:

"Apparently fearful that consumers would consider the Walkman too antisocial, Sony built the first units with two headphone jacks so you could share music with a friend. The company later dropped this feature."

(I wonder why!) Now you want to get one, right? "Nah! Why would I want to get one of those when I could get a 2GB flash-based, slick, black iPod Nano with a screen for the same price?" Why else? To sell on eBay and get a 60GB iPod instead! (Of course!) Stay iTuned!

Strange Gadget: The Roll-Up Keyboard

Here is a strange gadget to start off with! The Roll-Up Keyboard!

"These keyboards feature 104 keys in a standard QWERTY layout, but with a nifty twist of being the most portable keyboard seen to date. Simply roll the unit up when you're done with it! A great tool for laptop users who miss their full-sized KB when on the road, or LAN party warriors looking to lighten their load."

I think it looks pretty cool, though strange. Here are some more specs for it:

Rolls-up for easy storage and portability

Dust and moisture proof

Standard 104-key keyboard

Choose from PS/2 only or both USB & PS/2 connectivity

Lifetime of approximately 15,000,000 keystrokes!

What do you say? Roll-up keyboard anyone? Actually I think it would be cool to have one! (I mean, who wouldn't want to have a keyboard that you can fold up and put in your pocket?)

So it begins...

Here we have thee very first post on this brand new blog!!! Are you impressed? Well. Stay tuned. Cool Gadgets to come!