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Hourglass
An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. -
Typewriters
The O.G. typing machine allowed you to type ink on paper to create marvelous essays and stories. It also help blind people write a leter -
Arcade games
Name a better coin-operated entertainment machine than an arcade game. I'll wait. Starting in the '70s, these machines were found in malls, restaurants, and other public places of entertainment. They were outmoded by: gaming consoles like Xbox and PlayStation. -
VHS tapes and VCRs
They would roll your favorite movies into block-like cassettes called a VHS (video home system), and you could play them via a VCR (videocassette recorder). Hit the play button, and don't forget to rewind when finished. -
public telephone
A must-have product for any business with customers. Other than a good place for Clark Kent to change into his Superman attire, phone booths were a groundbreaking invention for ordinary people. -
Pagers
moterola stop making pagers in 2001 but there are some other places that still make pagers. There are still about 2 million pagers being used every day. -
Cassette tape players
As a replacement for vinyl, cassettes were groundbreaking for listening to your specific song choices on the go. "Batteries not included." -
Phonebooks
Everyone used to be delivered free phonebooks so they would have access to the phone numbers they'd need. Simply open the book and search alphabetically for the person or company you want to contact. -
Portable TVs
You can watch the tube while out or at work with a portable television. You could watch (minimal channels) TV on-the-go with the help of this small box and tiny antenna. -
Paper maps
Paper map, The paper map was amzing all you had to do was find out where you were you dint have to worry about it dieing or losing connection due to poor survice up north like a GPS unit. since 2003-present there has been a down fall or papaer maps being printed.