Caring for Rubber in Vintage Devices, the Curators’ Way
Many retrocomputing enthusiasts have to deal with decayed elastomers. Here’s some advice from museum professionals and lab members.
Mobile and Pocketable
Cell phones, pocket computers, handhelds and devices which tried to be any of these things at the same time.
Plugging Into the Present with Early-2000s PDA Cameras
Before becoming one of strongest bullet point in mobile tech specs, cameras were accessories you had to buy separately. Were they worth that?
Looking Back at Apple’s No-Button Music Player
With the 2009 iPod Shuffle, the company which made touch screens mainstream tried to get rid of on-device controls.
Windows’ Little Brother, Bearer of Microsoft’s Grand Ambitions
From handheld devices to car stereos, Windows CE was supposed to power everything but the PC. But its identity was seen as a threat to Windows proper.
How Basic Touch Phones Stood Opposite the iPhone
The first Apple phone wasn’t a smartphone per se, so why other ones had to be? Some devices displayed unique ideas of a good user experience—and one handset still does.
Kin Phones and Things Left on Microsoft’s Cutting Room Floor
Microsoft’s made-for-teens phone was a disaster very few people wanted. People behind it envisioned something better and bolder.
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