The Gadget Guy

Some say that nostalgia is responsible for the global splurge of the Pokémon Go phenomenon: a reminder of supposedly simpler times, where letters were penned and posted, television was the centre of the family, and The A-Team was as dark as entertainment got. I thought I’d look back at some gadget icons of those eternally rose-tinted days.

Texas Instruments Speak and Spell: 1978-1992

Way ahead of its time, this was the first consumer ...