I almost bought a 'N-Gage'

rascal · October 10, 2014

What pieces of technology are you happy to have swerved? (if we could stay clear of the PS/Xbox war that'll be good)

EFCNIK · October 10, 2014

I remember those. One of my mates got one when we were in like year 7. I was sooooo jealous.

Fuleco · October 10, 2014

Glad I swerved the minidisc, my older brother got one and it seemed like an almighty faff.

Huyton Layne · October 10, 2014

Didn't swerve it but bought a minidisc player in about 97. Thought it was boss at the time. Short lived dream as mp3 players weren't far behind at all.

Bungle · October 10, 2014

Layne said:
Didn't swerve it but bought a minidisc player in about 97. Thought it was boss at the time. Short lived dream as mp3 players weren't far behind at all.

Was about to post this, swerved it because I couldn't afford it, not because I didn't want it. Glad it worked out that way though.

rascal · October 10, 2014

EFCNIK said:
I remember those. One of my mates got one when we were in like year 7. I was sooooo jealous.

Crikey, you must be wise beyond your years.

Tubey · October 10, 2014

The iPad.

Never seen the point, never will. If I want work done mobile, I'll use a phone. If I want to type, I'll use a laptop. If I want things seriously done, I'll use a PC.

I can understand others will disagree with me, but I'm glad I personally didn't get one as it would have been an expensive ornament.

rascal · October 10, 2014

Tubey said:
The iPad.

Never seen the point, never will. If I want work done mobile, I'll use a phone. If I want to type, I'll use a laptop. If I want things seriously done, I'll use a PC.

I can understand others will disagree with me, but I'm glad I personally didn't get one as it would have been an expensive ornament.

The only thing holding me back from purchasing an Apple product is their cringe-worthy and infuriating marketing. Their latest advert just makes me want to throw a brick through the screen. Don't even get me started on the quegs who queue up all week just to be the first to get one of their products.

The Cowboy · October 10, 2014

Tubey said:
The iPad.

Never seen the point, never will. If I want work done mobile, I'll use a phone. If I want to type, I'll use a laptop. If I want things seriously done, I'll use a PC.

I can understand others will disagree with me, but I'm glad I personally didn't get one as it would have been an expensive ornament.

Tablets are just another way of doing things. if you're happy with your set up, that's cool.

There's a great article I read recently which loosely compared tablets to microwave ovens. We don't NEED a microwave, it doesn't do anything an oven or grill cannot do, but its just another way of doing it.

PITA · October 10, 2014

A Commodore 64. The Commodore 16 was more than capable.

The Cowboy · October 10, 2014

Layne said:
Didn't swerve it but bought a minidisc player in about 97. Thought it was boss at the time. Short lived dream as mp3 players weren't far behind at all.

I had this very same model. The controls on the cord were particularly useful. I loved my minidisc, I was lucky to own a very nice Sony Minidisc hifi (before it was stolen when I was burgled in my first week at uni - bloody scousers), so could rip albums straight onto the minidiscs. On long-play you could get 4 to a disc. Sound quality was excellent.

It was a decent stop-gap between CDs/tape and MP3. Its only the fact the gap was quite short that makes the minidisc seem like redundant tech.

mrs the esk · October 10, 2014

I bought @the esk a Philips CD-i for Christmas in 1994. I think he used it twice.

Huyton Layne · October 10, 2014

The Cowboy said:
I had this very same model. The controls on the cord were particularly useful. I loved my minidisc, I was lucky to own a very nice Sony Minidisc hifi (before it was stolen when I was burgled in my first week at uni - bloody scousers), so could rip albums straight onto the minidiscs. On long-play you could get 4 to a disc. Sound quality was excellent.

It was a decent stop-gap between CDs/tape and MP3. Its only the fact the gap was quite short that makes the minidisc seem like redundant tech.

Bought a sound card for my pc with an optical output. Thought I was the shiznit.

blue4eva77 · October 10, 2014

rascal said:
The only thing holding me back from purchasing an Apple product is their cringe-worthy and infuriating marketing. Their latest advert just makes me want to throw a brick through the screen. Don't even get me started on the quegs who queue up all week just to be the first to get one of their products.

It doesn't stop there though. I can't understand anyone who has to have a new anything, just because. Like phones for example; i've been eligible for an upgrade for as long as i can remember and i'm not even arsed. I still have a Galaxy S3 and it more than does me for what i need a phone for. I have my apps, i have access to the same apps as everyone else if i wish to download, i have my unlimited data, i access the internet and do all the other basics that a smartphone will allow etc.

The Cowboy · October 10, 2014

What were the others around that time?

Commodore CDTV
Atari Jaguar
Sega MegaCD
Amiga CD32

Damn, the Amiga was mint. I like the fact that Calvin Harris completely produced his first album on an Amiga.