Classic Gadgets, Computers and Cameras

After many years working as a consultant for the silicon chip industry I have helped to design many innovative products only to find that after six months they are collecting dust on a shelf replaced by the next big thing. After-all who wants an old iPhone when the latest model has just come out? The gadget industry has become so fashionable and profitable that wonderful designs become obsolete in no time, even if they are still excellent products.

Here are a few of my favourite classic gadgets (none of which were designed by me): Palm Pilots and other Palm PDAs, Pocket PCs and Palm Treos (early smartphones long before Apple entered the market), classic cameras, Apple computers...