Retro tech is making a comeback—from vinyl and record players 🎵 to flip phones and handheld gaming 🕹️. Even 2000s favorites like wired headphones 🎧 and disposable cameras 📸 are considered retro, thanks to Gen-Z. We test, review, and guide you through the old-school tech that truly deserves a resurgence. 🔄
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I love this retro CD player for its modern features
Whether at home or on the go, the Hott CD204 portable CD player does everything you hope and dream it should.
I love this CD player for its modern features and retro design
Whether at home or on the go, this device does everything you hope and dream a CD player should.
8 reasons to spin CDs over records
Vinyl records have been the aesthetic everyone's been chasing lately, but don't count out the CD's "retro tech" vibe.
Fujifilm's Instax Mini Link 3 turns your phone into a portable photo booth for $100
The Mini Link 3 can add AR effects to your photos before you print them out.
The tinyPod is more than just a way to turn your Apple Watch into an iPod
It's a case that turns your Apple Watch into an iPod-shaped phone, but it's also a toy.
The Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay is fun to use but left me wanting more
The Instax Mini LiPlay is a digital camera with an instant film printer built-in. While it's good fun, it's not perfect.
I love listening to my favorite tapes on this affordable cassette player
For $36, the Gracioso cassette player does everything a cassette player should do.
This cassette player may look like a toy, but it works great
This cassette player from ByronStatics makes for a great accessory as well as a functional tape player and radio.
These retro earbuds look great, but I wish they offered more than just nostalgia
The Acefast Cyrstal (2) T8 earbuds brought me back to my childhood, but the sound quality left me wanting more.
How to build your CD collection on a budget
You don't need to drop a bag to accumulate a memorable collection albums.
How Noplace used Myspace nostalgia to become a top app in the App Store
Noplace is the latest social media platform to take off, but will it succeed in the long term?
Every Nintendo console from 1980 to now: A complete history
Despite what you might think, the NES wasn't Nintendo's first games machine and there's a lot more to the company's history than many remember.
Fiio made a portable CD player that's perfect for Gen Z
The Fiio DM13 will be available in September for $179.
Wired headphones are so back, and these are the best 5 I've tested
The wired headphone revolution is here. And there are some you should take into this era, but others that are best left in the past.
From Galaxy S to Galaxy S24 Ultra, here's a complete timeline of Samsung's flagship phones
Here's a look back at the development of Samsung's flagship smartphones, from Galaxy S up to the more recent Galaxy S24.
I swapped streaming for a Sony Walkman E394, and it took me back to simpler times
These days, most devices do everything. But the Walkman E394 I just tried is dedicated to only one thing: simplicity.
This $20 wireless adapter made my favorite controller even better
The 8Bitdo Wireless Adapter 2 allows you to connect your wireless controller to other devices, whether that be a Switch, Windows PC, Mac, or evena Pi.