I know I tagged this post with a few Apple products -- but this can really apply to any gadget. Recently, I was reflecting on this though. I sold my 2nd-gen iPod (which was the first Apple product I ever owned and started me on the long, sad path to Apple fanboyism) to a coworker a few years ago. In hindsight, I kind of regret it. It was a 20GB drive, monochrome screen, and I think I sold it for ~$50. But I remember when I first set my hand on it, how awesome and incredible I thought this device was.
Same thing with the first generation iPhone. I kind of regret getting rid of it! Granted, I would probably use neither of these devices today, but there is definitely a lot of nostalgia associated with both of them.
I'm sure people have kept their original Nintendo, Atari, and Commodore systems around for the same reason.
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Do you ever regret getting rid of your older "game-changing" gadgets?
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Funny, I was thinking this same thing today (thus the reply). I still have my original iPhone and at this point, there is no point to getting rid of it. It won't sell for what I'd want. I had always planned on rigging up some sort of sweet glass display case and have a switch that would turn it on and go into the "demo" mode. However my guess is that I'll never get around to that. Oh well back in the drawer it goes i guess, right next to my 3rd Gen iPod.
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There's game-changing and there's 'the first thing that everyone can use', which to me doesn't mean game-changer although of course to the market it does. The iPod as your example, to me, goes in the latter camp. The former usually tends to be a market flop. It's no coincidence that I got into AAPL stock in a big way when they announced the 3rd-Gen iPod was to have iTunes for Windows.
I do tend to hold onto actual game-changers in various fields, and 'the last of' stuff. There are some 'ones that got away' which I regret getting rid of. The Psion MC400 is one of those. The Atari Portfolio or the Ensoniq Mirage for example? Not so much.
I do tend to hold onto actual game-changers in various fields, and 'the last of' stuff. There are some 'ones that got away' which I regret getting rid of. The Psion MC400 is one of those. The Atari Portfolio or the Ensoniq Mirage for example? Not so much.
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So, earlier today I saw an old iPod on the bus. I was going to write a new post on gdgt, lamenting the fact that I decided to get rid of this older gadget.
Then I thought, "that sounds really familiar." So, I did a search only to find that I wrote this exact same post a few months ago.
So, consider this an obligatory bump! And that said, it really burns when I see some of these old gadgets floating around. There was a lot of nostalgia associated with those devices! Ah well.
Then I thought, "that sounds really familiar." So, I did a search only to find that I wrote this exact same post a few months ago.
So, consider this an obligatory bump! And that said, it really burns when I see some of these old gadgets floating around. There was a lot of nostalgia associated with those devices! Ah well.
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Well, at my parents' house we still have a working Intellivision, NES, SNES, Sega Master System, PlayStation, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and original Xbox... so um, I guess I know not of this "regret" you speak of.
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I am in the same boat I am afraid as I still have my Super Famicom under my bed with faulty Sinclair power supply (Changed to a NTL modem power supply and crossed polarities). Mix this with my Super Wildcard 32 meg. The only problem now is the graphics on these big lcd tvs look shocking.
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