1970s Gadgets Every Kid Dreamed Of Having
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Published 2024-07-12
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The 1970s was a pivotal time when it came to technology. And there was no better way to see the changes, then through the eyes of a young person who experienced it first hand. Think back to that time and try to remember all of the unbelievable gadgets that felt so futuristic. This video is about all of those gadgets that every kid dreamed of having during the 1970s.
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All Comments (21)
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Born in ‘75. As a child, I enjoyed playing with a Mickey Mouse Talking Phone, and later on the Atari 2600 and Speak & Spell, but what I really wanted was to win a Donkey Kong arcade machine from a cereal contest. Hi-Tech toys at any price were never complicated to use back in the day compared to the world of 2024 where you (unintentionally) call out “Siri” by mistake. Thanks! 😊
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The 1970s will forever be legendary
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I liked Electronic Battleship when it came out. No more dealing with your opponent lying about you missing your shots.
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I remember those early digital watches. Like most "advances" in technology, everybody seemed to want them. To this day, I still wear an ANALOG watch. Many young people now struggle to tell time looking at a device with minute and hour hands. These same folks also can't handwrite their own name legibly. Technology is helpful. But everyone should be able to function without a smart phone for every task!
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When 2024 gets too much for me I go down Recollection Road and just window shop to ease my mind.
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The Mattel football game was a big hit with the boys in junior high. A few of them found out that cutting a specific connection on the inside allowed the game to play silently, so you'd see them hiding it under their desks in class.
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Bitter sweet memories in that fine days and people are no longer here. Thank you for the nice look back none the less.
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The C.B. radio was the 1970s #1 gadget that everyone wanted to have. To have that huge antenna on your car's trunk was a status symbol. The bigger the antenna the more impressive you looked. Everyone wanted to be Smokey and the Bandit.
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Born in 67. I had all that stuff!!! So cool to see it again!
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Born in 61... I do remember most of these things. Thanks for the vid; it brought back memories of a better time.
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In 1979 I was studying for my FAA certification as an A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) license. The FAA requires you to have a TI-30 or equivalent calculator because when people are at 30,000 ft. they don't want you guessing. Service Merchandise had a TI-30 for $75 and I got one. Still have it and it works just fine.
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Good memories. Crazy how expensive stuff was back then.
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Ah, the 8-track! My grandparents had one in the 80s! 😂
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The Kodak 110 camera was an amazing camera that was easy to use for kids, also don’t forget about the Kodak instant cameras that were like Polaroids, the pictures came out instantly which didn’t need to be developed! The Mattel handheld electronic game was much the predecessor to the Nintendo Game and Watch. You also forgot to mention RadioShack’s TRS 80 computers in the 1970s which was much like the Commodore PET!
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My favorite 70's portable game console was Merlin. I thought the games, buttons, lights, and sounds were just magical. I literally wore it out!
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Don't forget portable cassette players, they allowed you to take your music anywhere.🎶
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I can’t believe I was excited about having a Calculator as a kid.
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1970’s ‘high tech’ electronic products were usually overly simple and underwhelming - but our imaginations filled in the blanks! If you were lucky enough, to own ANY of this stuff, you absolutely cherished it!
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The memories this video brought up was so needed, thank you!!!!!
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You missed the Polaroid camera. My father was an influencer born in the wrong century! He always had that Polaroid and took tens of thousands of photos that were every where in our home growing up!!
