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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i++] = new Array("","Introduction","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/brill-iPhone.hmedium.jpg","","Image: iPhone", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Apple", "273", "205", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/\"> <img src=\" http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Sources/Art/source-msnbc-com-newlogo.gif\" border=0></a><P ALIGN=LEFT><i>By John Roach, contributor</i><br><b> <p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"> Introduction </p></b><br>When the Apple iPhone was introduced in June 2007, it won kudos as a world-changing gizmo. Finally, gadget freaks had a cell phone, music and video player, camera, PDA, and Web browser together in one seamless package operated purely by touch.The original 4 GB version sold for $500, though $200 was quickly lopped off the retail price.<p>Click the \"Next\" arrow above to learn about eight classic gadgets that made a mark on technology. Many of their functions are now standard features on today's all-in-one smartphones.<br>Click the \"Next\" arrow above for nine more gifts of science for Christmas.<br></BR><br>";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></b></p>Today, the digital camera revolution, which gives everyone the instant gratification of seeing the picture they just took, is putting even one-hour film processing centers out of business faster than a photographer's assistant can say \"smile.\" But the joy of instant snapshots is decades old. It all started in 1948 with the Polaroid Model 95, a camera that allowed anyone to take a picture and be rewarded a minute later with a 3-1/4-by-4/1/4-inch print peeled from the back of a negative. The original camera retailed for $89.50. ";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>Long before the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD format war, which recently came to an end, early adopters faced the conundrum of choosing Betamax or VHS for their video cassette recorder (VCR). The breakthrough technology gave users greater control over their lives. They could, for example, record their favorite TV shows while out for dinner and a movie or stay home and watch Hollywood movies from the comfort of their couch instead. VHS, which sported a longer tape for recording shows, eventually won the bruising competition with Betamax. The first VHS machine, the JVC HR-3300, is shown here. The box cost $1,499. ";

Tech_ClassicGadgets[i++] = new Array("","1977: Atari 2600 turns TV into game central","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/26f9835b-0138-4347-b550-63aa8faac2f0.hmedium.jpg","","Image: Atari 2600", "", "", "", "", "right", "Atari", "AP", "273", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>For graying kids-at-heart, classic arcade games such as Space Invaders, Frogger, Defender, and Pac-Man were often enjoyed at home with friends gathered around a beeping and blipping TV. They had a single-button joystick in hand and played games powered by a cartridge that was plugged into a black and wood-veneer paneled console. The Atari VCS (Video Computer System), later known as the 2600, shipped with two joysticks, paddles, console, and the game of Combat. It sold for $199. ";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>When the Sony Walkman TPS-L2 hit the streets in 1979, commuters everywhere were suddenly able to drown out chatty seatmates and crying children with their very own tunes &#150; played in stereo through a set of lightweight headphones. The original portable cassette player came with two headphone jacks so that friends could listen to music together instead of forcing users to rock out in isolation. Later versions, however, came with just a single jack more in tune with the surprising demand for a personal player. The freedom to rock solo cost $200. ";

Tech_ClassicGadgets[i++] = new Array("","1982: Commodore 64 generates millions of computer nerds","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081222_TechGadgets_C64_keyboard.hmedium.jpg","","Image: Commodore 64", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "c64.com", "273", "390", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>Are you a computer nerd? If so, there's a good chance the Commodore 64 is to blame. The Guinness Book of World Records considers the plain brown machine the best-selling computer model of all time. Estimates range between 17 million and 30 million units sold between 1982 and 1994. Andreas Wallstrom, Webmaster of the fan site C64.com, credits the machine's low price relative to the competition and sophisticated sound chip for its success. \"Also, you just switched the machine on and it was there, ready for input in a second,\" he said via e-mail. The original machine sold for $595. ";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>In their early years, cell phones were mostly a bulky accessory that yuppies toted around in their sports cars. That started to change with the introduction in 1989 of the Motorola MicroTAC 9800X, which was marketed as small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. The \"mouthpiece\" flipped open, revealing a touchpad, making it the world's first flip phone. However, the microphone-looking hole on the lid was just for show. The real microphone was on the base of the main unit. The original phone, which set the standard in design for more than a decade, retailed for between $2,495 and $3,495.";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>The video game craze, already a booming industry, got another shot in the arm with Nintendo's 1989 release of the Game Boy, a handheld gizmo that proved a blockbuster success. It was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris, in which players tried to fit together oblong groupings of blocks to create gapless horizontal lines. Other popular cartridges included the Pok&#233;mon franchise and Super Mario Land. The original unit sold for $90. ";

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Tech_ClassicGadgets[i-1].body = "<b><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: red\"><headline/></p></b>In March 1996, a handheld electronic organizer called the Palm Pilot hit store shelves and forever changed the gadget category known as the PDA. The acronym stands for personal digital assistant, though public display of affection was apt in many cases. Millions of people would soon be spotted using \"Graffiti\" to scribble to-do lists and memos, update address and date books, run a calculator, and play games, among other activities. The original machine had just 128 kilobytes of memory and ran on two AAA batteries. Back then, the PDA cost $299.";

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