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Sony J5 Mobile Phone

Philips MP1112 Shaver

National Museum of Computing

Made in Hong Kong 1975-1977

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The Sandstrom SDABXIR Internet Radio is packed full of features.   Connect it to your WiFi and you can access thousands of radio stations, podcasts and any music stored on your home PCs.  It also has DAB, FM and AUX-in, just in case your network goes down, you can even use it as your alarm clock.  With wooden sides and great sound (manual or preset EQ) this is a lot of radio for under fifty quid!  Available from Currys.

Just seen this really cool Wharton clock! Wharton Electronics has been making LED digital clock systems, calendar clock, world clocks, time zone clock displays and precision master clock systems since 1974. They make very accurate clocks which are used in banking and the financial markets, broadcasting, civilian and military command and control, industrial processes, power generation, research, security, sports, telecommunications and every type of transportation system. They even do clocks for parliament and the control of strategic weapon systems! clocks

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The SuperConnect radio from Revo is available from mid November (2013). From the detailed graphical OLED display listeners can choose from FM, DAB, external devices, such as smartphones connected over Bluetooth or internet radio, music servers and Spotify connected via WiFi. All of this glorious technology is housed within an equally impressive American Walnut cabinet.

With brushed metal outer casing and yellow LCD, the Canon Palmtronic LC-81M was produced in Japan in 1979 and used a Toshiba calculator chip.  It was replaced within a year by the LC-82M which included a pi-key.

This gorgeous Japanese radio cassette recorder was produced around 1984 and features FM, MW, LW radio frequencies and one touch recording to the cassette deck. The 4.7inch mono loudspeaker produces a beautiful clear and loud sound. With AC voltage selector or 6V battery option this really is the take-anywhere music system!

Released in 1984, this was the first Walkman in the UK to sell for under £30, and it was a Sony too! It has minimal electronics with only a volume control and chrome/normal setting. The mechanics are kept simple too with just play, forward and reverse using turned brass flywheels. These things are still selling on eBay today for over twenty quid!