by The Bos | Apr 7, 2023 | Gadgets
Amstrad 8090 Boombox You can’t say the ’80s were boring. With music being big business, you had to go big on radios, or Boomboxes as they were called. Here we have the Amstrad 8090 Boombox, manufactured in 1984 by Amstrad, London. It boasted two removable...
by The Bos | Apr 1, 2023 | Gadgets
Swatch watches in the 1980s The Swiss watchmaker was founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke. During this time Japanese digital watches were coming out cheap and flooded the markets. The West did not escape this “quartz crisis”. Swatch watches in the 1980s were an...
by The Bos | Mar 29, 2023 | Gadgets
The small photo disk from Kodak Disc Film The elements of the camera Kodak Disc Film was initially introduced by Kodak in 1982. This little innovation boasted 15 10x8mm exposures. The size of the disk allowed cameras to become much smaller and lighter. Because of the...
by The Bos | Mar 27, 2023 | Gadgets
Tissot Rock Watches Examples Of The Rock Watches In the 1980s, Tissot revolutionized the watch industry with the introduction of its Rock Watches. These unique timepieces were made from natural rock and mineral materials, including granite, quartz, and lava stone. The...
by The Bos | Mar 19, 2023 | Gadgets
Mattel Electronics Intellivision The Intellivision was released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. Intellivision is a portmanteau of “intelligent television”. It was launched in the same year as the Atari 2600. The development of the entertainment system...
by The Bos | Mar 8, 2023 | Gadgets
The 1980s Banana Clip Is Back! The fashions of the 1980s were arguably the most colorful and daring of all the decades preceding it. Everything was funky and trendy, and you just need to be reminded of the hairstyles and countless cans of hairspray and don’t...
