RETRO TECH

Gadgets

Working pieces of the pre-smartphone era. Each one ships with an era context card — the story of what it was and why it mattered.

Six units. Six time machines.

APPLE · 2004
PORTABLE MEDIA $120

iPod Classic — 40GB (Loaded)

Fourth generation, silver. Charged, formatted, and loaded with 2004–2007 era music — post-punk, indie rock, early hip-hop. The click wheel works. Battery holds. Includes original earbuds and FireWire cable. Comes with era context card.

CONDITION Working · Battery holds 8hrs
Buy Now — $120 Includes dock, earbuds, and era card
BANDAI · 1996
VIRTUAL PETS $55

Tamagotchi — Original Gen 1

The 1996 original. Four-button layout, pixel pet, the whole thing. Ships alive. We initialized it, raised it from the egg, and it's currently alive in storage. You adopt it when it arrives. Includes care sheet from the era.

CONDITION Alive · Pixel pet active
Buy Now — $55 Includes battery, case, and care sheet
NINTENDO · 1998
HANDHELD GAMING $75

Game Boy Color — Atomic Purple

Atomic Purple translucent shell, 100% working. Screen clear, contrast good. Includes Pokémon Yellow cartridge (authentic, tested). Battery cover intact. The 2x AA contrast slider still works. Comes with link cable and era context card.

CONDITION Working · Screen clear
Buy Now — $75 Includes Pokémon Yellow cartridge
MOTOROLA · 2004
MOBILE PHONES $65

Motorola Razr V3 — Silver

The Razr. Razor-thin, metal body, blue backlit keypad. Factory reset, SIM tray empty, no number attached. Powers on, charges, keypad works. This was the phone. Before smartphones made them boring. Includes era context card.

CONDITION Working · Powers on and charges
Buy Now — $65 Factory reset · No SIM included
SONY · 2002
PORTABLE DISC $85

Sony Discman D-NE520

Portable CD player, silver. ATRAC compression support, 45-second anti-skip buffer. Works perfectly. Loaded with a 2002-era burned CD-R — actual burned mix from someone who was 16 that year. The disc stays with the unit. Includes headphones and era card.

CONDITION Working · All functions
Buy Now — $85 Includes headphones and era CD
NOKIA · 2000
MOBILE PHONES $45

Nokia 3310 — Glacier Blue

The Nokia 3310. The indestructible one. Glacier blue, 100% functional. Snake installed. Factory reset. Ships with original battery that holds charge. The phone that defined a generation of thumb calluses. Includes era context card.

CONDITION Pristine · Never dropped
Buy Now — $45 Snake installed · Works perfectly