18 Gadgets You Forgot You Were Totally Obsessed With in the '90s and '00s
Remember when BBMs rocked our worlds?
It's safe to say that we've come a long way since PalmPilots and Speak & Spells, yet we can't help but long for the days when technology was still super advance yet simple at the same time. You know, when you could instantly print photos that were also stickers.
Nintendo Game Boy
The handheld gaming system that started it all. Remember blowing on the bottom of cartridges to get them to work again? Ah, the good old days.
BlackBerry Curve
We'll miss those little chiclet buttons that took rhythm to type on and, of course, the exclusive BlackBerry Messenger club.
PalmPilot
Of course, if you weren't a Blackberry obsessive, you were probably glued to a PalmPilot instead. We all looked so important scribbling on that little stylus on these personal digital assistants (PDAs) — even if you were just writing silly notes to your friends. R.I.P. t9 texting.
Speak & Spell
Now this one is going waaaay back. Kind of wish we could still carry one of these around to practice our own spelling.
Tamagotchi
See also: The best way to convince your parents you were ready for a real pet.
Polaroid I-Zone PocketCam
These Polaroid photos printed out on a long strip, and the teeny photos were actually stickers. Because it was the '90s, and everything was a sticker.
Portable DVD Player
All you needed was a trip to Blockbuster to find the latest movie (well, maybe not the latest, because then it'd only be a two-day rental, and a portable DVD player was made for long weekends watching movies, well, anywhere. )
Yak Bak
Snapchat might be fun, but kids of today will never know joy until they've recorded a message and played it in reverse one billion times.
(Jaysin Trevino via Flickr)
iMac G3
These computers were so futuristic and sleek at the time, but looking back now, they took up so much space. But man, this was a college essential in 2000.
(Jason Abeles via Flickr)
Casio Pocket Color TV
Before you could binge-watch Hulu and Netflix on your iPhone, these pocket LCD TVs (controlled by an antenna, duh) were your only hope.
Motorola Beeper
When "911" showed up on your beeper, you knew you immediately had to run to a phone and call your friend, who was in the midst of [insert some teenage angst here].
Sony Sports Walkman
This one includes "electronic shock protection" to keep Oops!... I Did It Again from skipping on the school bus.
Conair Quick Braid
No time to braid your hair? Please, insert your locks in this motorized contraption and press a button that tangles it into a knot — I mean, gorgeous braid.
Hit Clips
Just the hits! And by "hits," we mean a one-minute "micro music clip" of *NSync on loop over and over and over again. Cry me a river!
Hand-Held Hangman
This hangman game was the most fun you ever had in the backseat of a minivan.
My Password Journal
The High-tech lock opens only to the sound of your voice so you can write your most private thoughts ... like, how Becky was being such a B to you during homeroom.
TalkBoy
This voice recorder and manipulator was the key to Kevin's mischief in Home Alone 2, so naturally you had to have it, too.
Sony CD Radio Cassette CFD-510
If you didn't have one of these boomboxes with detachable speakers in your basement, were you really a '90s child?
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