8 Best 1980s Gadgets that Defined a Decade

For those who were alive in the 1980’s they seemed much simpler in many ways, many of the high tech gadgets we have today were not even thought of. Social media wasn’t invented and there was not even a hint of a smartphone or tablet. Imagine a world with no internet at all! But don’t think for a minute that the 80s were a boring analogue age, in many ways they paved the way for the gadgets we have today. Check out these 8 best 1980’s gadgets that defined a decade.

1. Casio Databank

How cool was this watch? Many of these are still sold on the likes of eBay today, you can even get watch faces in a Casio style for your smartwatch. One of the most desirable was the original gold version of the watch, the DBC 610. First released around 1985 and was later re-released because the demand for it was so high. Able to store data and calculate any exam answer this 1980’s smartwatch was years ahead of its time.

2. Simon Game

This 1980’s classic electronic game is still sold today, in fact, Epic Games featured a challenge based on it in as one of its battle pass challenges! The premise of the game was simple, just copy the sequence of the coloured panels as they light up and make a sound. Get it right the sequence becomes longer, get it wrong game over! Released in 1978 it became a pop culture icon of the 1980s and still lives on.

3. The Apple Macintosh 128k

Many many years before the epic debut of the iPhone by Steve Jobs in Cupertino in 2007 his and Steve Wozniak’s company Apple specialised in personal computers. Named the Macintosh 128k this computer was released with the usual apple glitz in 1984. The advert for the computer was broadcast during that year’s Superbowl and was created by Alien director Ridley Scott. Getting its name from its 128k or RAM it had a 9-inch monitor, a floppy disk drive and was moved easily due to the handle on its top! Surely it paved the way for the Apple world we know today.