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Favorite Analog Hero Videos of 2010

5. NES Commercial
The deluxe addition Nintendo commercial is a classic. The looming thunderstorm outside only adds to it's authentic awesomeness:

Boombox Revival For 2011

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 19:29

The Ghetto Blaster
Nostalgia is powerful.  Idealized visions of what once was may pop in to our heads.  A classic car rolls by as you're having lunch.  A vision of you cruising down a stretch of blacktop not a care in the world.  What you aren't imagining are the horrible safety standards of that classic car.  Or the fact it doesn't have air conditioning.  Did I mention no power stearing? 

Uncovered vintage Polaroid advertisement and the rekindle of instant film

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 17:06

I don't want to make myself sound too old, but there was certainly a time I can distinctly recall when a camera was a piece of equipment that someone left in a drawer and only took out on special occasions and family get togethers.  A roll of film could probably last a whole year or more before it had to be developed.

Brick Phone Sighting

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:24

Shaq is the proud owner of a brick phone -

Canadian Brick Phone Review

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:21

Even Canadians love brick phones:
http://www.thereviewcrew.com/reviews/review-80s-brick-phone

Brick Phone Video on Wired Blog

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 22:46

Our own brick phone video was recently posted on a wired.com blog. How sweet is that? Here's the link -
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/motelona-1980s.html

XO Guidelines

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 01:03

Analog Hero is looking for youths who are in need of a laptop to further their education at home and at school. We are currently accepting applications with aspiring stories from young people who believe a laptop can change their life.

Stories submitted to be eligible for the XO laptop will follow this criteria:

Must be 16 years of age or younger.

Must be a resident of the US.

XO Laptop Giveaway

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/09/2007 - 23:39

Starting Monday, November 12th the XO laptop will be for sale to the public. The XO laptop was originally called the $100 laptop to provide to children in underdeveloped areas of the world. So far their progress has been slow and uphill. They plan to sell this laptop to the public for a limited time. The release to the public is to encourage their mission and acquire more feedback about the operating software and overall design. A laptop can be purchased for $399, you will be actually purchasing two, one for yourself and the other goes to a child in need.

Top 50 Gadgets

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 18:02
A great article from a couple years ago listing the top 50 gadgets ever made in the last 50 years - http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,123950-page,1/article.html
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