Share your old tech

I still have the HMZ-T1 which is ancient technology now that we have virtual reality. This is just a 750 inches "void" theater with a fixed screen. I got it for Gran Turismo 5 that came with head-tracking through the Move camera.

The 3D on the HMZ-T1 is the most clear 3D that you just can't get anywhere else with 3D glasses, however because you are in a "void" it is not as impressive as the 3D in a projector screen or in your TV where you get an actual augmented reality feeling.

This came before VR was even mentioned, so this was the first experience I had of what teleportation feels like, when after you were immersed in a movie for a few hours you find yourself in your room all of the sudden.

And even though the HMZ-T1 has a clearly superior image quality than my Gear VR, it is not as comfortable and portable as the Gear VR is, and that's why I prefer the Gear VR to this.

The optics are heavy and it leaves a mark on your front head and on your nose, something the Gear VR does not. The Morpheus is in a sense the HMZ-T5, so I hope that one comes with an image as good as the one of the HMZ-T1 while staying comfortably on your head.

It is curious to notice how the Morpheus will release at $400 when every other iteration of the system had always released at a $1,000 price point. I wonder how they managed that kind of price drop considering how expensive optics are, not to confuse with the lenses, those are definitely cheap.

There it is. A digital diary, less practical than a paper one.

You know what else?





These were once touted as the successor to audio cassettes. They can even store and display song information, like what Windows Media Player downloads into your MP3/WMA files. Mine came with a software disc for recording music onto the discs. The software won't work on Windows 10 or 7. The software works on XP, to an extent...to where it gives you a blue screen of death! After that happened, I hadn't used it since. Some people still like them though.

I also still have a hybrid VHS/DVD player. It's a chain store brand, from a chain which went bust two years ago. And if this breaks down, I might not be able to watch my old movies ever again

Sure are. They look like something they'd use in a 90's sci-fi movie instead of data/audio CDs. I picked it up, thinking I could make a mix disc for the gym.

I actually got mine at a thrift shop I used to volunteer at. No albums, but it came with a few recordable minidiscs, one of them filled up with rap songs. I never knew they existed until that day. A bit like a laserdisc player: I never knew my homeland had these either until a trip to a Cash Converters last year (I even saw a Kung Fury vynil there).

Presenting the most retro, most casual gaming system in my possession:


A practical demonstration:

Hmmm, I don't think about my possessions that much. I think my N64 might be the oldest piece of technology in my collection. I also have a SNES Model 2 and (maybe) a Sony Walkman somewhere. I also have one of those official Sega Genesis arcade sticks, but I never liked using it.

Do you use your Acer Notebook for retro PC gaming? The collection has been shrinking, but I still have a few games from the late 90's to the mid to late 00's, including Starcraft 1. I had Diablo 2 at one point. ArmoredCoreRaven and I could've co-oped or DMed.