Vintage Electronics Explorer Gifts

'Does it have colour?'

The Vineyard

'It's O.K. Charlie - you can relax. The T.V. repairman said, 'it can be fixed!''

'I'm a do-it-yourselfer, but I've never been a done-it-yourselfer...'

Man hitting a TV and going out of focus himself.

The Final Chapter.

'Better buy one now - before they make them too big to fit into your house.'

"Can't fix the WiFi? How times flies! Seems only yesterday you couldn't program the VCR!"

The Uses of a Stethoscope

'I was 'Sweatin' To The Oldies', and I flipped over on my back!'

Wine: New & Old!!!

'The old woman who lives in a shoe gets a camper van.'

"We're pretty sure it's the West Nile Virus."

"Right - that's my laptop, my laptop charger...my kindle, my kindle charger....my iphone, my iphone charger...my ipad, my ipad charger...all my spare batteries and spare chargers...hmmm, I don't seem to have any room for my clothes..."

Nano technology.

"Why? Because without documentation, this would be lost to history."

"This is incredible! I thought Amelia Earhart was dead."

'Wow, thanks for putting it into context. My 42-inch plasma really is obsolete.'

"It's all state of the art, except for him."

Idiot's Guide to Programming a VCR.

"Is nuclear power the frying pan or the fire?"

'And this video is so simple your little son will be able to show you how to work it!'

Consumer care and technologies

George Washington

Ellis K., Appliance Faith Healer

My grandparents used this to play music. It actually has a needle that allows a track around the record surface. Oh, it's groovy!

Man rummaging through a TV set throwing out bits of paper

'We now pause for technical difficulties....'

"Just relax and hold still."

'The following program is best viewed on a large flat screen LED HDTV with Dolby rather than the old junk box you're watching.'

'You won't find a better system for under $20.'

Little Nell's anxiety

Greenwich Fair

I've found it! It was in the bread box! You've found the lost cellphone! SMASH! CRASH BOP! SMASH! Today's feature is offered as a catharsis for anyone who has ever lost a cellphone and been forced to listen to its low-battery beep from some undiscovered place. SMASH. Final beep (Death).

Even in ancient times people used primitive technology to solve their problems.