Once Upon a Time

Many years ago, we didn't have all of the technological goodies that we enjoy today. Nobody could have envisioned listening to music on an iPod Nano. The incredible graphics of a home video game system like the Xbox 360 only existed in dreams and imaginations. Not too many people would have pictured today's small Digital camcorder when they looked at the big video cameras of the past. It's really incredible to think that just as little as twenty years ago, all of these incredible technological devices weren't even thought of and about, let alone were mass produced. Now, you can do into any store or Refurbished Electronics dealer and find a whole range of amazing electronic items.

Do you think you can imagine not having your Sony Playstation Portable to bring with you wherever you go? Why not imagine not having your iPod Nano with you? They could only listen to songs on cassette tapes, vinyl records, or heaven forbid, the old classic 8-track player. And as for taking songs with them, that was out of the question. Even though we can bring our music with us wherever we go by using the Apple iPod Nano, one has to remember that portable music players, like the original Walkman, weren't introduced to the public until 1980, which isn't even 30 years ago.

Try to think about what past generations did for fun and entertainment when they were young. Back then, they went to the movies, while today, you can download them on your Sony PSP. They may have just goofed off, which we can all do today and share with the whole world by using a digital camcorder. Sitting around listening to music is also a nice way to kill time, but why sit around when today, you can listen while on the go with your Apple iPod Nano? No matter what people did for fun and entertainment in the past, we can now do it bigger, better, louder and faster with a whole array of electronics at our disposal.

Playstation Portable

- Eddie Walchem