It’s interesting how trends circle back every couple of decades. Although each resurgence of a trend feels new and fresh for most of us, when you get to a certain age you start to notice history repeating itself, but never without a twist. For example, even though we finally have brilliant high-resolution cameras in our pockets at all times (which is what we wanted all along right?), Gen Z is ditching their phone cameras in favor of 20-year-old digital point-and-shoots. It’s definitely the vibe and a software filter on the most advanced camera ever just can’t replace vintage hardware. Which in this case is still digital, but hey it’s old and grainy digital. “If you have to ask why then it’s not for you” is a typical response when we old hats are stumped about some new (old) product. Like Sony’s dedicated MP3 players which are going for $350-$3700 and are practically sold out everywhere. “Sometimes you just want distraction-free listening on a simple device rather than have a phone/computer that does it all.” Hmm, wonder if my old iPods are a hot commodity now. And just when we’re starting to peak with amazing display tech on our phones, tablets, and monitors, the rise of slow, pixelated, greyscale e-ink displays is about to make bright, saturated colors incredibly unhip. Actually, this one I’m all for. The world needs to bring back PDAs and Palm Pilots. BOOX Mira e-ink monitors. Is grayscale the future? Image source: Onyx Boox So let’s get...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 27 January, 2023