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Telephones
Price in 1984: $3,995
Adjusted for inflation: $9,864
Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X was 13 inches long (with antenna), weighed 28 ounces and provided 30 minutes of talk time with each charge when it went on sale. The DynaTAC was a status symbol bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1984: $3,995
Adjusted for inflation: $9,864
Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X was 13 inches long (with antenna), weighed 28 ounces and provided 30 minutes of talk time with each charge when it went on sale. The DynaTAC was a status symbol bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Cameras
Price in 1888: $25
Adjusted for inflation: $640
Eastman Kodak introduced a camera in 1888 that allowed anyone to take pictures. It weighed 2 pounds and came preloaded with film for 100 exposures bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1888: $25
Adjusted for inflation: $640
Eastman Kodak introduced a camera in 1888 that allowed anyone to take pictures. It weighed 2 pounds and came preloaded with film for 100 exposures bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Movie Cameras
Price in 1923: $335
Adjusted for inflation: $5,017
The 1923 Cine-Kodak 16mm weighed about 9 pounds loaded with 50 feet of film; users had to put it on a tripod and hand-crank it to produce a three-minute movie bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1923: $335
Adjusted for inflation: $5,017
The 1923 Cine-Kodak 16mm weighed about 9 pounds loaded with 50 feet of film; users had to put it on a tripod and hand-crank it to produce a three-minute movie bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Televisions
Prices in 1960: $250
Adjusted for inflation: $2,150
Early TV sets had tiny screens: The image on the Baird Televisor was the size of a postage stamp. Screens on the first two battery-powered transistor models also were small bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Prices in 1960: $250
Adjusted for inflation: $2,150
Early TV sets had tiny screens: The image on the Baird Televisor was the size of a postage stamp. Screens on the first two battery-powered transistor models also were small bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Music Players
Price in 1979: Around $200
Adjusted for inflation: $736
It took about a century for the phonograph to evolve into a commercially viable portable music player. The first Sony Walkman weighed 14 ounces when it debuted in 1979 bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1979: Around $200
Adjusted for inflation: $736
It took about a century for the phonograph to evolve into a commercially viable portable music player. The first Sony Walkman weighed 14 ounces when it debuted in 1979 bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Radios
Price in 1954: $50
Adjusted for inflation: $468
Developed by IDEA (Industrial Development Engineering Associates) and Texas Instruments, the pocket-sized radio let them enjoy rock and roll away from the ears of their parents bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1954: $50
Adjusted for inflation: $468
Developed by IDEA (Industrial Development Engineering Associates) and Texas Instruments, the pocket-sized radio let them enjoy rock and roll away from the ears of their parents bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Video Games
Price in 1989: $90
Adjusted for inflation: $187
Nintendo's Game Boy, released in 1989, had earbuds for sound effects and came with a Tetris cartridge. Weighing 7.8 ounces, Game Boy was 5.8 inches by 3.5 inches and had a shades-of-gray screen bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1989: $90
Adjusted for inflation: $187
Nintendo's Game Boy, released in 1989, had earbuds for sound effects and came with a Tetris cartridge. Weighing 7.8 ounces, Game Boy was 5.8 inches by 3.5 inches and had a shades-of-gray screen bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Computers
Price in 1983: $2,995
Adjusted for inflation: $7,700
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. Built in 1943-1945, it could handle one problem at a time and had to be rewired for each new operation bloom.bg/2L7ON00
Price in 1983: $2,995
Adjusted for inflation: $7,700
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. Built in 1943-1945, it could handle one problem at a time and had to be rewired for each new operation bloom.bg/2L7ON00
