This is a 1991 holiday ad from Radioshack, Canada’s Value Leader. This Christmas we’re asking for iPad minis and crazy stuff no one even imagined 21 years ago. And that’s what makes the gadgets in this ad even more wonderful. Also, points for awesome frosted hair.
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A Giant Mobile Phone Was A Merry Christmas In 1991
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Wow, now I can make two mix tapes at a time!
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The Star Trek 'Padd' was shown in Next Gen in like, 1987? I consider that to be a precursor to the iPad from before 1991.
'2001: A Space Odyssey' has the concept of tablet computers, and the film was released in 1969!