Gizmodo Australia » trinitron http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Then And Now: Sony’s A/V Range http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/07/then-and-now-sonys-av-range/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/07/then-and-now-sonys-av-range/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:00:00 +0000 John Herrman http://www.gizmodo.com.au/?p=341936

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Gizmodo ‘79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets and geekdom 30 years ago, as the analogue age gave way to the digital, and most of our favourite toys were just being born.

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[Wikipedia and Sony Japan]

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