Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks

Name: Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781781578582
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A Potted History of Personal Tech

By Peter Leigh

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In Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks, Peter Leigh embarks on a lively and entertaining journey through more than forty pieces of personal technology. Spanning over fifty years, this book explores the triumphs, flops, and quirky inventions that have shaped our fascination with gadgets. From the classic Teasmade to the modern TomTom, it offers a nostalgic look at how technology has evolved and become embedded in daily life.
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In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative and irreverent romp through the history of more than forty pieces of personal tech, charting the successes, failures and oddities from over five decades of our obsession with gadgetry.

From the Teasmade to the TomTom, mankind has been on a constant hunt for gimmicks that make life easier, faster, and more entertaining. As yesterday's 'must-haves' become today's museum pieces, there's no better time to take a nostalgic trip through tech's back catalogue.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781578582

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ilex

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 150.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Peter Leigh has been an aficionado of retro technology his entire life; starting before it was even retro. During the past 7 years he has unveiled hundreds of vintage technology stories on his prominent YouTube channel, Nostalgia Nerd (with 400k subscribers), written the best-selling book Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech for Ilex Press and featured in an array of notable TV programs and publications. Today, as the premier UK connoisseur of our technological heritage, he continues his quest to highlight the joy of these important fragments from our past, and ensure they remain cherished, not forgotten.

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