Evolution of Gadgets - Then Vs Now

Evolution of Gadgets Then Vs Now

By Sara Fathima August 23, 2022

Plain & Simple

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Quick & Light

[{"selector":"#anim-d48f307b-3285-4af7-a652-2799ec697b5a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.943924978450219%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bd381303-beaf-4643-b318-20de7e64017b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] NOW Post the 2010s saw the introduction of lighter but powerful laptop computers, that have enabled users to work from anywhere. Image Source: Pexels

Power PAins

THEN Earlier telephones were powered using a dynamic transmitter, and one of the main jobs of the personnel was periodically inspecting the battery in the phone.

At the Fingertips

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Snapshot

THEN In the late 1800s, Eastman Kodak Company developed an affordable camera called the Brownie, which operated on the snapshot method, for average users.

Click & Save!

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Deep Clean

[{"selector":"#anim-47ba0688-3acb-46fb-a4b1-ec52244f42e8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(45.46622009250335%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] THEN Some of the early washing machines contained a huge drum with a galvanised tub. Around the 1900s, Whirlpool started producing electric motor-driven wringer washers.

Smart Clean

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Cabinet-Like

[{"selector":"#anim-a772e45a-aabd-4c11-84d4-ad00dc20ccb6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] THEN Earliest refrigerators looked a lot like a wardrobe with multiple sections and were called “monitor tops”. It was only in the 50s that the double-door refrigerator emerged.

So Cool!

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It Counts

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It’s Scientific

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Listen & Learn

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SEE & Learn

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Warm & Tasty

[{"selector":"#anim-85c9348a-6608-436b-8378-bb2589730d82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.356435427280589%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] THEN Back in the day, ovens were metallic and huge. They came with large hoods that would trap heat coming from the food.

STylish Delight

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