Episode list

Before the i-Everything, There Was Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & the Apple lle Remember when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the new kids on the block? In the early '80s they debuted the Apple IIe, blowing away the competition. RetroGrade takes a look at the "modern" technology that helped set the industry benchmark for personal computing.

Why the Atari 2600 Is One of the Best Video Game Consoles, Ever Long before the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the Atari 2600 was heralded as the next generation of gaming. Look no further than the sweet joystick and the detailed graphics to see why it's considered one of the holy grails of video game consoles.

Madden Doesn't Have Anything on this Old-School Football Video Game In 1978 Mattel elevated handheld gaming to the next level with the Football 2. Realistic game sounds, plus the ability to pass the ball? Touchdown!

Remember When a 29-pound Portable Computer was Light? A fully functional portable computer that weighs in at only 29 lbs.? Now we're talking. With features like word processing and a calculator, the 1984 LCD-286 PC computer was like carrying a filing cabinet with you on the go.

Before Snapchat People Took Videos on This JVC Camcorder The color is striking, but beauty is more than skin-deep with the JVC GR-C7U camcorder. You can record picture and sound in one unit and watch your masterpiece immediately on instant-playback. Watch out, John Hughes-there's a new era of filmmakers on the horizon.

Remember When People Used VHS Players? Watching video on the go just got easier with the portable VHS player Rampage VBP1000. With a built-in dual stereo and a battery life of up to 50 minutes, you can watch (part of a) movie anywhere, anytime.

Skip the Apple Watch, Go for the Casio Timepiece Calculator Apple recently announced its new timepiece, but the tech giant was hardly the first to make a foray into smartwatches. In the early '80s Casio debuted a dual watch-calculator, paving the way for multipurpose, wearable gadgets.

When Was the Last Time You Left a Message on an Answering Machine? "Please leave a message after the.... "It's a phrase we all know, but in 1971 the PhoneMate 400 took voicemail to the next level. Find out why the hi-tech machine changed the answering machine game.