Serve Technology

It is always great to see new technology come out with robot butlers and giant 3D tellies, but isn’t it even better when it is used to give us something really useful?

I am not talking about glow in the dark socks or speakers with built in plants (yes, they exist). I mean burglar alarms and CCTV systems which genuinely work to improve my home. I remember when an alarm for your home involved wires and bells and nothing which a cunning or determined thief couldn’t get around.

Thankfully that has changed nowadays, and the growing use of wireless alarm technology is one thing which is helping us protect our families and possessions more than ever before. However, the old style alarms are apparently becoming popular with people who want unusual antiques to put in their home. It seems that the wackier ones with bells, wedges and even gun powder are particularly sought after.

This got me thinking about what other pieces of old technology I have lying around which I could sell to anyone with more money than sense.

An Old Mobile Phone for a Good Workout

I was going through an old drawer in my attic the other day and found a mobile phone which weighs more than the dumbbells my wife uses. I remember that I used it very rarely, partly because I didn’t know many people with a mobile and partly because I felt like a twit when I took it out in public. However, maybe someone somewhere will take it off my hands to use in their exercise routines.

Music Cassettes for a Wall Decoration

Does anyone else still have a big collection of music cassettes which they can’t use? I had a look through mine the other day and names such as Bruce Springsteen, Simply Red and Aztec Camera made me long for simpler says when music was music and listening to it involved pressing the fast forward and rewind buttons on a regular basis. Still, new technology came along in the shape of CDs and I soon stopped buying those cute little boxes with cassettes in them. Now the only thing I can think of is putting them inside a frame and making a bit of wall art from them.

My Old TV for a Talking Point

I have been scratching my head for the last half hour trying to come up with a use for my old telly. The truth is that I can’t come up with any. You see, my Dad brought it home on day from who knows where and it was probably already a couple of decades out of date when I first saw it. Small but chunky would be a kind way to describe it, and if it ever decided to start working again then it would proudly display an image that contains only black, white and shades of grey. I used to watch the snooker on it with my Dad and I just can’t bear to throw it out, so maybe it will be used as a sort of modern art style talking point in my living room now.

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