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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

By Leslie Gornstein June 9, 2016, 1:23 PM PDT

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Test your mobile tech knowledge

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Test your mobile tech knowledge

We know, we know … mobile tech really is all about cellular communication, but in this quiz, we threw in a few mobile devices that didn’t have a cellular component.

This device is …

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

the classic Motorola StarTAC flip released in 1996.

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the classic Motorola StarTAC flip released in 1996.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Which version of the Kindle is this?

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Which version of the Kindle is this?

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

The original Kindle from 2007

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The original Kindle from 2007

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

the Verizon Juke circa 2007.

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the Verizon Juke circa 2007.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

the Motorola Razr V3i Dolce & Gabbana edition from 2005.

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the Motorola Razr V3i Dolce & Gabbana edition from 2005.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

IBM's Simon was ...

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IBM's Simon was ...

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... a big deal.

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... a big deal.

The IBM Simon was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device. The year: 1994.

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Bono is toying around with a ...

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Bono is toying around with a ...

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

U2 Special Edition iPod released in 2004.

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U2 Special Edition iPod released in 2004.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Who makes this mobile device?

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Who makes this mobile device?

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Starfleet, silly

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Starfleet, silly

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

the Nokia E90 Communicator.

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the Nokia E90 Communicator.

Its heyday was around 2007.

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the iPod shuffle circa 2005.

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the iPod shuffle circa 2005.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

This is ...

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This is ...

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

a Tandy pocket computer ...

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a Tandy pocket computer ...

… as is this device. More than mere calculators, these pocket PCs from the 1980s also understood a form of the BASIC programming language.

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Which edition of iPod is this?

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Which edition of iPod is this?

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

Generation 3 circa 2003.

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Generation 3 circa 2003.

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a Motorola "brick" phone.

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a Motorola "brick" phone.

It’s also known as the DynaTAC, with a Cellular One-branded logo. It appeared circa 1989.

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These are the innards of ...

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These are the innards of ...

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Quiz: Can you name this vintage mobile hardware?

the LG C1300 flip phone circa 2007.

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the LG C1300 flip phone circa 2007.

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