90s electronics

Sony MDR-5 A Headphones (1981)

More than just nostalgia, the #1990s were an era of changing culture, new technology and innovation. What have you forgotten from the 1990s?

Univac computer operators in 1951 didn’t have a monitor to help them see what was going on inside the computer -- they'd have to take their cues from lights on a control panel flashing as the computer went about its chores.

Designs that made the act of listening a personal experience, from early in-ear prototypes to Bluetooth, wireless and noise-cancelling varieties