Handpicked Most Valuable Vintage Tech Products That You Can Buy Today.
Texas Instruments Speak & Spell: $50 to $100 ( Rs 3,483 to Rs 3,483 )
Back in 1970s, this was a children toy that was made to help them learn to spell. The toy had an early voice synthesizer and ask children to spell out the spelling of words.
After doing our research, Speak & Spells can go for $50 and $100 on eBay the price also depends on its condition.
Sony TPS-L2 Walkman: $300 to $700 (Rs 20,900 to Rs 48,766)
We all are use to streaming or playing music directly to our phones, but not that long back listening to music use to be a different ball game.
When we did not have streaming we had MP3 players, and before that we had CD players, but even before that we had cassette tapes.
Sony TPS-L2 was released in 1979 and, and when we did our research and txz to movies like Guardians of the Galaxy we have seen the price spike from 300$ (Rs 20,900) to 700$ (Rs 48,766).
Life Fitness Exertainment exercise bike: $1,899 to $2,683 ( Rs 1,32,297 to Rs 1,86,916 )
When we did not have AR and VR video games, game makers gave a shot towards really low-tech approaches to create an immersive experience for players.
In binging of 1990, Life Fitness partnered up with Nintendo and launched its Exertainment exercise bike. Players has options of choosing from 2 games, Mountain Bike Rally and Speed Racer, that were specially made for the exercise equipment.
Today, it is almost next to impossible to get the equipment or copies of the games. Nintendo collectors have paid $2,700 ( Rs 1,88,100 ) for the collection And on ebay we have seen this bike going for $7500 (Rs 5,22,501) click here to see the listing.
iPhone 1 : $15,000 ( Rs 10,45,003 )
The original iPhone was released back in 2007 and from the time it was launched we have seen more than ten generations. If you want to buy iphone 1 in mint condition with its factory sealed box you will have to sped $15,000 (10,45,003).
Xerox Alto: $30,000 ( Rs 2,71,70,091 )
Yes, the scanner company. But no, not a scanner.
In 1973 This Xerox Alto was a computer which had mouse driven user interface system but it was but it was never commercially produced in fact they sold them to universities, which would later on inspire Apple’s Macintosh in 1984. In 2010 Xerox Alto was sold for $30,000 on ebay.
Apple I: $390000 (Rs 2,71,70,091)
Before the first Macintosh computer that was next big thing in the personal computing space, Apple had launched its first desktop computer, the Apple I, in 1976. Apple had made only 200 units of Apple I and was on sale for $666.66. In 2013 Apple I was sold for mind blowing $390,000 (Rs 2,71,70,091).