Today's gadgets are streamlined and simplified -- pure touchscreens stripped of ornament -- which spurs our longing for bygone hardware.
There's a wave of new technology that scratches that old itch. From the iTypewriter's retro blend of the 20th and 21st centuries to the Atari Arcade that brings old-school style arcade gaming to the iPad, the comeback now looks like the ultimate innovation.
Some are still only concepts but the majority are available for sale.