Smartphones and iPods didn’t exist yet, and the Sony Walkman wasn’t introduced until 1979 (right at the end of the ‘70s). A portable transistor radio was the true pocket music-maker of the early 1970s.Digital cameras and disposable film were much later developments. The Polaroid instant camera (like the iconic SX-70) was wildly popular in the ‘70s because it produced a physical photo in seconds.Vinyl records were around but not portable. Compact Cassettes were invented in the late 1960s but didn’t dominate until the ‘80s. The 8-track tape was a popular cartridge for on-the-go listening (especially in cars) throughout the 1970s.The Apple II launched in 1977 and became one of the first successful home computers. The IBM PC debuted in 1981 and the Commodore 64 in 1982, both just after the ‘70s. The Atari 2600 was actually a game console (1977), not a computer.Mood rings (which supposedly changed color based on your “mood”) were hugely popular in the 1970s. Fanny packs didn’t become big until the 1980s, and smartphone-enabled accessories were decades away.Nickelodeon debuted in 1979 as a cable channel for children. Cartoon Network and Disney Channel didn’t start until the 1980s and 1990s, respectively.Pong (1972) is one of the very first video arcade games and was an early ‘70s hit. Space Invaders came out in 1978 and Pac-Man in 1980. Donkey Kong was introduced in 1981.Most home phones in the ‘70s still used a rotary dial. Touch-tone (push-button) phones started appearing then but didn’t become standard until later. Cordless phones and smartphones were far in the future.Electric typewriters were the go-to for office documents in the 1970s. Personal laptops didn’t exist yet (they appeared in the 1980s), and dot matrix printers arrived in offices in the late 1970s/early 1980s.Bell-bottom pants (with flared legs) were a classic 1970s fashion statement. Skinny jeans became big decades later, leggings were more 1980s, and parachute pants were an ’80s hip-hop trend.The Sony Walkman (launched 1979) revolutionized portable music for the 1980s by letting people carry cassette tapes on the go. Boomboxes were also around, but the Walkman (a small personal cassette player) was the iconic ‘80s gadget. iPods came in 2001.The Rubik’s Cube was invented in 1974 but became a massive international fad in 1980. Frisbees, yo-yos, and hula hoops were popular earlier, but nothing else quite took over the early '80s like the Rubik’s Cube.VHS was the dominant home video cassette format in the 1980s. Betamax existed in the late 1970s but lost the format war early in the '80s. DVDs and HD formats appeared much later.Pac-Man was released in 1980 and became one of the most famous arcade games of the 1980s. Pong was from 1972, Space Invaders 1978, and Donkey Kong 1981.The Commodore 64 (1982) was hugely popular in the 1980s. The Apple II came out in 1977, the IBM PC in 1981, and the Atari ST didn’t appear until the mid-80s.The Motorola DynaTAC (released in 1984) was one of the first commercial cell phones. It was very large and heavy, earning the nickname “the brick.” (The iPhone and smartphones were decades later, and the Nokia 3310 was from 2000.)Puffy shoulder pads were a defining element of 1980s women’s fashion (think power suits).The NES (originally the Famicom in Japan) was launched in the early/mid-1980s and was hugely popular. PlayStation and Xbox came out in the 1990s/2000s, and the Atari 2600 was from the late 1970s.In the 1980s, people used VCRs to play VHS tapes for movies at home. DVD and Blu-ray players hadn’t been invented yet, and streaming was far off in the future.Trivial Pursuit debuted in 1981 and became a sensation. Monopoly, Battleship, and Scrabble were all decades older (mid-20th century).The Sony Discman (often called a CD Walkman) came out in 1992 and let people listen to CDs on the go. The original Walkman played tapes, and iPods didn’t exist until 2001.Tamagotchi, a keychain digital pet, was released in 1996 and was a huge craze. Furby was late 1990s (1998) and Beanie Babies were plush collectibles (1990s but not virtual pets).In the 1990s, most home internet connections were dial-up (using a phone line). Broadband, Ethernet, and fiber weren’t common or widely available until later.The Motorola StarTAC (1996) was one of the first and most popular flip phones. The iPhone and modern smartphones came much later, and the Nokia 3310 was a candy-bar style phone (year 2000).Sony’s PlayStation debuted in 1994 (1995 in North America) and popularized 3D gaming. The SNES was a 16-bit console (earlier ‘90s), and the Xbox wouldn’t appear until 2001.The 3.5-inch floppy disk (holding 1.44 MB) was ubiquitous in the 1990s for file transfer. USB drives and cloud storage came later. (CD-ROMs also existed but floppies were still the standard for small files.)"Friends" premiered in 1994 and became one of the defining TV shows of the 1990s. Seinfeld actually premiered in 1989, Cheers was from the ‘80s, and The Simpsons began in 1989.Flannel lumberjack-style shirts (often worn oversized) were a 1990s grunge fashion staple. Tie-dye was more 1960s/90s revival, and Hawaiian shirts weren’t a 90s symbol.Google started in 1998 and became the dominant search engine. Yahoo! started earlier (1994 as a directory, became search later), MSN Search was 1998 too but didn’t dominate, and AltaVista was 1995 (now defunct).eBay was founded in 1995 as an online marketplace and auction site. Amazon started in 1994 as a book seller, Craigslist also began in 1995 (but as a classifieds site), and Etsy launched much later in 2005.Apple’s iPod hit the market in 2001 and became the must-have portable MP3 player of the 2000s. The original Walkman played tapes (1980s) and minidisc players never took off as much.MySpace (2003) was the dominant social network in the mid-2000s before Facebook took over. Friendster started in 2002 but was less widely used, and Facebook launched in 2004 (initially just for colleges).The Motorola Razr (2004) was a very thin flip phone and a big mid-2000s trend. BlackBerrys were popular (for business emails) but not slim flip phones, and the iPhone arrived in 2007.Bratz Dolls (featuring edgy, fashion-forward characters) debuted in 2001. Barbie has been around since 1959, Cabbage Patch Kids since the 1980s, and American Girl dolls launched in 1986.Guitar Hero first came out in 2005 and became hugely popular for letting players “play” rock songs with guitar controllers. Rock Band (2007) and dance games were later.By the 2000s, DVD players had largely replaced VHS VCRs for home video. Blu-ray players didn’t appear until the mid-2000s, and streaming devices came later.Crocs (launched in 2002) are the quirky foam clogs with holes that became a 2000s fashion phenomenon. The other brands/styles don’t match that description or era.The first iPhone was released in 2007 and kickstarted the smartphone era with a full touchscreen interface. BlackBerrys were popular business phones, but the iPhone was the iconic 2007 touchscreen phone.Blu-ray discs (2006) became the standard for high-definition movies, overtaking DVDs. HD DVD was a competing format that lost out, and LaserDisc was from the 1980s.The Xbox 360 launched in late 2005. 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Which of these devices was used to listen to music on the go during the 1970s?
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