Tech We Wish Would Come Back

[@cliffmurphy]

I have a Xiaomi 12 and was really happy when I found out it had an IR blaster, it is great for when the remote is missing or you're not a fan of what's on the TV at the doctors office.

[@StormCrusher94]

Can you elaborate on the doctor office story 😂

[@mvelotshabalala2462]

Yeah my poco x3 pro has one too😂

[@EyesOfByes]

I’m convinced CRTs will return, with Swiss watch prices though. People pay $100K for a mechanical watch, so some company will eventually make a $500K 40” CRT with BVM reference image quality 🤓

[@sachyriel]

CRT Tubes are going to be like Nixietubes. Enthusiasts will absolutely love them forever, but only enthusiasts will have them.

[@willphoenix2621]

Yup, there is a considerable demand for them especially in the retro gaming communities

[@EVRYTNGUFEAR]

@@willphoenix2621 Yeah my first thought was people who own arcade cabinets

[@willphoenix2621]

@@EVRYTNGUFEAR Me and my girlfriend occasionally play old ps2 games on my dad's CRT, just reminiscing our childhood. Not only arcade cabinets but a niche of gamers have affinity for them.

[@mrperson4352]

I want to be able to play duck hunt without scouring lawns for used CRTs

[@AronFromThisIs]

Real gamers played exclusively on the Playskool Speak-N-Spell

[@AronFromThisIs]

also the Bop-It

[@franciscomunguia3900]

The Speak-N-Spell gave me nightmares when it was running low on batteries

[@AronFromThisIs]

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[@franciscomunguia3900]

@@AronFromThisIs this actually made laugh out loud

[@coreywagar3890]

Demonic voice "plaaaay with meeeee"

[@RirtyDascal]

I still have an old CRT TV upstairs in my bedroom that’s sort of stuck where it is because it’s too heavy to move back out. All my friends are either too weak to help carry it down the steps or are afraid of being crushed and killed while going down said stairs.

[@harmoneyes]

Sell to an enthuisest or You might have to disassemble that thing

[@dsly4425]

I definitely think a physical keyboard comeback and IR blaster would definitely be welcome returns. I liked the my touch slide devices just for the keyboards. The extra thickness would be worth it

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

And how glass will shatter no matter what you throw at it oh sapphire glass oops I dropped it cracked it goes. Physical keyboards was cool you could text people easier and oh my screen got busted here is the backup.

[@oocombz]

When I bought my house from a family member he was absolutely shocked that I wanted the old CRT TV to stay with it. It makes all my classic consoles looks so much better. Also as somebody who had multiple Droid phones back in the day I miss the physical keyboards.

[@drnastyful]

Has Matt been like taking comedy classes or something? I swear he's been funny as hell in ways he didn't use to be and I'm here for it.

[@KobayashiKimiko]

Funny thing, a good amount of the stuff in this video are still being used to this day. Like IR blasters are still on Chinese produced phones. And LimeWire there's better alternatives out there. We don't need to see limewire back. RSS feeds like they said are still ongoing. And I can fight with the GameCube like yeah, I think it's a really cool unique idea that more devices should take note from. Mechanical mouse are still around. They're just designed differently. Like if I'm not mistaken Linus just release the video about them.

[@jasimaneesahamed1033]

Yeah Xiaomi Redmi phones always have em

[@christianestonilo1430]

2:41, so true Matt. Back in the day, I can type out messages super fast without looking at the buttons. I miss those days.

[@RobCabreraCh]

1billion% agree on the IR blasters! I had a phone that had one, and I used it way more than you would think. Nowadays, everything is part of the IOT space, so I can control a lot with my phone. But IR blasters on phones was certainly easier and more convinient.

[@HA05GER]

Yeh I used it on my old phone loads some pubs gave TVs in booth so you could choose a channel. One time I switch a TV over to cast in an estate agent window and cast porn on it 😂

[@Chang916]

Austin: you can buy myspace for 11 dollars and a turkey sandwich Tom: is that an offer??

[@sburton015]

I remember using MySpace before Facebook in 2006 and 2007 and I remember the ability of being able to decorate and personalize your page and even have it play your favorite song to anyone who visited your MySpace page. Even before that, I remember using AOL instant messenger as a social site when I first started using the internet at home back in August of 2001.

[@kanedaku]

All of the editing stuff on MySpace has gone. 🙁 I can still log in, last time I checked, but all it has on my page is top 8 friends. All of the other stuff went in that 2010 (I think) data loss episode.

[@reptilez13]

I have a VGA CRT setup in my living room with a modded Dreamcast hooked up to it along with a Sega Saturn. I also use it sometimes for old PC games. But I refresh LCD is also pretty awesome

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

I have a crt behind my led, so i can swap any time.

[@hunterap23]

Scientists did figure out how to make Roman concrete - Romans used seawater unlike modern concrete which uses purified water, and there's mention of them using limestone as well. We pretty much have it figured out, it's just that Roman concrete isn't as strong as modern concrete (which is why old Roman concrete structures are typically much thicker than modern concrete structures)

[@travisscavoni369]

If I remember correctly, the secret to Roman concrete was seawater, limestone, and volcanic ash, but the ash used was a specific type that was unique to the area due to its composition which is why it was difficult to replicate elsewhere.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

Roman concrete is a great example of survivorship bias.

[@hunterap23]

@@bubbledoubletrouble When you're talking about a material that's used exclusively to build structures that re supposed to last as strong as possible, it's kind of hard to find alternatives to look at when most other ones don't have existing samples It's like if you were measuring the success of all businesses in the past 100 years and tried to include info on companies that have their entire existence wiped from the planet

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@hunterap23 Which is funny because there are more than a few examples of highly successful businesses that fell off so bad that they just do not exist in any relevancy to people that have been around for less than 60 years or more. Companies like radio shack and circuit City are already fading from public memory as we speak except of course in the fact how poorly they were run and how quickly they collapsed.

[@hunterap23]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu I'm not talking about disappearing from the public eye, I mean being completely eradicated in any and all forms of history and record keeping If you have suggestions for a concrete-like material that withstood the test of time better than Roman concrete, then go ahead and post it

[@ThinkerOnTheBus]

2:18 I had one of those phone's with a full keyboard, a Samsung Messager Touch with a slide out keyboard. When you are coming from the realm of T9 Predictive Text, and you enter the world of a full keyboard, technologically speaking, it's akin to dying and going to heaven!!!

[@hlavco]

On the topic of CRTs, I want analog cable TV back. Sure, digital cable gets you HD and more channels, but you also have to deal with extra remotes, renting a cable box for each television, startup lag and load times between channels, clunky menus, and having to scroll through SD and HD versions of each channel along with the listings of all the channels you aren't subscribed to. The digital switch took the magic out of simply plugging your TV into the wall and channel surfing. Made the decision to switch to streaming services a lot easier.

[@Realpreshaanb]

On the IR blaster remote, I'll never forget with my Samsung Galaxy S5, i was at the mall and there was the launch of the new Hisense TVs and the sales guy was doing his thing with a potential customer and then the screen turned off👀 the look on his face was worth every bit of it🤣

[@MinecrafterPictures]

Fun fact: They are *MANY* cartoons from 2000's onwards that are made under Adobe Flash or its sequel, Adobe Animate. In fact, there's an entire, yet long, Wikipedia page dedicated to shows made using Adobe Flash or its similars.

[@Galvamel]

Absolutely agree, real phone keyboards need to come back. The tactile feel of clicking a key is infinitely superior slapping your greasy fingers against a screen. The fact that the only way to use it is to smear up your screen with street filth is proof that digital keyboards are BAD.

[@Stillxxen]

I had Galaxy 551, and this Phone was amazing. Not only for Texting, But also for games :).

[@benstatgod]

DEATH to digital keyboards!!!!!!

[@kenktheGD]

You'd think someone would make a wallet case with a mini kb

[@Galvamel]

@@kenktheGD Yes!, That would be fantastic!

[@Scorpiogirl_1029]

So, you want Blackberry to come back? 🤣

[@mrlycanroc749]

I hate to um actually you but we do know how roman concrete was made and it is so strong because it was made from the volcanic ash and seawater which made it insanely strong for its time and the reason it doesnt "come back" is because it would be insanely expensive to ship around the world

[@theisaacpigg27_32]

Roman concrete isn't actually the mystery that a lot of people think it is. It was mixed with pozzolanic ash which helped it be so durable, but the fact that they didn't have rebar supports in them, didn't have to build things to the scale we have now or support things like massive vehicles that we have now means it wouldn't be nearly as useful to us as out modern day concrete

[@MidRangeBandit]

CRTs are still very much well used by the Super Smash Bros. Melee community WITH the Gamecube!

[@epiren]

A very young Ryan Gossling was in "The Wizard." I also remember memorizing the gameplay from SMB3 so I could beat it when my dad finally bought it for me. Thanks for that blast from the past.

[@mykeday]

IR blasters aren't needed as much as you think. Yes you can control a TV with it however most smart tvs connect via WiFi and have an app that allows you to control them. It's also more responsive and more useful as you can control an actual cursor.

[@SimonVideo]

CRTs and IR blasters need to come back

[@Chrish1981]

Turbo buttons were perfect for street fighter 2 with Honda, chun, and Blanka, so they definitely had their advantages

[@NitPickerYT]

I don't know if this was mentioned but this sorta relates Toys to Life deserves an actual shot with corporate shit behind it, Toys to Life is such an interesting avenue and it started so inspiring and promising but companies got way too greedy and completly missed the point of it NFC technology is an amazing tech and should be used correctly as a free to play model and NOT used as a money-making scheme with yearly $60+ releases

[@TimothyCollins]

What was that Ubisoft star fox game? I cannot remember the name right now but I kinda thought it got toys to life right. You had the spaceship and you could literally switch weapons on it by changing the stuff connected to the toy and it would work well if they expanded that.

[@jfwfreo]

LEGO did a somewhat decent job with LEGO Dimensions IMO. Not only were you getting things that worked with the game but all the bricks and figures in the sets could be used like any other LEGO part. And the decision to have just the one base game and add new content to it was a good one.

[@Wedeemgaming]

Got to agree with Matt, the other day I was saying I missed phones with the physical keyboard!

[@Penpaper]

The secret to Roman concrete was volcanic ash mixed in

[@2bagsOfChips2k2]

Never mind IR blasters, Bring back 3.5mm jacks!!!

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

They can't do that, then who will buy their terrible sounding, expensive and unreliable bluetooth headphones that only have about 3 years of life if you're lucky.

[@imjustsomeguy]

People used to turned off projectors in classrooms with the IR blaster on their phone 😁

[@zeekay9941]

Bring back the lightgun and on rail shooters. A small company called sinden makes one that works with LCD panels and it’s awesome. Imagine these multibillion dollar companies tailor-making them for their consoles. At the very least, port over the on rail shooters to the VR headsets. I’m surprised I don’t see more of this with how long VR has been out.

[@T2G-MJ]

Thanks for the trip. Matt, please don't sing again LMAO.

[@jcmata3123]

Loop for my AirPods would be nice

[@scottcol23]

That made my day seeing the Badger, Badger, Mushroom Flash at the end. I remember that making its rounds in 99-2000. I cant believe you didnt mention the extreme Stick death flash animation from xiao-xiao i still remember that 20 years later... lol

[@theantemon6720]

"IR blasters should come back on phones!" Meanwhile, me with my xiaomi.....

[@RedLogicYT]

Adobe flash actually should come back. I get it, it sucks. I mean it really sucked. However it was the bedrock of the internet for so long. I don't want it to come back and replace what we have now, but I do want it to be usable if someone desired.

[@Afrojocable]

Oh damn I've been subscribed but I never ringalinged the dingaling button! Thanks Austin!

[@damionwilson5391]

We actually found the proper recipe for Roman concrete. We had had it forever, but people didn't know how to use it. It said to use water, and other Europeans didn't realize that they meant saltwater, because of course they did.

[@RaccoonHenry]

Matt wins with that beautiful, heartfelt rendition of badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM MUSHROOM

[@WolfNazari]

"I am not a merciful guy"

[@da_m00n1ight]

(2:19) I collect phones, and most of the ones I have. Have keyboards on them. Physical buttons on phones we’re pretty pretty cool! But phones with full touch screens have dominated the market.

[@zloki83]

So many memories. I had a joystick controller and played Virtua Cop. Set the reload to always turbo and shoot to regular turbo. Machine gun revolver. Also had an Voyager, Env2, and MyTouch 4g Slide phones with keyboards. Also, no mention of eBaum's World?

[@PewPewPark]

I had a Motorola Droid as my first smart phone and it had a slide out physical keyboard which I loved over the typical layout at the time but there was a huge issue. It would slightly open in my pocket and not only drain my battery, but heat up fairly badly. While the lanyard/charm loop on phones don't exist anymore pretty sure every case I've ever purchased still has them molded in. I know the case currently on my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has one.

[@bernygg1]

9:28 IR Blasters are still out there, for example Xiaomi has one, and even on play store there are some of them.

[@rwilliamson238]

I had an HTC ONE M7. At the time I worked at Walmart and it was great for muting the ads that were on loop. That's hands down one of the best phones I've owned other than the Nexus 6. I miss that phone a lot 😭

[@justusgovaert]

I guess it would be really nice if CRT monitors came back with a little bit of modernizations on it. For example if there is a CRT at a big size like modern televisions with also bigger resolutions and without being as huge and as fat as it used to be than it could be great to have it. Also it should have a nice HDMI converter inside to convert HDMI and also other modern connections to the CRT without any leg in the input to be noticed

[@id104335409]

Flash needs to come back or a tool that rebuilds flash games to something playable. I had a flash player working until maybe 2 years ago on my phone. But it stopped working. And this is the second time that happened. I had one that worked before and it just stopped one day. They just need someone to patch these apps. They can tottaly work just fine.

[@kanedaku]

Anyone who builds a sandbox version of Flash has nefarious reasons to access your computer. How would you load anything into it? The internet? Ooh, now your computer is compromised. You can build Flash games into Shockwave files but I don't think anyone does that anymore.

[@CoyoteDen]

IR Blasters are still around although on the Xiaomi phones (specifically the Redmi models), I think they're already removing it tho

[@MrScottyTay]

I've wanted a good modern phone with a physical keyboard for SOOOO LONG, and the argument of the phones would be too big is dumb. Phones are already too big anyway in my opinion, the blackberry I had as a kid is tiny compared to current phones. Either use that space for a keyboard or give me a usable tiny phone.

[@the_jords]

Funnily enough Xiaomi still puts IR blasters on their flagship phones, have one on my Xiaomi 12 Pro and Mi 11 series before that

[@justusgovaert]

I personally use a mechanical mouse with the ball in it and I don't notice any disadvantage to it. I just have to clean the ball some times and it is great. The mouse is from Logitech and I found it in a second hand store brand new. t's a really ergonomic mouse as well

[@zeroleaderleon8174]

The only thing that comes to mind when you say turbo controller is the Mad Catz controller with turbo and cooling fans inside I'm pretty sure you had to connect it to a USB port alongside the controller port on the PS2

[@levi_McDonald]

Btw they have the turbo feature on almost every $20 aftermarket ps3 or Xbox controller on amazon . We need adobe flash because half the actually good old browser games have been lost never to be seen again.

[@pauldeshield]

The last phone I bought with an IR blaster was the Mi9 in like 2019. I miss that feature. Now I have to buy a $1k+ Samsung to control my TV 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@rohitsonar103]

Some phones, Especially made by Xiaomi still have IR blaster.

[@ItsKagiVids]

I actually agree with Mat on the physical keyboard's for smartphones digital is okay but having an actual physical keyboard for gaming would be amazing it could just swipe from below the phone...

[@noahhallman9174]

Oh something I know about, we know the recipe for the Roman concrete and it was better than modern is because of the soil makeup of Italy because of the lime and stuff and they used salt water. Long story short chemical reactions over the years between the ingredients in the soil and because of the use of saltwater would actually make the concrete stronger over time.

[@BernicePanders]

THE WIZARD was legit the biggest movie ever to me as a tech geek kid & it still makes my top 5 fav pre-2000 movies! 🔥🤟😎

[@Dudewitbow]

@4:15 myspace didn't teach a generation to HTML, that award goes to geocities/xanga/neopets(not kidding)

[@jaywade6443]

I've got 12 CRTs in storage, and 2 at home, and always on the lookout for more.. bc of the cost of production, thats one piece of tech I don't see being manufactured again.

[@DaisakoKunandra]

I agree on the attachment loops, I miss them... Apple (and Google and others) don't have the courage to further decrease the weight of their phones by having an attachment loop where they can cut out a bit of extra material. Cowards.

[@ligmaballs8266]

just buy a case with a loop lol

[@benllewelyn98]

Physical buttons on phones I definitely agree with, and CRT's

[@hood954]

umm taking out the ball from a trackball mouse and cleaning the dirt off the trackwheels was soooo satisfying

[@TobenVF]

I miss physical keyboards on phones. I could type so much faster and accurately on one than I've ever been able to on a touchscreen.

[@SaintCyrX]

There 100% should be a few keyboard phones available for accessibility reasons. I have old relatives with difficulty feeling and a physical keyboard would allow for more accurate input. Also the Xperia Play is still a great idea and needs to come back. A thin slide out game pad always on your phone? Come on, brilliant.

[@jacobhotaling8959]

well oh boy you missed things like IBM keyboards, vintage mechanical keyboards as a whole, tube amps, and 1970's japanese audio gear from the power war years. my pioneer sx 1080 is 44 years old and still hitting hard

[@gerowen]

1:32 The only thing I hated about Final Fantasy 8 was the stupid "Boost" ability for GFs, and they even kept it in the HD Remaster...That's the only game I ever needed a Turbo controller for, :p

[@corndog9482]

CRT TVs & monitors, analog music being the norm, and physical wires/cables for everything that has become wireless. Make Bluetooth, cellphone, touchscreens, and the internet disappear. What a wonderful world that would be.

[@WolfClan91]

The power glove is where the Wii was heading. If wii could do what it did with it's remote, the glove could work again.

[@JustKiddingPro]

I definitely agree that IR Blasters on phones and Phone Keyboards need to make a comeback. My current phone, Redmi Note 9 Pro has an IR Blaster and it is such a useful thing to have not just for my TV, but my fans too. My first phone was the Sanyo Incognito, and typing on that was so great with the landscape-style physical keyboard.

[@harpz7840]

I've got a Note 9 Pro too! Really happy that Mi continue to put IR blasters and headphone jacks on their phones (atleast the more mainstream ones rather than the flagships). Wish more brands did so too.

[@JustKiddingPro]

@@harpz7840 Yeah. It really doesn't make much sense how nowadays you can get budget phones with more features than a flagship.

[@petipois28]

I remember the movie, i wanted a power glove as a kid. It seemed so cool

[@Mrletmehelp]

I'm with Matt, I miss my BB Pearl and Bold almost as much as l enjoy my s21 ultra screen. Truth is that touch keyboards take up plenty of space on everything besides video, might as well bring back the real deal and never mistype again.

[@id104335409]

Anyone ever shared a file between 2 phones via IR blaster? Man, life was different back then! I want a repeat!

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

With the physical keyboards, agree!! I miss physical keyboards on phones.

[@UnhappyMike]

this is is awesome feel there too short am I right? we want longer videos!

[@MichaelStroup]

Isn't Myspace still around? Just like dedicated to music?

[@firefox1033]

I agree keyboards for phones should make a return. However it should be an accessory. Similar to a phone case the sliding keyboard could clip on to the back your phone connecting through bluetooth. You could also do the same thing for a controller. Similar to the PSP Go but detachable. Even if they don't that make the accessory for all phones they could still do it for the most popular models. Like iPhone's orSamsung phones.

[@Ax195el]

I had the TV-b-gone, wich was a remote that had one button and whn u pressed it, it went through all the tv manufaturers off buttons, and could turn them off or on

[@Ax195el]

Once i got caught at a store using it had turned off half their TVs, had to stay and help them turn them all back on …fail

[@harmoneyes]

Wow I can't believe I'm not the only one thinking coming back to myspace

[@PavlovsDawg762]

I remember playing the original Metal Gear Solid with a turbo controller. It turned the SOCOM pistol into an overpowered SMG.

[@sutton4791]

I still hate touch screens on phones. I do miss buttons. (Born in 91')

[@Draaklore6677]

BLUELIGHT! Wal-Mart internet was my main way to be online! Played so much Ultima Online!!

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yep, that and NetZero got me through the end of the 90s and the early 2000s. The pre-DSL days were tough.

[@bullzye101]

awesome and very interesting looking back at this stuff ... very big thumbs up

[@hunterleach5710]

Buttons on smartphones , heck yeah , what about a smartphone that has a flip-down panel a joystick , a d-pad which means the directional pad , that is found on TV remotes , in especial call button that you can push , and it would come up with a menu of preset numbers you saved , and all you would have to do is dial that number via the keypad , you press call after you punched in your number and there you go , there would also be a text function word has all the different preset phone numbers that you can text

[@mykehdoom]

My grandmother worked for Kmart! I had free blue light dialup for a good 5 years.

[@thatspurttygood3878]

Back when i had the galaxy s6, i used to use the ir blaster to turn off the projector mid class in highschool 😂

[@Junker.66]

I can see my neighbors TV from my window, and i used to turn it off with my Samsung tablet with IR Blaster, we were indeed a menace with those.

[@HA05GER]

My house is internal skinned in concrete block. U have 3 wifi routers in a 100sqm roughly 1000sqft house. Its such a pain in arse. It says i have signal but just blocks it.

[@yrkifluz]

My Xiaomi 11T has an IR blaster, and the phone came out in 2021. IR blaster is still a thing on smartphones, it's just not on iPhones or Samsung..

[@Kingelfdemondevourer]

i modded my psp, would take it to highschool and this was the old phat 1000 model... which had the IR on it.. i would mess with the tv's in the classrooms.. not to mention that there are/were watches that could do the same thing and would let you screw around even easier since people would assume you were just adjusting your watch ;)

[@eduardo100792]

What about windows media player that had the laser show that went with the beats.

[@boogieman420]

I really think they could make CRTVs better now a days slimmer, lighter, crisper.

[@kanedaku]

Probably not lighter as I think the glass parts are necessary on both the tube and the screen. (also, the T is for tube)

[@systemerror50]

“I would never condone downloading illegal activities” -Austin 2022 thanks for being human

[@robo1000]

The power glove will come back, it’s just a VR/AR glove

[@harmoneyes]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Kartofka91]

IR blasters are still around most Xiaomi phones have them

[@RichardasBt]

in my opinion, number 1 on this list, should be the sticker, which was blinking when the SMS arrive or getting a call :D

[@gopher383]

Imagine if picture in pic were still widely available. You could stream KZbin in the corner of the TV you're gaming on.

[@agenericaccount3935]

Cathay Pacific Ray tubes sounds neat.

[@ViolinistProductions]

My current phone, that was only released a year and some change ago, has an IR blaster, I have it set up for 4 tvs in my house xD