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10 most influential portable gadgets – in pictures.

From the first box camera to the ghetto blaster and the Sony Walkman, these are the devices that brought our favourite tech out into the open

Posted byJulian WorkerMarch 16, 2017March 10, 2017Posted inTravelTags:apple, blaster, cameras, devices, gadget, ghetto, imagery, images, iphone, kodak, music, phone, portability, portable, radio, sonyLeave a comment on 10 most influential portable gadgets – in pictures.
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Julian was born in Leicester, attended school in Yorkshire, and university in Liverpool. He has been to 94 countries and territories and intends to make the 100 when travel is easier. He writes travel books, murder / mysteries and absurd fiction. His sense of humour is distilled from The Marx Brothers, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and Midsomer Murders. His latest book is about a Buddhist cat who tries to help his squirrel friend fly further from a children's slide.

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