16 High-Tech '90s Gadgets That Are Pretty Lame When You Think About It

Back in my day, it wasn't exactly affordable to give each kid in the family the equivalent of an iPhone (which back then, would probably have been a pager). We had to make do with low-tech electronic toys that mimicked the real thing.

But what am I talking about -- we had to make due? Pssht, we were overjoyed with our "high-tech" Yak Baks and beeping Tamagotchis. And don't even get me started on my first Discman. Pretty sure I nestled that thing into a homemade crib every night before bed, the sounds of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" still wafting from the headphones.