Veterans Day salute: surprising gadgets from wars

Today in the USA, we honor our soldiers. While today’s soldiers are usually outfitted in the latest gadget gear we all know about, Gadgetell takes a look back at previous generations of gadgets. Our findings might surprise you.

Motorola intros the WWII RAZR

Meet the Moto SCR-536. Imagine the soldiers dancing in a foxhole when the CO calls with the “Hello Moto” ringtone blares. OK, maybe not. But this is the real deal, the Handie-Talkie was the world’s first two-way AM radio. It weighted just under 7 lbs and had an 8-hour talk time. I’ll avoid any comparisons to Moto’s current line up, feel free to make your own and chuckle. Moto’s device was way ahead of the competition and up to 26lbs lighter. Way out in front.

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