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Watch Young People Desperately Trying to Use Old Technology

Published by Olivia Ryan in User Experience
Updated on April 14, 2023

Frustrated young boy dressed as a businessman with a phone receiver on his head, sitting at an old-fashioned office desk with vintage computer and rotary phone.

Kids are good at latest technology because they grow up with it, but what if you let young people use some old tech for the first time? As it seems usability testing old stuff with kids can really be fun to watch 😉.

I’m missing your favorite? Be sure to add a comment at the bottom letting me know which one you would include.

Kids vs. Nintendo NES

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The very first cell phone

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Teens using flip phones for the first time

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Kids vs. an old macintosh computer

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Olivia and Tori trying to figure out how to use a rotary phone

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Kids vs. ’80s video games

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Grandparents Teach Their Grandkids Old Technology

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Bonus: Classic 90’s – The Kids Guide to the Internet

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