Why did the phone need headphones? Because it was the first BlackBerry that could actually make calls, but it didn’t have a speaker or a… Read More »2002 Classic: The Launch of the BlackBerry 5810

 Why were we afraid of VHS tapes? Because 2002 taught us that if you watch a grainy video of a well, you have seven days… Read More »2002 Archive: The Ring (US Version)

 Why did the computer look like a desk lamp? Because Steve Jobs decided the “iLamp” was the future of design, giving us a screen that… Read More »2002 Archive: The Launch of the iMac G4

 Why did the dinosaur come back? Because the ashes of Netscape gave us a new browser that would eventually become Firefox, promising a web that… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Launch of Mozilla Browser

 Why was it on every station? Because 2002 was the year we all agreed that raspy vocals and power chords were the official sound of… Read More »2002 Classic: Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me”

 Why was the timer gone? Because the game went “open world,” and we spent hours trying to find a hidden tape while listening to AC/DC.… Read More »2002 Archive: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4

 Why did the phone have a camera? Because it was the first one in the US, and we were all amazed that we could take… Read More »2002 Archive: The Launch of the Sanyo SCP-5300

 Why was she wearing a tie over a t-shirt? Because “Sk8er Boi” energy was the peak of fashion, and we all wanted to hang out… Read More »2002 Vintage: Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated”

 Why were we so free? Because Nintendo gave us the first high-quality wireless controller, and we could finally play Super Smash Bros. from across the room without… Read More »2002 Archive: The Launch of the GameCube WaveBird

 Why was the skin so weird? Because we spent more time downloading “Matrix” themes for our MP3 player than we did actually listening to the… Read More »2002 Archive: The Winamp 3 Launch