Yak Bak (1994)
Yak Bak (1994)
This was one of my most prized possessions as a kid—right up until my sister stole it and traded it for a Cheese String at school.
That bitch!
16 0 Replyfucking butt face booger muncher
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Wanted on desperately but my parents said it was too expensive. I now suspect they thought I would be annoying with it.
This and one of those tiny portable tube tvs were my biggest purchasing ambitions.
12 0 ReplyOh my God, yes those tiny TVs were the pinnacle of cool. It truly felt like you could be some sort of spy with all this cool tech.
6 0 ReplyWhen I was a kid I had one of those. My parents bought it from a TV repair store. It was a combination 6" TV, audio tape player, and am/fm radio.
It was about 2 feet by 2 feet and about 8 inches thick. It weighed about 20 pounds. It has a carry handle though so I guess it was "portable"...
5 0 ReplyThey had even smaller ones, too. I remember seeing them in the Sears catalog.
I remember them looking sort of like this:
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There was also the pen version.
11 0 ReplyI had both. The pen was legit
7 0 ReplyI remember this! I may have even had the pen version, but honestly it might be a false memory.
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What is this? A different version of bop it?
7 0 ReplyIt records sounds and you can play them back with effects if I remember right
15 0 ReplyThe evolution of the talkboy
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Relatable.You bet your ass if I ever find out who stole my Talkboy shit's gonna go down.
6 0 ReplyThere's an app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grisu.yakbak
6 0 ReplyWell that was fun!
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They later had versions that would distort your voice. I have no idea why my parents bought us those.
4 0 ReplyHell yeah. I also somehow ended up with the voice distortion model and it was the best.
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Is your sister named Karen?
6 2 ReplyPizza Hut gave away something like this as one of their toys. Loved it!
2 0 ReplyNever had one but I remember these!
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