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I recently found an old gadget in a drawer at my parents’ house. The screen protector was peeling, the fake leather case was sticky, and the battery was as flat as a pancake. The device was labeled simply: .

But oh, the battery life. You could fly from New York to Tokyo, watch three movies, listen to an album, and still have 40% left. Modern phones die if you look at them wrong. The branding was aspirational. In 2010, we believed digital content would last forever. You would "rip" your DVD collection, store it on your hard drive, and carry your library in your pocket for eternity. eternity hdtc

It won't replace your iPhone. But it might remind you of a time when "HD" was a luxury, "touch" was a novelty, and a battery that lasted a whole day felt like eternity. I recently found an old gadget in a

We are overwhelmed by notifications. Our phones are computers, cameras, wallets, and anxiety machines. The Eternity HDTC was just a player . You loaded it up before a trip, and for the next 10 hours, it did one job: entertain you. If you find an Eternity HDTC on eBay (usually for less than $30), buy a replacement cable if you can find one. Then, load it up with classic films, old mp3s, and leave your smartphone in another room. But oh, the battery life