Hobnobbing with Harbaugh: The 5 Most Wanted Household Inventions
March 1963 Popular Electronics

March 1963 Popular Electronics

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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

Here is a little levity from the "Hobnobbing with Harbaugh" series of comics that appeared in Popular Electronics magazine. Unfortunately, none of the "The 5 Most Wanted Household Inventions" have come to full fruition in the marketplace yet, although the cellphone blockers can be found on the Internet in various unofficial forms. Personal computers were a pipe dream in 1963, but nowadays we do have software like TurboTax to take care of filing taxes, although you still can't simply dump all your receipts into a bin and have it work. Flat-fixing robots might not be needed in a few years as tubeless, airless tires hit the road. Alarm clock vaporizers are not Star Trek phaser-like devices yet, but the same effect can be affected with a low-tech hammer, or a shoe.

Hobnobbing with Harbaugh

The 5 Most Wanted Household Inventions

Hobnobbing with Harbaugh

Conversation Jammer

Alarm Clock Vaporizer

Instant Martini

Income Tax Computer

Flat-Flat-Fixing Robot

Posted October 29, 2021
(updated from original post on 4/4/2014)

These Technically−Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).

Werbel Microwave (power dividers, couplers)

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Hobnobbing with Harbaugh: The 5 Most Wanted Household Inventions March 1963 Popular Electronics

Hobnobbing with Harbaugh: The 5 Most Wanted Household Inventions
March 1963 Popular Electronics