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Kodak Carousel slide projector

A vintage Kodak Carousel slide projector with a round 80-slide tray.

$50–150Buy on eBay
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A lamp, a fan, a motor and a round tray that drops one slide at a time. No chip, a satisfying clunk, and a living room full of people actually looking at the same thing.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisKodak Carousel slide projector
What it replacesSmart oneSamsung The Frame
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Power cut
FALSE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
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=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Samsung The Frame.

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Your holiday, eighty slides at a time.

Kodak Carousel slide projector

$50–150
Repairable
Kodak Carousel slide projector$50–150
Buy on eBay