JVC VideoMovie GR-C1U VHS Camcorder (1984-1985) Models on Display:JVC GR-C1U though the original "Brown Zune"

though the original "Brown Zune" remains a beloved cult icon of mid-2000s tech

was one of the "1977 Trinity" of computers that sparked the home computing revolution

containing a standard full-screen version on one side and a letterboxed widescreen version on the other

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Sony engineers literally folded the television components: they developed a unique "flat" picture tube where the electron gun was positioned parallel to the screen

JVC VideoMovie GR-C1U VHS Camcorder (1984-1985) Models on Display:JVC GR-C1U though the original "Brown Zune"JVC GR C1U First All in One VHS Camcorder, First VHS C Camcorder The JVC GR C1U, released in March 1984, was a landmark in consumer electronics as the worlds first truly all in one handheld camcorder, finally eliminating the need to carry a heavy, separate VCR on a shoulder strap. This breakthrough device featured a built in viewfinder that allowed for instant video playbacka feature Doc Brown famously marveled at in Back to the Future when he called