Someone in my class had this, but we never got to try out the remote control feature. However, someone in my brother's class also got this for Christmas in 1994 (that same year, a bunch of us, myself included, got My Magic Diary - these were very popular in sixth grade that year) and actually did change the channel in class. Stuff like this was so mind-blowing in the mid-1990s. For any younger adults/teenagers seeing this: This is what we had. The internet wasn't really a mainstream thing in 1994.
Haha!!!! I had this in the 8th grade, also 1994. I remember using it in my 2nd to last period math class to turn on the TV. I also had the same teacher for an enrichment class last period, and I did the same thing. The next time I did it, the teacher said to the class "produce the remote." I didn't give it. Then she went back to teaching. At the end of the year, I confessed and apologized. She said she narrowed it down to me and another classmate who had both of her classes! LOL!!! So much for keeping trying to keep it secret. I was almost caught!
I found it and took it to high-school in '99/'00 and would change the channel on the tvs in our cafeteria to MTV... The TVs hung from the ceiling up like 15 ft so they couldnt change it without the remote or a ladder. No one ever found out who was changing the channels but 100s of people appreciated it and the lunch ladies were baffled.
@@Ulexcool Well we grew up in an era where kids didn't really bring guns to schools, and "gangs" still had respect enough to keep them out of schools. Different time. If bringing guns is what constitutes for being bad now, I feel sorry for you.
This was the only thing I wanted for Christmas in 6th grade and I thought I was the coolest kid ever and I managed to turn the classroom tv on and it totally confused my teacher. I practiced with it on my own tv, you had to get it just right.
I saw this in December 94 and buzzed all parents ears that I want it. When I saw my present, my heart skipped a beat because the box was just right size, but it was shitty Casio watches, oh well
Ya, sounds funny in view of nowadays technology with mobile phones right? Where you can send messages to any other device - across the room. At the end of the hall. In the next building. In the next town or another country. My sister and I had one secret sender, I always found the face creating app the most fun and the football games
I had one of these in 5th grade. I was going to school at Kensington Prep off E. Delevan in Buffalo, NY. I had the IR7000 and this girl had a purple Casio, we were text messaging during lunch. It was so cool and we were ahead of our time. This was around 1996.
@@lolitahaze02 I vaguely remember but you would connect with the other person and it couldn't be more than maybe 10 feet, you can see their profile/face they made and yeah sending messages. It was so state of the art when we think about it
My parents got me the Sega branded version of this for Christmas, the IR-7000 (also made by Casio). It didn't have the TV remote control, which disappointed me a little... I mean, how can you NOT have a TV remote function on a Sega device?? It had all the other IR-based features like wireless chat, though. I eventually found a second one on clearance at Kmart. The wireless chat was cool, but you had to keep the two units absolutely still and within line of sight of each other, or else the messages wouldn't send. It took about a minute to send one.
Man.... This looked so cool. I only had the Tiger Dear Diary... and no one else had that either. Still pretty hilarious how these things practically were the foundation of what we have now. For some reason now this just makes me want an old school thing like this to use strictly for texts LOL
Same thing happened to me in the 5th grade (‘95-‘96). The class bully stole it out of my Jansport (knew in my heart of hearts that it was him who took it) who then brought it to class the following day saying that his mom bought it for him all the sudden, no special occasions or anything. No special marks or anything on it to prove it was mine plus we weren’t allowed to bring it to school anyways. Guess it was bound to be taken, be it by another kid or a teacher, I miss mine! 😑 As for the bully, I’m sure there’s a special place in Hell for little rotten assholes like him.
isn't it a little conspicuous? generally, that would have been confiscated by a teacher, and when your true opinion of the class came to light, that would cause problems.
Isn't this basically just both an iPhone and a Samsung but from the 90s and way worse (hence that's probably why they don't sell it anymore because it didn't do so good)??
Someone in my class had this, but we never got to try out the remote control feature. However, someone in my brother's class also got this for Christmas in 1994 (that same year, a bunch of us, myself included, got My Magic Diary - these were very popular in sixth grade that year) and actually did change the channel in class. Stuff like this was so mind-blowing in the mid-1990s. For any younger adults/teenagers seeing this: This is what we had. The internet wasn't really a mainstream thing in 1994.
Haha!!!!
I had this in the 8th grade, also 1994. I remember using it in my 2nd to last period math class to turn on the TV. I also had the same teacher for an enrichment class last period, and I did the same thing. The next time I did it, the teacher said to the class "produce the remote." I didn't give it. Then she went back to teaching.
At the end of the year, I confessed and apologized. She said she narrowed it down to me and another classmate who had both of her classes! LOL!!!
So much for keeping trying to keep it secret. I was almost caught!
@@DiscoverPlatinum Hahahahahaha! I have no idea if the person in my brother's class got caught. I'm sure he said what happened, but I don't remember!
I found it and took it to high-school in '99/'00 and would change the channel on the tvs in our cafeteria to MTV... The TVs hung from the ceiling up like 15 ft so they couldnt change it without the remote or a ladder. No one ever found out who was changing the channels but 100s of people appreciated it and the lunch ladies were baffled.
I remember making a Christmas wish list and putting the secret diary sender on there! And to my surprise I had one come Christmas morning!!!
Knowing little me I would totally disassemble it no time. Because it seems boring after few months of usage
We had these in class. The techer got so upset because we kept the TV on and off. LOL. We were such bad kids.
Wow turning the TV on and off, what a rascal...
Im sure you were as bad as kids bringing guns to school.
@@Ulexcool Well we grew up in an era where kids didn't really bring guns to schools, and "gangs" still had respect enough to keep them out of schools. Different time. If bringing guns is what constitutes for being bad now, I feel sorry for you.
This was the only thing I wanted for Christmas in 6th grade and I thought I was the coolest kid ever and I managed to turn the classroom tv on and it totally confused my teacher. I practiced with it on my own tv, you had to get it just right.
I saw this in December 94 and buzzed all parents ears that I want it. When I saw my present, my heart skipped a beat because the box was just right size, but it was shitty Casio watches, oh well
Today: "Device is bluetooth-enabled to send/receive messages."
90s: "You can magically zap messages back and forth! WHOA!!"
There's always a "must start at the very bottom" for all.
Ya, sounds funny in view of nowadays technology with mobile phones right? Where you can send messages to any other device - across the room. At the end of the hall. In the next building. In the next town or another country.
My sister and I had one secret sender, I always found the face creating app the most fun and the football games
Jesus. I had this! LMAO. Memories.
I had this in the 90's... we were sending text messages in class before cell phones could :^D
I still have mine ☺
gg Sally
I used to do this in junior high, changing channels and getting teachers so mad, LOL! Was never found out.
My sister had one. I used to sneak into her room all the time to check my Daily predictions ahhajajaha
I had this and My Magic Diary, and you couldn't tell me nothing! Oh man the 90's were so fun.
I remember this commercial
I had one of these in 5th grade. I was going to school at Kensington Prep off E. Delevan in Buffalo, NY. I had the IR7000 and this girl had a purple Casio, we were text messaging during lunch. It was so cool and we were ahead of our time. This was around 1996.
How did it work, sending text messages? So cool
@@lolitahaze02 I vaguely remember but you would connect with the other person and it couldn't be more than maybe 10 feet, you can see their profile/face they made and yeah sending messages. It was so state of the art when we think about it
@@lovablevietboy aw like infrared or bluetooth. Amazing.
@@lolitahaze02 It was infraded
amazing for its time
Skyrim release confirmed
All of those kids have mortgages now
wow never heard of this. i guess texting was even a thing back then! this thing looks neat.
That actually looks really comfortable to text with. I hate texting with the little screens.
Yes, it was. I had one but the radio shack version. 🙂
lol i never saw the ad for this but i did all those things in school
so cuuuul!
Dang they were already on emojis
I remember changing all the tv channels at blockbuster from outside. The employees didn’t know what the hell was going on. Good times
Anyone remember the boys sort of see through version of this? I can’t find it anywhere
I'm holding one right now.
I had 2 of them. Both stopped working after a few months
I remember this crazy kid in my middle school had this and would always change the tv channel's to something else.
My parents got me the Sega branded version of this for Christmas, the IR-7000 (also made by Casio). It didn't have the TV remote control, which disappointed me a little... I mean, how can you NOT have a TV remote function on a Sega device?? It had all the other IR-based features like wireless chat, though.
I eventually found a second one on clearance at Kmart. The wireless chat was cool, but you had to keep the two units absolutely still and within line of sight of each other, or else the messages wouldn't send. It took about a minute to send one.
😂😂😂 the past I sure miss it
I remember saw that commercial when I was 10. My childhood has a secret sender looking interesting keyboard and he can hack their computers.
Just found mine!
I still have mine. Don't think I ever used it.
Had this one and the sega version
i have one now, and working.
We can now call our smart phones *secret sender, when in the library :-)*
epSos.de lol. The nsa has all those messages
Lol damn, found mine too
Man.... This looked so cool. I only had the Tiger Dear Diary... and no one else had that either. Still pretty hilarious how these things practically were the foundation of what we have now. For some reason now this just makes me want an old school thing like this to use strictly for texts LOL
00:19 Says November 17th 1994, I would have just turned 3 years old one day earlier.
But can it run Doom?
dorfmageful 120 fps full hd of course
Very early PDA and they didn;'t really hit the scene until around 2000 or so.
Eu tenho uma!
Secret Santa 6000 is all I hear.
When are they porting Skyrim to this?
you deserve many upvotes :D
Yeah cool stuff... Like a telephone directory! Lol
Me and my best friend would bring ours to school but they were stolen from us!!!
Same thing happened to me in the 5th grade (‘95-‘96). The class bully stole it out of my Jansport (knew in my heart of hearts that it was him who took it) who then brought it to class the following day saying that his mom bought it for him all the sudden, no special occasions or anything. No special marks or anything on it to prove it was mine plus we weren’t allowed to bring it to school anyways. Guess it was bound to be taken, be it by another kid or a teacher, I miss mine! 😑
As for the bully, I’m sure there’s a special place in Hell for little rotten assholes like him.
I had one lol
Texting n the 90s
2021😂😂😂
How did it send the messages? What technology does it use to do so?
Infrared, like a tv remote. It also had a TV remote function.
I remember that the only problem was it sent messages to everyone else who had one in the room
Heeeeyyy heeey heeeey!!!
Where's the Switch port!
isn't it a little conspicuous? generally, that would have been confiscated by a teacher, and when your true opinion of the class came to light, that would cause problems.
This was before texting was even known to be possible, they'd have no idea (my teacher just thought it was like a computer dictionary)
Isn't this basically just both an iPhone and a Samsung but from the 90s and way worse (hence that's probably why they don't sell it anymore because it didn't do so good)??
They dont sell it anymore cause its discontinued and rare
@@qt968 oh okay that makes total sense bra!!
im going though a bunch of exams next month where could i get two of those lol (or even more i could make a killing with my class lmao)
#bonniemaynard had one
Hack The Planet!
it's old years
irDA most suck today if you want to send any data lol
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