JAN 14, 2016 5:04 AM EST UPDATED JAN 14, 2016 9:08 AM EST
By Mark Gilbert
Forget hoverboards, fridges that talk to the Internet, and self-driving cars. Three of the most popular items at this month’s annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — a cine camera, a record turntable and a new Polaroid snapper — suggest there’s a back-from-the-future movement gaining ground that reflects a growing fatigue with the virtual world of digital products, and a renewed enthusiasm for the old-fashioned analog experience.
It’s a debate that rages in my house. My partner sniffs books as she opens them; she says it conjures up memories of childhood library visits that promised to make all of the world’s knowledge and literary entertainment available. For her, the latest adventures of Bridget Jones in paperback, have all of the evocative power of Proust’s madeleine cakes. Me, I’ve owned a Kindle since they first became available almost a decade ago; I can’t remember the last time I bought an actual physical book.
https://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-01-14/there-s-a-digital-backlash-in-cameras-and-music–