You might think of a portable TV as a luggable device ... These were simply the coolest electronics that an ’80s kid could lust after, and [Nick Reynolds] is lucky enough to have one.

Portable video hadn't matured yet, but on-demand viewing had, as the '80s were when videotape became sufficiently viable for home use. This allowed for recording of TV shows and on-demand viewing ...

So when we saw this retro portable TV turned into a cyberdeck, it really caught our eye. Ironically, the portable black-and-white TV that [Lucas Dul] chose as the basis for his cyberdeck hails ...

(1) A portable TV set. In 1956, GE's portable TV had the tag line "Only 32 Pounds!" What made it portable was a handle. (2) Watching digital TV (DTV) on a smartphone or other handheld digital device.