Altimus Product Development Ltd

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The Braun KSM2 Type 4041 Aromatic Coffee Grinder. Designed by Dieter Rams in the late 1970s, it is a vintage classic with an elegant, iconic, and instantly recognizable design language for household appliances.

Dieter Rams is perhaps one of the most influential industrial designers of our time—his "less, but better" approach has produced a timeless measure of quality in his products, which is evident in his time spent designing for companies like Braun and Vitsœ.

The HP41C series is an awesome piece of tech history. Launched in 1979 (this is a 1983 model), it was the first of its kind to have alphanumeric entry, along with an expansion capability to add printers and barcode scanners! It was also used on early Space Shuttle missions for critical orbit calculations and as a backup to the main computer.

Most folks today would be challenged to use it because it uses RPN (reverse Polish notation) for formula entry. Still the best feeling tactile keyboard ever built.