Tony Hawk Has Been Collecting Cutting Edge Gadgets Since the '80s

Including an original Macintosh computer at 1/6th scale, a calculator watch, and for some reason a 100 disc DVD changer.

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Known to most as a skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk also happens to be a self-described early adopter of tech and has been since he was a kid. In an interview shot for RIDE Channel, the skater takes us through his impressive gadget collection, and shares a story of being offered a video toaster when he couldn’t afford one, in exchange for this promo video. When will his love of tech crossover with skateboarding? He explains in the clip above.

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