Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

Rescuing 1980s Tech – Split Second Restoration, Part 2 – Flea Market Find

Part 2/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. After Part 1 all the grime was gone, but it wouldn’t power on and play. In this second party, Jon’s determined to make it work again. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » […]

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December 5, 2017

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Check out the November 2017 Geek Fuel – GXG Unboxening

November marks the last of Jon’s six-month Geek Fuel boxes. Find out what impact this month’s surprise box contents have on whether or not we’ll renew Geek Fuel for another round or not. Check out Geek Fuel » www.geekfuel.com/IQuULU Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Theme: […]

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December 2, 2017

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Backtrack: Old Computer Games

There was a time where you had to actually read in order to play computer games! Before computer gaming was mainstream and universal, it was the domain of the hobbyist. In this Backtrack, we talk about the computer games we loved to play growing up, the machines we played them on, and what made them […]

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November 30, 2017

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Split Second Restoration, Part 1 – Flea Market Find

Part 1/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. It was in pretty rough shape, but he’s determined to clean it up and restore it to working condition. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » youtu.be/cNeegTJ6Q0Q Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

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November 28, 2017

The Stuff-Tracker Scuffle: TrackR vs Tile – Battle of the Bluetooth Gadgets

After having a lifetime of misplacing things, it’s great that we now have practical tracking devices! With the help of his dog, Jake, Mo takes a look at products from the two biggest players: Trackr and Tile, to see how they stack up against each other! TrackR Bravo » amzn.to/2AVbs7B TrackR Pixel » amzn.to/2AXfGfi Tile […]

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November 25, 2017

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Justice League, Ancestry, & Juanito Arcade Mayhem

In this installment of the GenXGrownUp Podcast, we talk about how Justice League is in our top 4 DC movies, a raunchy new sci-fi comedy on Hulu, flea market finds which will likely drive Jon crazy trying to get them in working order, and we put pressure on George to get his racing drone up […]

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November 23, 2017

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