Call it nostalgia, call it clinging to our youth, but the sight of an Atari 2600 in working order makes our heart go pitty-pat more than the sight of a brand spanking new Wii. (No offense, Wii, it's not you, it's us.)

For that reason and that reason alone, we share with you news of a contest. It has almost nothing to do with Wi-Fi and everything to do with scrounging old gizmos. Since we still have our first electric typewriter, our first computer (a Texas Instruments TI-99/4), and, yes, our Atari 2600, we thought you should know:

A company called Ryzex is sponsoring a contest to find the oldest working barcode device. Bellingham, WA-based Ryzex is a mobile technology company, which focuses on automated data collection (ADC) solutions, including RFID. The winner of “The Big Upgrade” contest receives a new handheld computer from Psion Teklogix.

Get the full story here at Wi-Fi Planet.