In this edition of The Gift, we share a collection of nostalgic gifts, including a tiny TV, a deconstructed Game Boy, and more.I’ve given plenty of excellent gifts in my life, but none have knocked it out of the park quite like the smart bird feeder I gifted my dad three years ago.And he’s not alone in his adoration. The newer version of my dad’s is hands-down the favorite among Wirecutter’s experts. In addition to being a regular feeder, it’s equipped with a camera that captures close-up shots of all the birds that visit. It’s genuinely delightful, and keeps our whole family connected in the way that only truly well-designed technology can. (My family group chat is now filled with avian glam shots. I’ve learned a lot about the tufted titmouse.)Beyond that, it also encourages slowness and rewards attention — rare for something that has “smart” in the name. Since installing it, I’ve often found my dad standing patiently at the patio — eyes darting over the horizon, his hands latched behind his back — to, well, watch the birds. He’s more observant, more appreciative of the rewards that come from looking up. “The cardinals are finally back,” he told me one brisk, dewy morning in March over breakfast.As we wade through the deluge of newfangled gizmos competing for our attention, sometimes the best gifts are the ones that help your giftee tap into quieter times.In that spirit, we’ve found a few tech-y gifts that evoke a similar nostalgia. Any one of them would be great for Father’s Day (reminder: June 21) — or for anyone yearning for a little throwback:We’re pretty much all charmed by this teeny-tiny working TV. Movies and shows look surprisingly decent on the 1-inch screen, but you can also upload your own footage. This year, I’m toying with the idea of gifting this to my dad alongside some digitized home videos (to really amp up the warm and fuzzies.)For the curious dad, we found a company that disassembles defunct tech — like phones and old computers — and mounts and frames all the pieces to make a work of art. Gifts expert Sam Schoech is partial to the deconstructed 1996 Game Boy. In our guide to the best gifts for dads, we write it would bring anyone back to “a time when nothing was more engaging than a session of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening in black and white.”Writer Alexander Aciman calls this DVD player the best purchase he made in all of 2025. He writes: “This DVD player and all of the associated behaviors — the dimming of lights, the making of popcorn — transport me back to the Friday-night rituals that made me fall in love with movies in the first place.”Our audio experts have loved this retro-looking radio for almost a decade, because it sounds great, and its old-school design looks lovely on display. For a similar but more whimsical route, consider this Lego set, which is inspired by radios from the 1970s and even “plays” 12 different audio clips.And finally, for anyone desperately trying to touch more grass: Several Wirecutter journalists swear by their Brick, which really works to reduce screentime on the most addictive apps and websites. (The real gift, of course, is whatever they’ll get up to with all this free time on their hands.)