Search Results for "retro"
Revo heritage iPod/iPhone dock is also a radio with retro design
With docks floating dime-a-dozen around the iPod/iPhone accessory market, why would you consider another one just now? Well, consider what the Revo Heritage iPod dock propositions enticingly - handcrafted American Walnut body with the switches and inlay custom-manufactured for...
Posted on October 29, 2009 4:40 PM
If you're nostalgic for your old Rolleiflex . . . the Blackbird, Fly is coming soon
These retro cameras from Superheadz, called "Blackbird, Fly" are reminiscent of the twin lens reflex Rolleiflex cameras from the olden days, only these cameras take 35mm film rather than the traditional medium format film used in the originals. But,...
Posted on August 18, 2008 10:52 AM
Totally pointless but fun Zihotch Retro Phone Watch
Now that we mostly don't need traditional wristwatches to urgently tell us the time, playful watch designs seem to have largely replaced the utilitarian digital watches of old. You can go sci-fi futuristic with watches from Tokyoflash or go...
Posted on June 23, 2008 10:34 AM
Handheld Tetris game with color
I used to have a friend who refused to listen to my rationale about why something like a PSP or Nintendo DS Lite was more cost-effective (not to mention better looking and more versatile) than her basket of those...
Posted on April 16, 2008 9:28 AM
Soundwagon portable record player
Even though cassette tapes are a better reflection of my childhood than vinyl records, I did have a Cyndi Lauper 45 of "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" that I played whenever I could gain control of the record player....
Posted on April 2, 2008 9:08 AM
Mini digital camera looks like a twin lens Rolleiflex
The more we get away from traditional camera designs, with sleeker, smaller digital cameras, the more nostalgic I get about old film cameras. This miniature digital camera, the Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF5.0 from Komomura Corp., is modelled after the legendary...
Posted on March 12, 2008 10:00 AM
Sega Mega Drive handheld game system
Anyone else had a Sega Game Gear in the 90s? If so, then you're probably already playing your new AtGames Sega Mega Drive as you read this. And why not? It's only $40, comes preloaded with 20 classic Sega...
Posted on January 3, 2008 1:24 PM
Space Invaders 30th anniversary bag collection
Realizing that Space Invaders is celebrating its 30th anniversary makes me feel old (and therefore not at all chippery), but finding out that Taito, the Japanese company behind the game, decided to celebrate it by launching a collection of...
Posted on December 17, 2007 11:10 AM
Text while drinking with smoke glasses
Apparently, in the olden days, when people had cocktail parties and it was acceptable to smoke like a chimney while standing around in someone else's livingroom, someone had the bright idea to design glasses that would allow you to...
Posted on December 5, 2007 1:20 PM
101 gadgets that changed the world
Did you know that Velcro was invented by Swiss inventor George de Mestral after he became disgusted with removing cocklebur seeds from his jacket and decided to investigate the reason for its stickiness? Or that the first digital camera...
Posted on November 8, 2007 4:39 PM
A beautiful little TV: Hannspree Flora 12"
Perfectly proportioned, this 12 inch LCD television is pretty enough to almost make bad TV look good. A throwback to the 50s and the following era of flower power, planting technology into a sculpted flower base, Hannaspree creates a...
Posted on November 7, 2007 8:32 PM
Skip-free record bags
Oh . . . this is just a great find! A current fashion throwback to the past -- these three bags all feature removable retro-records, in 9 color combinations, and each has slightly different original options: 45RPM Handbag has...
Posted on October 8, 2007 11:44 AM
Playing music goes retro with the Cassette MP3 player
I haven’t seen the retro look blend better with any product in a long time than it does with the Cassette MP3 player. This gadget looks like a normal cassette tape on the outside but is actually an mp3...
Posted on September 26, 2007 11:45 AM
The DeLorean Returns
Since I won’t cop to watching the annoyingness that is any Back to the Future movie, I have to admit to what is perhaps a greater evil… which is having spent a significant portion of my free time last...
Posted on August 27, 2007 11:22 AM
Enjoy your music retro-style
Yes, I have a thing for the look and feel of cassette tapes. Blame it on the fact that I grew up in the '80s, before the flimsy CD took centerstage, and still fondly remember the mix tapes that...
Posted on August 24, 2007 9:42 AM
Katana Game Console
If you've Wii’ed out or your PS3 has lost its luster, you might want to consider trying on something old school. Bringing back classic arcade games in classic arcade game format (namely the hooded MDF cabinet complete with joystick),...
Posted on August 6, 2007 12:00 PM
