Category: Retro gear
Commodore 64 reborn as 1.8Ghz dual-core C64x
The much-loved Commodore 64 PC is to rise like a phoenix from the flames this summer, reborn as the souped-up C64x Housed in the same old-skool casing as the original Commodore 64, the updated C64x will have specs fit…
SoundWagon: The Portable Volkswagen Record Player
Okay so I wont be giving up my record player any time soon but I do kind of love this Soundwagon record player. Officially licensed by Volkswagen, this mini hyper-portable record player is modeled after the VW's classic bus….
CES 2011 – Ion's Atari iCade retro gaming iPad dock
A joint production with Atari, the Ion iCade tuns your iPad into a eighties style Atari games console complete with those indestructible knobs and buttons. Apparently the whole back catalogue of Atari is now on iTunes so you can…
CES 2011 – Video of Ion Audio Vertical Vinyl Record Deck
How about a record player that you can hang on the wall? Ion Audio's Vertical Vinyl Record Deck is either battery or mains powered, comes with a wall bracket and looks great. Coming in Spring for £49. Check out…
CES 2011 – Video of Crossley retro vinyl record decks and radios
Adding new tech to retro electronic deisgns is normally a recipie for disaster as you can invariably tell that whoever put the products together doesn't have an affinity for the original design. That is absolutely not the case with…
Native Union Teams Up With David Turpin to Create Retro Moshi Moshi 'POP' Mobile handset
French designer David Turpin has teamed up with Native Union to create the Moshi Moshi 'POP' handset for mobile phones. The fantastic retro style handset, is based on Turpin's interpretation of the classic 1950s Bakelite telephone. The Moshi Moshi…
10 Fabulous 80's Boomboxes
It seems like the BoomBox is about to make a bit of a come back, with even Urban Outfitters carrying an iPhone Boombox. While it has a retro cool look to it, we miss the real thing and began a…
Why Sony shouldn't have been so quick to kill the Walkman
From musicians making music on 8 tracks,to photographers rediscovering film, there has undeniably been an interest in returning to analogue technologies in recent years. It seems that hardly anyone I know under the age of 30 does not own…
10 great retro gadgets up for grabs on eBay
Smartphones, tablets, 3D TVs; who needs em? Back in my day it wasn't about whether or not your mobile could multi-task, but rather if it would fit in your rucksack without the weight of it snapping your spine in two….
Back to the Future self-lacing trainers patent filed by Nike
Remember the uber-cool self-lacing trainers that featured in Back to the Future II? If you don't, firstly there's no way we're ever going to be friends. Secondly, hit the video below to check them out. Remember now? Well today…
