Tag: retro
Panasonic goes for a 1970s look for the SDR-SW20 waterproof camcorder
No, this isn’t some 1970s gadgetry we’ve just dug up from eBay, it’s the Panasonic SDR-SW20 – a retro-styled camcorder designed to beat the elements…
Futuristic Ball Chair – with a built-in sound system
The futuristic fibreglass Ball Chair was designed by Eero Aarnio nearly 50 years ago – but not with a built-in sound system.
Pac-Man Wall Mural – Paris gets playful
Sometimes words just aren’t required. But I am contractually obliged to use some, so here’s the Pac-Man Wall Mural.
ABS Icon Wrist Watch – inspired by 8-bit gaming
If you love your retro games, why not show it? And you can with the ABS Icon Wrist Watch.
Colombo Two – possibly the most stylish home telephone on the market
While the look, feel and inner working of the mobile phone improve on an almost weekly basis, the humble home phone hasn’t changed a great deal since around 1988. Until now that is.
Handheld wooden SNES – the retro gamer's dream
Forget the Wii, Nintendo’s finest hour was surely the Super Nintendo. The Mega Drive might well have shifted more units, but the SNES had the games – Super Tennis, Super Mario Kart, Streetfighter II and 3D fest that was Starfox (although let’s be honest, that wasn’t great).
Taito launches Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection
Amazingly, it’s It’s 30 years since the the world’s teens gave up on pinball and slots, replacing it with that arcade classic Space Invaders. And manufacturer Taito isn’t going to let that memorable anniversary pass it by – producing a Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection.
Mini MOB retro mobile for those who miss the pioneering early days of mobile telecommunication
Mobile phones are now officially old enough for ironic retro models to start appearing.
Like this thing – the Mini Mob. Packing your usual basic phone features into a businessman’s phone from 1988, the Mini MOB also plays MP3s and has a camera, plus there’s a MiniSD slot on there for upping your file-carrying potential…
Hulger channels the 1920s with their Sophia VoIP handsets
The Hulger phones we’ve featured in the past have all been decidedly retro, but this Sophia model? Gorgeous, and so much more classic than their previous styles.
Unfortunately the ’20s-era phone is being sold in a limited edition number of ten, and cost a whopping $215 each. But if you can hunt one down (try eBay if they’re all sold out), you’ll experience full Bluetooth…
SAGEM launches my150x: thin and stylish mobile phone
SAGEM has launched its latest mobile phone, the 10mm thin slimline budget handset featuring "modern design with a retro feel". It features a 1.8-inch screen with NeoNTM technology that lights up the display in blue-tinted light, with information displayed in…
