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vintage calculators web museum: the accountant’s happy place

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If you think that a bunch of old calculators isn’t as interesting as a collection of old toy robots, well you’re mostly right. A calculator is useful – hell, even an abacus is more useful than a toy robot -  but it’s also one of the most boring gadgets ever. It calculates. End of story.…

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October 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech retro strange + wonderful technology

museum of soviet arcade machines website launches

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Ever wonder what classic arcade games might have looked like in an alternate dimension? From the looks of it, the arcades of the Cold War era Soviet Union were definitely not what you’d find anywhere else on the planet. Isolated from western gaming, the nation developed their own unique games to keep minds occupied back…

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June 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro strange + wonderful video games