The Philco PC was designed by Dave Schultze, which was inspired by the classic Philco Predicta TVs from the fifties. It kind of reminds us of Lost in Space.

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This cool desktop comes with a Steampunk keyboard and mouse. The keys on the keyboard look a lot like the ones you get on old typewriters.

This stunning piece of design uses a few interesting concepts. It looks very good and clearly takes us back to the ’50s.

I wouldn’t mind working on one of those, though I’m a bit concerned about the monitor. One of the great things about PCs is that you can just change components, like the monitor. It looks like this wouldn’t be possible with this design. However, it still looks beautiful.

[via Yanko Design, photos by Dave Schultze]

Telstar purchased the rights to recreate the original Predicta case designs, but has updated them to use modern electronics and color picture tubes. While they certainly won’t beat out a brand new flat panel HDTV in the image quality department, they’re at least able to connect to modern devices like cable boxes, DVD players and video game consoles.

The revamped Predictas are lovingly built using modern plastics and electronics, using the original set designs as a point of reference. These aren’t restored old TVs, they’re brand new, and made from pristine parts. They’re not inexpensive by today’s standards, with prices starting around $1399 for the Princess model shown above (18-inch diagonal version). Telstar is making a variety of models, some of which are brand new designs inspired by the original Philco style, and others which are replicas of the original designs.

If you’re looking to create a truly retro look in your living room, you’ve got to head over to Telstar’s Predicta website and check out all the styles.

[via stylehive]