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Designed by Matt Richmond, the iVictrola’s design and functionality harkens back to the olden days. Way way back to the olden days, when there were no electronics. It acoustically amplifies the sound coming from an iPhone or iPod Touch – no need for a plug or batteries.
The sound passes through a hole in…
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January 6th, 2010
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author: lambert v.
audio design geek art + craft home entertainment retro strange + wonderful
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What you’re looking at here isn’t just a vintage record player. It’s actually a fully-functional gaming PC.
This old Bakelite Zenith record player has even had its turntable replaced with a visible DVD-ROM drive – which looks absolutely perfect with those Verbatim simulated vinyl CD-Rs. Modder Alvin Barber (aka “Mach”) completely refurbished this old…
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December 5th, 2009
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author: technabob
computing hacks + mods retro technology
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I wish I had some extra cash right now, because I’d really like to have my own freakin’ rocket launcher – vintage Spanish bazookas are being sold right this instant at Centerfire Systems (store tagline: “Save Money. Shoot More”). The bazookas have been deactivated so I guess it’s okay to let kids play with…
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November 17th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
cool toys retro strange + wonderful
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Here’s a new and different idea for a DIY iPod case: use pages of old comics. A little masking tape, a few pages of killer images, and the ability to cut a straight line with scissors is all it took to assemble this chic custom case.
The blue-tinted case, shown above, was the first,…
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September 14th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun
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When I first spotted this dot-matrix numbers on this clock I thought it was a modern-day blue LED display. But lurking beneath the surface of this timepiece is something far more interesting.
What we actually have here is a very rare Russian relic from the early 1980s. The Elektronika-7 (Электроника-7) clock was built using…
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November 5th, 2008
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author: technabob
retro timepieces
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These DIY headphones look fantastic! I can only (probably erroneously) assume the sound quality matches the look.
Flickr user j.rusten furniture studio shared the story behind these headphones he made for himself. He says, “I adapted a pair of normal safety earphones for speakers, and added a vintage look. I cut the outside portion…
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June 18th, 2008
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author: karen m.
design retro
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If you’ve ever wanted to build up a collection of video game nostalgia, but don’t have the patience to dig through garage sales and flea markets to put it all together, check out this insane auction.
A dedicated video game fanatic going by the name of sengoku has decided to part ways with his…
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November 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
retro video games
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If you’ve always wanted to build up a huge collection of vintage console games, now is you chance to do it in one fell swoop. Some guy over in Hamburg, Germany has decided to sell off his collection of over ninety classic (and not so classic) video game consoles on eBay.
The massive auction…
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December 30th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
retro video games