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Tag Archives: retro
30 years of Apple computers in 2 minutes
This guy has made a short movie featuring all of his Apple computers – lots of them! It’s quite interesting to see how ugly they were at some point, especially the big, bulky beige ones.
Source: The Apple Museum – 30 years in 2 minutes [macmd.com]
Cool Pixel video
I just wanted to share this cool pixel video – really well done!
via Feber.
Delivery from Geekware
A few days ago I ordered the nice Asteroids clock and a few other cool things from Geekware, and I just wanted to share some photos of these nice products. I think the Asteroids clock is a really nice.
Here’s the floppy disk notebook ($9.95)
And a nice little keyboard keychain made out of an old ‘Home’ button ($4.95)
A keyboard magnet set ($9.95)
And a nice little business card holder which in fact is an old compact cassette crystal case.
Check out more stuff over at Geekware.
Atari Game Cartridge Clocks
Over at Geekware you can get hold of some very nice original Atari game cartridges that have been converted into desk clocks. They are $24.95 and a piece and I just bought the ‘Asteroids’ cartridge so I guess that you have to choose between the ‘Ms Pacman’ or ‘Centipede’ if you want one of these lovely clocks.
Atari Game Cartridge Clock [geekware.ca]
Mac Clocks and more from Geekware
Nicola Harper from Edmonton, Canada is transforming obsolete electronic waste into fun and geeky gifts. Here’s her latest lovely creations, sold at her site Geekware. If you want one of them you’d better be quick since most of the items are available only in very limited editions.
Here’s a lovely example; an old Little Professor (toy calculator from the early 1980′s) has been transformed into a clock
And here’s an old iMac keyboard that also serves as a clock.
Finally, a magnetic message centre made out of an old G3 keyboard.
Circuitboard Notebook [Geekware.ca]
iMac Blue Bondi Keyboard Clock [Geekware.ca]
Little Professor Clock [Geekware.ca]
iMac Graphite Keyboard Clock [Geekware.ca]
Avatar for the Atari 2600
The Australian freelance designer ‘Penney Design’ has created a bunch of retro looking package designs for modern TV series and movies. Above you can see what James Cameron’s Avatar would look like if it would have been released 30 years ago for the Atari 2600. At his Tumblr-site you can see other package designs for Lost, Prison Break, Cloverfield and Snakes on a plane.
18 Gadgets that Used to be High-Tech
I just stumbled across this amusing post listing 18 gadgets that used to be sooo high-tech. Featured above is a very early version of a video disc player and there’s 17 more in the post below. Check it out.
18 Gadgets that Used to be High-Tech [Gajitz.com]
eBay Dealhunter Challenge update
As I told you in the last post Fosfor was part of the eBay Dealhunter Challenge, so I just wanted to share what I’ll send in to the judges. It was quite a challenge to find something cool that the seller also could ship to Europe (most of the sellers only shipped to US and Canada), and the shipping cost was also, in most cases, higher than the price of the actual product. But anyway I decided to go for something vintage and finally I found this really cool 20 year old vinyl player (Technics SL-BD22), that still is brand new and in it’s original box. And my other deal was something that could be used with the turntable – a bunch of rare vinyls (20 different Johnny Cash LP’s and EP’s). More info and images inside.
Retro iPod speaker
Here is a really cool mini speaker for your iPod or iPhone. It looks just like an old boom box and is compatible with a wide range of iPods. It’s a tiny device so our guess is that the sound quality isn’t that good. This beauty is yours for $32.
Retro Cassette Stereo Mini Speaker for iPod / iPhone [usbfever.com]
Retro iPod cassette case
From Contexture design you can buy these cool iPod protection cases made out of old gutted cassette tapes. Each design is unique since they aren’t mass produced. More information inside.