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The Legendary Marshall Amp is now a DAB Radio

July 31st, 2007 by Nick in Audio/Video Gadgets, Retro Gadgets, USB Gadgets

Marshall Amp DAB Radio

The classic and legendary Marshall amplifier, famous for being used by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, among many others, is the inspiration for a cool digital DAB radio made by Pure and Evoke.
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Original 1983 iPhone (PIC)

July 18th, 2007 by methodshop in Mobile Phones, Retro Gadgets

The iPhone may be Apple’s first “official” phone, but apparently they toyed with the idea 25 years ago. Way back in 1983, designer Hartmut Esslinger, the same guy who made the Apple IIc computer, came up with this phone/tablet prototype.


Writing an electronic check with the 1983 iPhone.

The 1983 version of the iPhone obviously never made it into production, but it’s still a cool concept. Although writing a physical electronic check seems a little silly now that we have online banking. The image is from fudder.de.

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Valuables stored in a can of soup

July 11th, 2007 by Edwin in Home Gadgets, Retro Gadgets, Spy Stuff

campbell-can-safe.jpgAt first glance, this can of Campbells soup might look pretty ordinary, but it is actually a safe that lets you store your petty jewelry without making it look like a prime suspect during a burglary. This will probably be the last place the thief will want to check, unless he is famished and has a love for canned soup. You ought to be able to store a fair amount of dough inside in rolls, so the £12.49 investment is well worth the price in terms of safety. You can also choose from the WD-40 or Sprite can safes.

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For nostalgic techies: Steampunk Watches

July 10th, 2007 by Andi in Cool Clocks, Gadget Gift Ideas, Retro Gadgets
Title punkwatch

There are pretty many fans of Steampunk, including me. Some die-hard fans have created modern tech disguised under Steampunk masks.

Also, most of today’s watches are quite boring, and follow the same design line. A clean, simple bezel with a leather or metal armband, seamlessly fit most of the time. Some are nice to look at, the others are dedicated to just being practical.

A Japanese company has decided to cater to our taste and manufacture a whole range of steampunk-themed watches. They all respect the intricate, aged theme of the genre, but are powered by modern Seiko or Citizen machinery.

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Absurd: The Giant Swiss Army Knife

July 10th, 2007 by Andi in Home Gadgets, Miscellaneous Gadgets, Retro Gadgets, Wacky Gadgets
gigantic swiss army knife!

Even the Swiss are going crazy! Usually, a swiss army knife can be described by one short phrase: minimalistic and practical.

This means that you get a bunch of useful functions out of a small and simple to use device. Well, now, the ’small’ part seems to be totally out. How about 9 whole inches of width?

Of course, there’s an awful lot of functions in there (85 fully functional implements), but none of the tools is now practical, simply due to the ginormous size of this. This really deserves to be categorized as a ‘Wacky Gadget’.

Click on for an extensive list of features. Hell, there’s even a tire pressure gauge in there!

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The Bomba Alarm Clock… cutting-edge nostalgy!

June 19th, 2007 by Andi in Cool Clocks, Retro Gadgets

bomba clock tease
We’ve all seen a flip clock; on a desk, in a movie… those plain wooden or plasticky boxes with a lit ‘display’. The display was actually a set of little plates that moved every 1,10 or 60 minutes, showing the time.

Dutch designer Will van den Vos thought that it was time to refresh it a little, and came to a good idea. The result? cool, desirable, visible if only in the rest of this entry.

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A mix of old-school and today’s hype and tech: the Domino Phone

June 3rd, 2007 by Andi in Conceptual Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Retro Gadgets

Domino keys
Does the picture to the left entice you? Classic domino numbers with letters underneath? A sleek-looking keyboard with a beautiful backlight?

If your sense of style is tingling and you feel you need to know and see more, click on…

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Fuzzy felt greeting cards

May 6th, 2007 by Al in Gadget Gift Ideas, Retro Gadgets, Wacky Gadgets

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This takes me back some, fuzzy felt, the re-usable picture drawing thingy-ma-jig, is now available in greeting card format.

So instead of sending a plain old static card you can send a fuzzy felt version and let the (older) recipient relive their youth and move bits around, class!

Fuzzy felt greeting cards cost £2.99 (~$6) from the fuzzy felt greeting card shop, surprisingly.

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