Another retro gadget closely on the heels of the laser turntable we featured last week. From Sony, this is a dual VHS video and DVD recorder due to go on sale in the next few days for around $300.

I tried to get some specs for supported formats etc, but the only pages I could find were in Japanese. Luckily I have a Firefox extension with a built-in Google Translate function, but the English translation was somewhat bewildering, as you’ll see.

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This a laser gadget that can burn a hole in your pocket, but at least it leaves your vinyl discs undamaged.

I really miss music on vinyl. I still have 50 or so LPs in one of my Mum’s cupboards and she keeps nagging me about it them but I’ve never let her get rid of them because I knew a gadget like this would come one day.

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This was an idea I heard about some time ago, but now it’s here – a gadget that releases an appropriate smell during critical parts of a film.

I asked my better half which movie would she like to enjoy with the extra dimension of smell. She thought for a moment, and somewhat enigmatically said; “Casablanca”….

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If you can’t buy these iPod cases why bother reading? Because you can do it at home.

The RetroPod was made by John Young, and this creation cost him a Cease and Desist letter from Sony. He used one of those big old Sony Sports Walkman that have the special characteristic of being waterproof, and just inserted the iPod in there with some other stuff for protection.

What are the cons of this case? – It’s big, it’s heavy, there is no way to to access the iPod controls besides opening the case.
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I always found the rubic cube a bit annoying, doing one side was easy, one side and a few rows not too bad but all 6 sides darn impossible. I was amazed to read recently the record for solving it is just over 11 seconds, geez that’s cazy.

Well this gadget like furniture is one rubics cube you’ll never need to solve as it’s a table. The rubics table is a giant sized version of the original rubics cube, which thankfully can’t be shuffled and would look great in any retro game room (pinball machine in the corner mandatory).

[Cube Table found via boingboing]

This is one rubiks cube

This may be old but it’s still retro cool and a great use for junk CDs, the AOL CD Throne.

The throne was built in 2003 by somebody who had way too much time on their hands, consists of 4,000 CDs, weighs over 150 pounds and has a neon light but you’ve still got to wonder why

[Stupidco found via cribcandy]

If an LED watch isn’t retro enough how about a sun dial.

Continuing in our tradition of reporting on the multitude of time keeping instruments (I’m desperately trying for the sake of variety not to call them clocks and watches (again)). We’ve just found a remake of probably the oldest time keeping device; the Sun Dial. These wonderful time pieces were very popular in historic times and could be seen in many a Roman or successful caveman’s abode.
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Fancy being retro cool, if so you want to check out these LED watches by the appropriately named Led Watch.

I never owned one of these first time round, in fact I’m not even sure if I was born then (or just too poor ) . Unlike today’s watches the LED watch had one function and that was to tell the time and if you were lucky the date too. To conserve battery and LED life you actually have to press a button for the time to show, as the LEDs are fairly bright you can easily see the time whether it’s dark or light.

A UK company is manufacturing and marketing these retro time pieces (Led Watch) and they’ve been good enough to give us 2 to have a play with and also award as prizes in a competition that we’ll be announcing soon.
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