When you go on holiday, you probably dream of beaches, bright sun and those little drinks with umbrellas in them. Whereas I spent (some) of my holiday time peering at the mother of all computers. More »
I thought the class Homer had to take to become a monorail driver was a tongue-in-cheek look at what it takes to operate the trains of tomorrow. But glancing through this Disneyland Operator Guide from 1966, it doesn’t look that difficult. More »
The SNES was the first gaming console with an ergonomically designed controller. In contrast, the original NES’s controller was just an uncomfortable rectangular box, which is probably why most people choose it when they’re chasing the record for world’s largest controller. More »
In a sleepy, nondescript lot away from the lights of the Vegas strip lies the Pinball Hall of Fame — home to around 400 vintage pinball machines (and some arcade cabinets) from the 1940s through to present day. Best of all, they’re almost all playable. I took some time out from the Consumer Electronics Show to make a pilgrimage this week. Here’s what I discovered. More »
I love these letters sent to the American Museum of Natural History by wannabe space explorers from the 1950s. They are so wonderfully naive and full of hope, some of them really funny, others quite sad in hindsight. More »
This isn’t the only way to recreate the feeling of talking on an old clunky landline handset with your iPhone, but this overpriced $US45 creation from hipster factory Urban Outfitters is certainly the most ridiculous. More »
When it was released back in 1986, SEGA’s OutRun had some of the most cutting edge features in an arcade game, including a moving cabinet, force-feedback steering wheel and your choice of soundtracks. And while Gustavo’s analogue version isn’t quite as elaborate, it looks like it’s packing just as much technology as the original. More »
Any experiment that ends with an explosion is worth doing, so I can understand why Tech Photo Blog wanted to test a 150-year-old flash powder recipe against modern flash technology, even though it didn’t stand a chance. More »
Tymesa is/was a Spanish company that doesn’t appear to make products anymore. But for a spell in the 1950s, they cranked out beautiful fans such as this, with a design that’s as minimal and industrial as it is a safety hazard. More »
What looks like a collection of retro gear that’s passed through the TSA’s penetrating scanners is actually a unique photo exhibit created without the use of a single X-ray. More »
