vintage
Phones
1984’s “Masterpiece Of Micro-Processor Technology” [NSFW]
1:00PM Danny Allen | Hey, that’s their words, not mine — I’m almost lost for any. “Sculptured by a European artist … the Erotica phone plugs into any wall-jack and is fully-guaranteed.” I bet, just look how classy this gent seems with an ear full of cleavage. More »
Design
Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades Of Wrong
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | Living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I’ve seen my share of intricate, beautiful, and even lickable tattoos. These vintage gadget tattoos are not them. Tumblred by Anna Jane Grossman — démodé-gadgeteer extraordinaire and author of the highly recommended Obsolete — these are a mistake: More »
Computers
Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?
6:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Now this is one amazing Goodwill find: A vintage pop-up book designed to teach burgeoning nerds about the wonders of the modern computer. Floppy disks, ASCII, and the dot-matrix printer. Oh my. More »
Gadgets
Vintage Massagers Look Like Torture Devices
11:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | The geniuses at Oobject have curated a hilarious gallery of 18 forgotten vibrators/massagers, all of which look more likely to induce pain than pleasure. More »
Gadgets
How to Make a Wi-Fi Internet Radio Classy (Stuff It Inside a Vintage Radio)
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | Wi-Fi internet radios are usually more function than form oriented, their plastic and metal bodies lacking the elegance or charm of a vintage radio. Solution: Reanimate a classy vintage corpse with a modern soul. More »
Gadgets
Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine Tells Time With Intermittent Swear Words
4:00AM Jack Loftus | Truly the masochist’s dream clock, the Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine gives you the time and then lays down a litany of cuss words and other fine four-letter fare from the English language. More »
Vehicles
Flying Aerocar Auction Shows the Future Comes From 1956
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | This flying automobile is probably the only real transformer in existence: The Aerocar, a machine that actually flies and can be legally driven on a highway. Built by Moulton B. Taylor in 1956 and powered by a Lycoming 160HP engine, you only have to attach the folded wings, tail, and propeller to explore the skies at 265kph. Don’t believe it? The FAA does, and you only need $US3.5 million to buy and enjoy one. More »
Hardware
Hardware Hoarder Builds Australia’s Largest Computer Museum In His House
10:00PM John Herrman | Max Burnet worked with computers for his whole life, and he hasn’t strayed far in retirement: he’s collected a massive amount of vintage computer hardware in his house, creating the what is claimed to be the largest collection of its kind in Australia, and one of the most extensive in the world. He’s got everything from a 20s era electro-mechanical tote board to punch card mainframes to the Apple Lisa in his huge stockpile, and odd curios aren’t neglected; he’s got early hard drive and RAM specimens, as well as a library of over 6000 vintage computing manuals. galleryPost('vintagegal', 6, ''); More »
Computers
Gallery of 101 Vintage Computer Ads
3:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Sure, some of us remember using the Commodore 64, but do any of us recall what the ads for it were like? Boingboing has aggregated a wonderful collection of 101 classic computer advertisements by everyone from AT&T (yeah, I forgot they tried their hand in making PCs too) to Texas Instruments. Aah, to be back in a world where everything fit inside a bulky keyboard and displays were monochromatic. [Boing boing] More »
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