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The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor

12 years ago

The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor

Adam Frucci

Abandoned Duga-3 ‘Woodpecker’ Radio Antenna Looks Menacing

12 years ago

Abandoned Duga-3 ‘Woodpecker’ Radio Antenna Looks Menacing

Olde Timey Notificator Machine Twitters Like It’s 1935

12 years ago

Olde Timey Notificator Machine Twitters Like It’s 1935

John Herrman

Any Excuse Is Good to Post the ZX Spectrum

12 years ago

Any Excuse Is Good to Post the ZX Spectrum

Jesus Diaz

Vincent Price Promises 3D Pictures That Are ‘Three Times as Thrilling’

12 years ago

Vincent Price Promises 3D Pictures That Are ‘Three Times as Thrilling’

Adam Frucci

Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?

12 years ago

Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?

Dan Nosowitz

The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago

Science & Health

12 years ago

The Space Station We Were Supposed To Get 40 Years Ago

Wilson Rothman

Transparent Mac SE/20 vs iMac Graphite

12 years ago

Transparent Mac SE/20 vs iMac Graphite

Jesus Diaz

Space Fact #1: Astronauts Have Cojones the Size of Manhattan

Science & Health

12 years ago

Space Fact #1: Astronauts Have Cojones the Size of Manhattan

Jesus Diaz

How Not To Launch a Rocket: The Nedelin Disaster

Science & Health

12 years ago

How Not To Launch a Rocket: The Nedelin Disaster

Gizmodo US Edition

The Orion Project: A Hotel-Sized Nuclear Spaceship

Science & Health

12 years ago

The Orion Project: A Hotel-Sized Nuclear Spaceship

Brian Lam

Vintage 2-XL Robot Uses 8-Track Tapes, Not as Scary as Teddy Ruxpin

12 years ago

Vintage 2-XL Robot Uses 8-Track Tapes, Not as Scary as Teddy Ruxpin

Dan Nosowitz

When Good Enough Becomes Lousy

12 years ago

When Good Enough Becomes Lousy

Jason Chen

I Wish Digital Cameras Still Had Bellows

12 years ago

I Wish Digital Cameras Still Had Bellows

John Mahoney

Antique Speaker Horn Adds Old-Timey Class to iPhone

12 years ago

Antique Speaker Horn Adds Old-Timey Class to iPhone

Gizmodo US Edition

The Story of the PSX: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Sony Scorned

12 years ago

The Story of the PSX: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Sony Scorned

John Herrman

This May Be the World’s First Electric Car

12 years ago

This May Be the World’s First Electric Car

Jesus Diaz

RIP GeoCities, You Will Be Missed

12 years ago

RIP GeoCities, You Will Be Missed

John Mahoney

Holy Crap, Email Was Scary in the 1970s!

12 years ago

Holy Crap, Email Was Scary in the 1970s!

Adrian Covert

Bill Gates’ First Product Demo Was Full of Fail and Cries for Mummy

12 years ago

Bill Gates’ First Product Demo Was Full of Fail and Cries for Mummy

Adrian Covert

VHS Cover Wall Is 3600-Strong, May or May Not Have A Tanning Salon Out Back

12 years ago

VHS Cover Wall Is 3600-Strong, May or May Not Have A Tanning Salon Out Back

John Herrman

How We Listen: A Timeline of Audio Formats

12 years ago

How We Listen: A Timeline of Audio Formats

John Herrman

Pump Up The Dial: Photographic Daps for the Iconic 80s Boombox

12 years ago

Pump Up The Dial: Photographic Daps for the Iconic 80s Boombox

Adrian Covert

Cool Album Art and Packaging: Records, Cassettes, CDs Then Nothing

12 years ago

Cool Album Art and Packaging: Records, Cassettes, CDs Then Nothing

Wilson Rothman

From the Archives: Wired’s Bionic Quest for Boléro

12 years ago

From the Archives: Wired’s Bionic Quest for Boléro

Brian Lam

Retromodo: Panasonic Toot-a-loop Bracelet Radio

12 years ago

Retromodo: Panasonic Toot-a-loop Bracelet Radio

Jason Chen

Retromodo: High-Tech Workstation Circa 1995

12 years ago

Retromodo: High-Tech Workstation Circa 1995

Sean Fallon

Retromodo: Wireless Portable Music Player? Welcome to Sony, Circa 1988

12 years ago

Retromodo: Wireless Portable Music Player? Welcome to Sony, Circa 1988

Jason Chen

Retromodo: My Bootleg CD Addiction

12 years ago

Retromodo: My Bootleg CD Addiction

Adam Frucci

Retromodo: World’s Larget Subwoofers

12 years ago

Retromodo: World’s Larget Subwoofers

Andi Wang

Thank You, Italy, For Making the Brionvega RR227 Radio

12 years ago

Thank You, Italy, For Making the Brionvega RR227 Radio

John Mahoney

In a Fight Between Candle and Laptop, Candle Usually Wins

12 years ago

In a Fight Between Candle and Laptop, Candle Usually Wins

Adam Frucci

1918 Artwork Imagines Space Travel at a Blistering 3.2km Per Minute

12 years ago

1918 Artwork Imagines Space Travel at a Blistering 3.2km Per Minute

Jack Loftus

Vintage Gateway Desktop Wallpaper Is Now My Current Desktop Wallpaper

12 years ago

Vintage Gateway Desktop Wallpaper Is Now My Current Desktop Wallpaper

Dan Nosowitz

Vintage Massagers Look Like Torture Devices

12 years ago

Vintage Massagers Look Like Torture Devices

Gizmodo US Edition

Unnamed Japanese Electronics Catalog Circa 1970

12 years ago

Unnamed Japanese Electronics Catalog Circa 1970

Mark Wilson

The Beautiful, Scary Robots of Shigeo Hirose

12 years ago

The Beautiful, Scary Robots of Shigeo Hirose

Wilson Rothman

How Vaccuum Tubes Are Made and Used, Explained in 1942

12 years ago

How Vaccuum Tubes Are Made and Used, Explained in 1942

John Mahoney

Do You Like Old Mobile Phones? And Flash Drives?

12 years ago

Do You Like Old Mobile Phones? And Flash Drives?

John Mahoney

Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Lets You Play Dr. Manhattan for Radioactive Funsies

12 years ago

Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Lets You Play Dr. Manhattan for Radioactive Funsies

Erica Ho

Unmanned Warbots of WWI and WWII

12 years ago

Unmanned Warbots of WWI and WWII

Wilson Rothman

Retromodo: GE’s Principles of Electricity Circa 1942

Science & Health

12 years ago

Retromodo: GE’s Principles of Electricity Circa 1942

Sean Fallon

Horrifying Vintage Army Medical Photos Make Me Appreciate Modern Medicine Even More

12 years ago

Horrifying Vintage Army Medical Photos Make Me Appreciate Modern Medicine Even More

Matt Buchanan

Retromodo: Electrochef All-In-One Kitchen Circa 1920

12 years ago

Retromodo: Electrochef All-In-One Kitchen Circa 1920

Sean Fallon

Retromodo: The Etherkiller Fries Ethernet Gadgets

12 years ago

Retromodo: The Etherkiller Fries Ethernet Gadgets

Sean Fallon

Barbie, Star of Barbie Commodore 64 Game, Turns 50 Today

12 years ago

Barbie, Star of Barbie Commodore 64 Game, Turns 50 Today

Wilson Rothman

When Your Prescription Is Beyond Contacts

12 years ago

When Your Prescription Is Beyond Contacts

Mark Wilson

Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc!

12 years ago

Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc!

Jack Loftus

This Is What Happens When a Train Hits Nuclear Waste Containers at 160KPH

12 years ago

This Is What Happens When a Train Hits Nuclear Waste Containers at 160KPH

Jesus Diaz

Concorde’s Knobstastic Cockpit Looks Like an Strategic Nuclear Bomber’s

12 years ago

Concorde’s Knobstastic Cockpit Looks Like an Strategic Nuclear Bomber’s

Jesus Diaz

Misty Stealth Satellite Hides Perfectly While Watching You

Science & Health

12 years ago

Misty Stealth Satellite Hides Perfectly While Watching You

Jesus Diaz

Berlekamp’s Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever

12 years ago

Berlekamp’s Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever

Wilson Rothman

Art: During the Revolution of 1968, I Wonder What She’s Filming?

12 years ago

Art: During the Revolution of 1968, I Wonder What She’s Filming?

Brian Lam

Vac-U-Form Mould Making Toy Would Never Fly With Today’s Soccer Mums

12 years ago

Vac-U-Form Mould Making Toy Would Never Fly With Today’s Soccer Mums

Adrian Covert

8 Retro Ads Selling Mobile Phone Bricks

12 years ago

8 Retro Ads Selling Mobile Phone Bricks

Sean Fallon

Maybe the Most Stupid-Looking Military Invention of All Time

12 years ago

Maybe the Most Stupid-Looking Military Invention of All Time

Jesus Diaz

Sanyo’s Human Washing Machine From 1970

12 years ago

Sanyo’s Human Washing Machine From 1970

Sean Fallon

Eastern Telegraph’s Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901

12 years ago

Eastern Telegraph’s Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901

John Herrman

Decades-Old NASA Concept Art Imagined Slightly More People Living On Space Stations By Now

Science & Health

12 years ago

Decades-Old NASA Concept Art Imagined Slightly More People Living On Space Stations By Now

Jack Loftus

Nintendo Service Training Video Explains that All Customers Are Idiots, Even Celebrities

12 years ago

Nintendo Service Training Video Explains that All Customers Are Idiots, Even Celebrities

Mark Wilson

Science & Health

12 years ago

Perspective: The Space Shuttle Runs on only 1MB of RAM

Brian Lam

Ice Invaders Attack Girly Mixed Drinks Everywhere

12 years ago

Ice Invaders Attack Girly Mixed Drinks Everywhere

Mark Wilson

Apple’s Vision Of the Future: Gadget Concepts Circa 1991

12 years ago

Apple’s Vision Of the Future: Gadget Concepts Circa 1991

Sean Fallon

The Inevitable Rise of Internet News, Circa 1981

12 years ago

The Inevitable Rise of Internet News, Circa 1981

John Herrman

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates In a Dating Game??

12 years ago

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates In a Dating Game??

Jason Chen

1951 Article Promises ‘Helicopters for Everybody’ (So Long As You’re Male)

12 years ago

1951 Article Promises ‘Helicopters for Everybody’ (So Long As You’re Male)

Jack Loftus

The First Ever Apple Computer Running Windows

12 years ago

The First Ever Apple Computer Running Windows

Jesus Diaz

Giant Antarctic Snowmobile Can Carry Entire Planes, Made to Combat Nazis

12 years ago

Giant Antarctic Snowmobile Can Carry Entire Planes, Made to Combat Nazis

Jesus Diaz

The First Windows Review Ever

12 years ago

The First Windows Review Ever

Jesus Diaz

1984 Macintosh Ad Still Rocks Our Socks 25 Years Later

12 years ago

1984 Macintosh Ad Still Rocks Our Socks 25 Years Later

Jesus Diaz

Tomy Dustbot: The Original, Way Cuter Roomba

12 years ago

Tomy Dustbot: The Original, Way Cuter Roomba

Mark Wilson

Retromodo: A Modern Day Unboxing of a 1984 Atari Touch Tablet

12 years ago

Retromodo: A Modern Day Unboxing of a 1984 Atari Touch Tablet

Sean Fallon

Steve Jobs on the Stupidity of Living in the Past and Uncertaintly of the Future

12 years ago

Steve Jobs on the Stupidity of Living in the Past and Uncertaintly of the Future

Brian Lam

Pioneer Stops Making New Laserdisc Players, Finally Concedes to VHS

12 years ago

Pioneer Stops Making New Laserdisc Players, Finally Concedes to VHS

John Herrman

Rest in Peace, Olde Tyme Automatic Player Pianos

12 years ago

Rest in Peace, Olde Tyme Automatic Player Pianos

John Herrman

16 Retro Computer Ads Make You Appreciate Your Modern Gear

12 years ago

16 Retro Computer Ads Make You Appreciate Your Modern Gear

Sean Fallon

The Reconstruction of Elektro, the World’s First Celebrity Robot

12 years ago

The Reconstruction of Elektro, the World’s First Celebrity Robot

Adrian Covert

The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit

Science & Health

12 years ago

The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit

Jesus Diaz

The World’s First Modern Shopping Mall

12 years ago

The World’s First Modern Shopping Mall

Gizmodo US Edition

According <em>Popular Science</em> Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now

12 years ago

According Popular Science Magazine, We Should All Drive Humongous Wheels By Now

John Herrman

The Roomba Foretold in 1959 Magazine

12 years ago

The Roomba Foretold in 1959 Magazine

Mark Wilson

ASCII Art, Since 1948

12 years ago

ASCII Art, Since 1948

John Mahoney

Retro Illustrations Show 30 Ways To Die From Electrocution

12 years ago

Retro Illustrations Show 30 Ways To Die From Electrocution

Elaine Chow

Nuclear Slide Rules: The Old Fashioned Way To Calculate Armageddon

12 years ago

Nuclear Slide Rules: The Old Fashioned Way To Calculate Armageddon

Sean Fallon

I’ve Got Two Kuka Robot Arms and a Microphone

12 years ago

I’ve Got Two Kuka Robot Arms and a Microphone

John Mahoney

T-Shirt Explodes Keytar and Other Vintage Music Tech

12 years ago

T-Shirt Explodes Keytar and Other Vintage Music Tech

Mark Wilson

Beauty and Bondage Gadget Circa 1961

12 years ago

Beauty and Bondage Gadget Circa 1961

Sean Fallon

Dated Computer Ads For Your Perusal and Mockery

12 years ago

Dated Computer Ads For Your Perusal and Mockery

Mark Wilson

Argentine Aerocar Flew Down Highways with Gigantic Propeller

12 years ago

Argentine Aerocar Flew Down Highways with Gigantic Propeller

Mark Wilson

The RadioShack Catalog Archive, 1939-Present

12 years ago

The RadioShack Catalog Archive, 1939-Present

John Mahoney

Old American Telephone and Telegraph Report Shows What Keypads Could Have Been

12 years ago

Old American Telephone and Telegraph Report Shows What Keypads Could Have Been

Jack Loftus

Late 1800s Studley Tool Chest is Function and Form

12 years ago

Late 1800s Studley Tool Chest is Function and Form

Elaine Chow

The Kitchen of Tomorrow! (in 1943)

12 years ago

The Kitchen of Tomorrow! (in 1943)

Mark Wilson

Product Manual Archive Gives Us a Glimpse of Gadgets of Yesteryear

12 years ago

Product Manual Archive Gives Us a Glimpse of Gadgets of Yesteryear

Andi Wang

Papercraft Retro Game Consoles Will Adorn Your Cubicle With Geekery on the Cheap

12 years ago

Papercraft Retro Game Consoles Will Adorn Your Cubicle With Geekery on the Cheap

John Mahoney

Yobo FC3 Plus Plays NES, SNES and Genesis Cartridges

12 years ago

Yobo FC3 Plus Plays NES, SNES and Genesis Cartridges

Mark Wilson

Hardware Hoarder Builds Australia’s Largest Computer Museum In His House

12 years ago

Hardware Hoarder Builds Australia’s Largest Computer Museum In His House

John Herrman

James Bond’s Weird World of Inventions Chronicles 007 in 1966

12 years ago

James Bond’s Weird World of Inventions Chronicles 007 in 1966

Elaine Chow

Replica 4004 Calculator Features First Intel Microprocessor Used by Mankind

12 years ago

Replica 4004 Calculator Features First Intel Microprocessor Used by Mankind

Jack Loftus

Game On Exhibition Heading To Queensland State Library

12 years ago

Game On Exhibition Heading To Queensland State Library