Since then, popular blogs have been commercialized; added comment sections and video; migrated to social media platforms; and been subsumed by large media companies. The growth of social media in particular has wiped out a particular kind of blogging that… Read More ›
A sleek all-white tribute to the legendary one-millionth ZX Spectrum, released as a limited Collector’s Edition. Includes The Spectrum, THEQUICKSHOT II joystick, THEPRINTER, THEMICRODRIVE USB stick, a spiral-bound manual, and a companion CRASH magazine. Curated to look stunning on any… Read More ›
The goal of this project is to allow anyone to send and receive postcards from all over the world! The idea is simple: for each postcard you send, you will receive one back from a random postcrosser from somewhere in… Read More ›
Some said it was a sign of a continued rise of Reagan and Thatcher style individualism. Cultural critic Allan Bloom deemed the Walkman “a nonstop… masturbational fantasy” in his 1987 book ‘The Closing of the American Mind.’ Neo-Luddite John Zerzan… Read More ›
I went to an antiques fair a while back and picked up a couple of watches. The above watch, a Seiko 7625-1990 if you must know, is from 1965 and cost me £40. It runs very well and looks stunning… Read More ›
Discover the innovations in “20 Gadgets From The 1970s That Were AHEAD of Their Time!” This video explores tech gadgets and items from 1970s USA that were incredibly advanced for their era. See how these pioneering inventions paved the way… Read More ›
Collecting old video game consoles and vintage computers is a fun hobby, but keeping all that hardware working can quickly become an expensive, never-ending task — not to mention all the space you need just to store the gear. You… Read More ›
Before it launched in 2003, making international calls 📱 was prohibitively expensive and few viable digital alternatives existed. Skype offered users a cheap and easy way to call anyone in the world, skirting the draconian landline industry. When Skype added… Read More ›
Today’s sleek devices have relegated these pioneers to museum displays and nostalgic Instagram posts. The speed of technological evolution makes yesterday’s breakthrough tomorrow’s throwback. This journey through abandoned innovations reveals not just where we’ve been, but how quickly we move… Read More ›
It used to cost money to call someone, and if that someone was in another country – you would pay a premium: in the mid-90s a prime time call to Paris from New York cost around $113 an hour (in… Read More ›
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