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 ›
Retro
Moleskine Mania
IN THE SUMMER of 1995, Maria Sebregondi was mulling over a knotty question, sailing with friends off the Tunisian coast. At thirty-six, she had already enjoyed a fruitful career, translating Marguerite Duras, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Vladimir Nabokov into Italian… More… Read More ›
The Omega Geneve calibre 1012 (1974) returns
I wrote this article about the above watch back in February 2020. I love that watch for quite some time, but as is typical of those who love watches times change and I sold it because it was not getting… Read More ›
The ABL-100WE-1AEF. A real surprise…
Beneath its sleek exterior, this watch boasts cutting-edge features tailored to your active lifestyle. The integrated step tracker keeps tabs on your daily activity, showcasing the number of steps taken on the LCD screen, effortlessly aiding you in achieving your… Read More ›
Warfare Incorporated lives again
If, however, you download a game called BTFields – Pincer Movement and start a ‘New Game’, and then select ‘Planet Icarus’ at the top you will have the full Warfare Incorporate game again. I have no idea why it is… Read More ›
I can experience the music again
I bought my daughter a record player for Christmas, a product that I presumed she wanted for the novelty aspect of listening to music in an analogue way. At no point was I expecting anything other than the really bad… Read More ›
GAMEBABY
Games are meant to be played with physical buttons. GAMEBABY is a phone case with built-in physical buttons that transforms your device into a retro gaming handheld. Carry it as a regular case, then flip the lower part to play…. Read More ›
Glory Days: the MiniDisc
The MiniDisc was launched in 1992 by Sony and for some it quickly became the best format for their music consumption. It was portable, the sound quality was superb and with recording capability it felt like the next evolution of… Read More ›
Glory Days: Game & Watch Mario Bros
My wife found her old Game & Watch that she was given one Christmas a few weeks back and before I could take a photo of it we have managed to lose it again. I suppose we could buy this… Read More ›
2004
This page from the Verge is worth a look if you were around and using a computer in 2004. They have picked up much of the design language of the time and hidden beneath are a series of interesting articles… Read More ›
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