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 ›
Retro
Emulate on your Mac
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 ›
Remember Skype?
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 ›
“Too Cool” for the Internet
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 ›
Internet Phone Calls: war
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 ›
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 ›
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