If one tries to put the evolution of car design in chronological order, starting at the Benz Patent Motor Car and ending with, oh let’s say the latest Italian supercar, what would you put roughly midway? With car design spanning… Read More ›
Retro
How to take a selfie in 1912
In case you’re curious about the camera featured in the ad, it’s most likely an ANSCO No. 3A Folding Buster Brown, which took postcard-sized photos on roll film and launched around 1912 or 1913. Redbellows.co.uk also tells us that the… Read More ›
Pininfarina’s 50-Year-Old Modulo Design
“Pininfarina has built 90 years of innovation”, company CEO Silvio Angori said in a statement. “The symbol of this journey is the Modulo, still considered, half a century later to be an icon of motor racing due to a revolutionary… Read More ›
The Q Timex HODINKEE Limited Edition
The Q-topped Timex branding at 12 o’clock remains the same as always – a proud indication of the quartz caliber inside – and we’ve paired it with a small black HODINKEE signature at six o’clock, balancing the dial even further…. Read More ›
Galloping Ghost – The World’s Largest Arcade
Thank you to everyone who helped make this documentary possible, it was such a great collaborative process and learning experience. 30 minutes of arcade gaming joy.
The computer ‘fad’ is dying
“An astonishing blast of heresy casting doubt on the future of the computer in modern life has come from the very person who designed the first personal computer.” (1985). Tweeted here. Guess he was wrong.
My weird quest to find a lost game
Although the name of the game escaped them, both had a clear memory of how it looked. In the game, you played as anthropomorphised fruit, interacting with other players in a garish 2D environment. The game, they remembered, was linked… Read More ›
Microsoft’s Awful 2010 Smartphone
In 2010, Microsoft made a social smartphone for teens and 20 somethings who didn’t want a smartphone. It… well, it didn’t work out. Let’s learn about Microsoft Kin! Such a missed opportunity.
The revived Game and Watch
The new machine goes on sale from November 13th and Nintendo says production will cease in 2021. It will cost ¥4,980 (US$46.75), a sum that buys a device with a 2.36-inch full-colour screen, Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
Seiko 3-in-1 Pocket Computer System
The above advert is from 1985. It is so remarkably awful and fantastic at the same time. What a time to be alive… Original tweet.
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