All Entries in the "Retro Tech" Category

Back to The Future: The Briefcase USB Turntable

Everyone knows the “career musician” type…the one that carries a guitar everywhere they go, that believes in “old school” values music wise, but still wants to stay up with the times. Those people may find a very distinct use for this gadget, the Briefcase USB Turntable, the record player hidden in a briefcase. We’ve done [...]

Old-School Sound: The iVictrola iPod Amplifier

We sometimes at Gadget Sleuth like to go a little “old-school” with our devices, and this one fits the bill perfectly: The iVictrola iPod Amplifier. It looks like the speaker for one of those antique record players, but its very modern in design. It also requires no batteries or power, which is very cool indeed.
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Disco Lives Again: The Gioteck Stage Light

Call this a modern age disco ball: The Gioteck Stage Light. It’s quite different from the disco lights of yore, doing away with the bell bottoms and the “mirror ball” effect.
It helps you rock out to your favorite tunes while flashing some really cool lights around the room.
More about it here:
Specifically created to inject a [...]

Old Done New: The Ion USB Portable Turntable

We do love us some vinyl tunes every once in awhile, but turntables are usually big, bulky devices that take up a lot of room and can’t be moved around very easily. Now that’s changed with the bright red Ion USB Portable Turntable.
It will work with a Mac or PC and all it needs is [...]

Geeky Wall Art: The Recycled Fishcer Turntable Clock

This is one of those cool things we can’t picture a great use out of, except for its “cool” factor: an old Fishcer turntable converted into a wall clock. It ain’t cheap or very modern, but there’s plenty of old-school geeks around who would get a kick out of it.

The clock is handmade, and [...]

The Letter I: ‘i’ use iConvert, and ‘i’ throw away my VHS tapes

iConvert is a cool little device that takes those useless VHS tapes, old DVDs or whatever, and puts them onto a standard SD or SDHC card, which is very awesome. It doesn’t need a computer of any kind to do so.
Just press play, and iConvert moves the feed onto the card. From there, you can [...]

Bookcase Keepsake: The Sputnik Weather Station

Now here’s a gadget with a look you don’t see every day: the Sputnik Barometer Weather Station.  It’s a fancy old-fashioned weather device with a new-age glitter to it. It’s not as “fancy” as all of the digital weather stations, but it certainly will look good sitting in your home. That may or may not [...]

Retro and Modern In One: The Crosley Attic Radio Speaker

This gadget is one of those type of retro devices we like to cover sometimes, with a mix of old school and modern that’s a treat to use. Usually they aren’t cheap either though, and this is no exception. The Crosley Attic Speaker is a cross between a working radio and a speaker for your [...]

Retro Tech: The VibraLite 8 Watch

Watches can tell time, but some watches (like the VibraLite 8 vibrating watch) can help to remind you of various appointments and events with its multiple alarms and settings. For the person who hates cellphones and the like, we suppose.
More here from the makers:
The Vibralite 8 Vibrating Watch has a large display, 8 alarm settings [...]

Retro Appeal: The “Mario” Shroom USB Flash Drive

There are still plenty of old school game lovers that have an abiding love for Mario in all of its incarnations. For those type of people, the Shroom USB flash drive would be the perfect gift.
Its configured to look like the bricks and mushrooms from the video game series, and its slick and cool-looking for [...]