Retro Gadget Tuesday: The Autopen
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Retro Gadget Tuesday: Reel-to-Reel
History CD-ROMs
Retro Gadget Tuesday: Reel-to-Reel
History CD-ROMs
07/20/2004 04:12 PM
These aren't
retro gadgets, exactly, but that doesn't make them less tubular, or
alternately, wicked. These Get Reel CD-ROMs from Bass Boy pack
tons of interactive data about reel-to-reel tape recorders from as far
back as 1940 to as recently as 1977, with thousands of pictures,
circuit diagrams, owners manuals, vintage advertisements, and more.
The first two CDs cover a variety of players, while the last focuses
on the Tandberg series of tape recorders. Each CD is available for
around $33, shipped.
Steve Schoenherr tells a great story, too, when he details (in the
second link) how Bing Crosby himself adopted the reel-to-reel
technology to pre-record his own shows, leading to the first edited
radio broadcasts and the first laugh tracks, and eventually mutated to
become videotape.
Read -
Get Reel Product Page [BassBoy]
Read - Der Bingle Technology [ACUSD.edu]
Autopen
Autopen
06/06/2004 12:11 AM
Is
the autograph real? Dwight D.
Eisenhower,
John F.
Kennedy and of course
Ronald Reagan
have used it - the
Autopen - a machine which signs an autograph in the celebrity's
handwriting. It was developed in the early part of this century but
only became popular in the late 1940's. Learn more at
Stephen
Beck's Autograph Pages Autopen: mechanical signature storage
and reproduction
Autopen: mechanical signature storage
and reproduction
06/08/2004 12:31 PMThe Autopen is a wicked vintage gadget that lets you store your
signature as a series of mechanical cues for a multifariously branched
mechanical armature. Gizmodo has a killer post on it, with old pop-sci
articles on the forthcoming age of the autopen. Lots of online info
revolves around how to tell if your collectable souvenir signature
came off an autopen or an original signature.
The most useful one, though, is the Autopen, made by International
Autopen Co. of Sterling, VA., a popular device that is apparently
still in use (the Republic National Committee bought one just this
year). The Autopen is loaded with special metal 'matrix' -- basically
a traced pattern of the signature -- that can be used again and again,
even if the signer isn't there. Even better, owners of Autopens can
purchase signature matrices through the mail from third parties,
duplicating any autograph at will. Current models of the Autopen weigh
around 100lbs, run off regular power, and can use real pens and
pencils (although they work better with Sharpies, due to the fixed
width of the pen looking less off when done with marker).
LinkYahoo! Goes Retro
Yahoo! Goes Retro
05/24/2004 02:24 PMShareholders bring back dot-com memories with a vote against options
expensing.
Retro vs. Metro.
Retro vs. Metro.
08/12/2004 09:14 AM
Retro vs. Metro. But
what, why, and who?
WAP technology a retro hit in U.K
WAP technology a retro hit in U.K
01/08/2004 08:27 PMCNET Jan 8 2004 10:31AM ET
Retro Gaming Gets Hot
Retro Gaming Gets Hot
06/26/2004 08:43 PMRetro or Classic?
Retro or Classic?
04/09/2004 04:08 PM
Retro Gamer.
£5.99 at all good newsagents in the UK.
Classic Gamer. Free and
downloadable
here. I'm
suddenly getting flashbacks -- should I buy Zzap! 64 or Commodore
User? Choices, choices ... [latter link via
ReBlog]
Welcome to the Retro Future
Welcome to the Retro Future
06/20/2004 05:01 AMwe were just totally clueless about "The Future" .. Welcome to
yesterday's tomorrow .. Welcome To The Retro Future .. §Š† §ŠŞ ..
RetroFuture
retrofuture.com
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Retro vs. Metro
Retro vs. Metro
08/13/2004 03:52 PMRetro vs. Metro
retrovsmetro.org
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Retail retro
Retail retro
07/06/2004 01:54 AMUSA Today Jul 6 2004 6:04AM GMT
Transportation Retro-Futuristics
Transportation Retro-Futuristics
07/30/2004 06:54 PMAlmost retro? It's radio for MP3 players
Almost retro? It's radio for MP3 players
09/09/2004 01:03 PMStart-up offers subscriptions to broadcast and Net radio shows to play
on portable devices.
Web Zen: Retro Video Game Zen
Web Zen: Retro Video Game Zen
07/02/2004 11:28 AMquest for the crown
duckhunt
tron
lightcycles
atari
noise
cory
arcangel
nes buckle
space
invaders stickers
space
invaders invasion
retrogames
Links to
web zen home,
web zen store,
(
Thanks, Frank).
POKIA retro phone
POKIA retro phone
07/10/2004 04:58 AMHow about humungo old-school handsets? .. aan moderne mobieltjes ..
more Pokia photos .. handset additions .. Retro cellphones .. ..
luureja .. Pokia
pokia.com
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Pokia: Retro Handsets
Pokia: Retro Handsets
07/08/2004 12:29 PM
The Times -- the Home &
Garden section, of course, not Circuits -- has an article about those
Pokia handsets, the retrofitted old-style phones that occasionally
show up for sale on eBay. More art pieces than products, the idea
behind Pokia, says creator Nicolas Roope, is to challenge the mobile
industry to free themselves from the sci-fi styling rut and start
taking more aesthetic chances with the form factors of our phones.
It's a cute hack -- although I doubt there's a burgeoning trend in it
-- and I have to say I agree with the general sentiment. Who wouldn't
like to see a phone made out of wood, or copper, or meat?
Roope has even created a special edition Pokia to take
advantage of the publicity commemorate The Times' profile.
Read - A Cellphone for Calling Butterfield 8 [NYTimes]
Read - Product Page
[Pokia]
Read - Pokia Peckham
Cottage [eBay]
Retro thinking will save the net
Retro thinking will save the net
09/09/2004 02:59 PMIDF Fall '04 Vint Cerf reminisces
The Kenner Retro Line
The Kenner Retro Line
12/15/2003 04:25 PMSome information has come to light on the news that broke in the
Rebelscum Vintage Forum last night about
Hasbro’s plans for fall of 2004. Follow this link to find out
why next Autumn will rock!
Retro Nintendo Watches
Retro Nintendo Watches
06/06/2005 12:09 AM
Some of my favorite
childhood memories involved these big jars of tamales that my dad
would buy and that I'd make and eat in bulk coupled with a few minutes
of LCD gaming goodness on my old Pac Man watch. As a result, I was a
pretty fat kid. Well, I can relive those artery clogging days with
these retro watches feature 'tenda favorites like Donkey Kong, Zelda,
and G.I. Joe (?). As a rule, these things last about five days before
something cracks and then you're out of luck, but it's nice to
recapture those low-fi days of yore in these trying times.
Plus, we like anything that shows a little pale belly skin.
Retro Nintendo watches with playable games
[T3]
Retro Game Library
Retro Game Library
05/09/2004 04:38 AMIn case you can't tell . . .
Retro Audio: EMS Synthi A and AKS
Retro Audio: EMS Synthi A and AKS
09/24/2004 09:55 AM
In 1971 EMS (Electronic Music Studios) released
two versions of this portable three-oscillator synthesizer, the Synthi
A and the AKS (pictured). Both were miniaturized repackagings of EMS's
earlier VCS3 unit, but the AKS took things a step further with its
included monophonic digital sequencer and 30-note touch pad keyboard.
The bit that looks like a Battleship grid in the middle is actually
used to route signal to various parts of the unit by sticking pins in
the appropriate holes.
Sonic's Retro Boom
Sonic's Retro Boom
01/04/2005 11:06 AMThe drive-in eatery proves that there's plenty of horsepower under its
hood.
NES Classics: retro gaming, at a price
NES Classics: retro gaming, at a price
07/14/2004 08:03 AMGame.Ars returns with a hefty edition. This time, Calvin and WyldKard
look at Nintendo's repackaging of classic games, government-funded
video games, more Xbox 2 talk, and much more.
Fun retro software makes a comeback
Fun retro software makes a comeback
02/18/2004 10:49 PMBefore Mac OS X, there were always lots of fun, useless little
programs that did quirky things. Two of them are now available for Mac
OS X.
Retro-repro kitchen appliances
Retro-repro kitchen appliances
04/26/2004 05:00 AM
Elmira Stove Works makes and sells repro stoves and fridges styled to
look like 1850s and 1950s kitchen appliances.
Link
(
via Pirotcar)
MadriSX & Retro - feria de la
retroinformática
MadriSX & Retro - feria de la
retroinformática
02/18/2004 09:23 AMHow And Why Wonder Books- retro pop
science cover art
How And Why Wonder Books- retro pop
science cover art
07/27/2004 04:08 PMvery big cover gallery .. all the
covers
members.optushome.com.au/intabits/HowAndWhy.htm
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Sinclair Spectrum retro shirt
Sinclair Spectrum retro shirt
01/04/2005 02:40 AMCory Doctorow:
There's a lot of room in this world for obscure nerdy t-shirts that
advertise beloved, defunct computer companies -- but could there be
anything finer than a Sinclair Spectrum hoodie?
Link
(
via Preshrunk)
BenQ's retro digital camera
BenQ's retro digital camera
11/17/2003 02:05 AMFantastic new retro-styled digital camera from BenQ which looks a bit
like an old Kodak Instamatic. The DC C50 has a resolution of five
megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens. Read...
Shane Glines' Cartoon Retro
Shane Glines' Cartoon Retro
08/27/2004 04:03 PM
Mark Frauenfelder:
My friend Scott has been telling me to check out a new
subscription-based website published by
Shane Glines. Glines is an
animation character designer and one of my favorite illustrators. He
worked for Spumco (the studio that made Ren & Stimpy) and on the
Batman animated series.
Glines describes his new site, Cartoon Retro, as being "devoted to
celebrating and exploring the largely forgotten work of great artists,
cartoonists, illustrators, photographers, filmmakers, actors,
musicians and industrial designers from what, in my opinion, was the
peak of American culture: approximately 1925 through 1939." In
addition, Shane posts some of his own work on the site, too
I just signed-up, and am blown away with all the great stuff
available. If you are at all interested in the art from this era (like
I am), the $5 / month fee is well worth it. I hope enough people sign
up to convince him to keep up the great work. Link
'Zero Mission' Example of Fine Retro
Game
'Zero Mission' Example of Fine Retro
Game
02/11/2004 10:51 AMAP via Los Angeles Times Feb 11 2004 3:10PM GMT
Handhelden: Retro Plastic Electronic
Games
Handhelden: Retro Plastic Electronic
Games
03/08/2004 11:19 PMHandhelden is an online database of electronic plastic handheld and
tabletop games from the 70s and 80s. Anyone who spent time searching
through the couch...
Digital Generation, Analog Retro Chic
Digital Generation, Analog Retro Chic
09/20/2004 10:28 AMRetro Kitchen Appliances: All the Cool,
None of the Crust
Retro Kitchen Appliances: All the Cool,
None of the Crust
04/26/2004 06:08 AMElmira Stove Works retrofits modern stove and refrigerator hardware
with facades from the eighteen- and nineteen-fifties, letting you
enjoy kitchen styling from the past without tainting your food in
appliances that still smell like Grandma's bourbon. Read
[ElimaStoveWorks] [via BoingBoing via Pirotcar via Sputnik]...
James Taranto: Liberals Imitate The
Retro-Right
James Taranto: Liberals Imitate The
Retro-Right
12/09/2003 06:11 AMLeft Behind
opinionjournal.com/ac/?id=110004397
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Gallery of retro science book covers
Gallery of retro science book covers
07/26/2004 03:50 PM
This gallery of "How and
Why" book covers makes me want to go straight to eBay.
Link
(via The
Cartoonist)Remember that Retro Versus Metro Thing?
Remember that Retro Versus Metro Thing?
08/19/2004 11:08 PM
Remember this, from a few days back?
Retro vs Metro? Well,
the book is out, and the publishers have made it
available for free download
in pdf format. I've read the first chapter and so far it's pretty
good.
[more inside] eBay: Garage Full of Retro Gaming
Computers
eBay: Garage Full of Retro Gaming
Computers
06/15/2004 11:54 AM
I
feel absolutely absolved of any guilt I might ever have had about the
two or three Tupperware bins of junk I have stuffed under my desk.
Over 200 different machines in this auction (that mass of wires and
plastic in the picture are just the controllers), including a variety
of Spectrum and Acorns, as well as various Nintendo and Sega machines,
plus hundreds of software titles (mostly, he says, on tape). This man,
clearly, was insane a collector. Only £128
right now, but the auction has 8 days to go. Strangely, it's local
pickup only. (Thanks, Damon!)
Read [eBayUK via Sicore]]
Descent2 - Retro 3D space tunnel
exploration game
Descent2 - Retro 3D space tunnel
exploration game
05/27/2004 12:05 AMThe macosxhints Rating:[Score: 8 out of 10]Developer: Doverstreet (?)
/ Product Page
Price: Free!
A little retro flashback this week (late again, sorry; I'll try to get
back to Mondays for Picks starting next week!). One of t...
Grok Description matches for Retro Gadget Tuesday: The Autopen
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Insane sales pitch for the "Rockwell
Electric retro-incabulator"
Insane sales pitch for the "Rockwell
Electric retro-incabulator"
08/06/2004 08:32 PMMatt Maier sez: I thought the Boing Boing readers might get a kick out
of this. It's two solid minutes of some of the most impenetrable,
acrononym-laden sales-speak ever put to tape. The product in question
is a Rockwell Electric retro-incabulator....whatever the hell that is.
(I have no doubt that one of your readers will know what it is, or
what it does...but I certainly don't.) Check it out.
Link""two solid minutes of some of the most
impenetrable, acrononym-laden
sales-speak ever put to tape. The
product in question is a Rockwell
Electric retro-incabulator...whatever
the hell that is.""
""two solid minutes of some of the most
impenetrable, acrononym-laden
sales-speak ever put to tape. The
product in question is a Rockwell
Electric retro-incabulator...whatever
the hell that is.""
08/10/2004 08:42 AM Retro Gadget Tuesday: The Autopen
