It turns out that a Japanese company called Funai Electric is still making the videocassette recorder (VCR). The company recently claims that it will stop making the retro video recorder’s by the end of this month, after 30 years of production. The decision comes after selling only 750,000 VCRs last year, down from a peak of 15 million VCRs… Continue reading World’s Last VCR Company Will End Production This Month
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Nintendo Mini NES Classic Edition
Nintendo is releasing a miniature NES classic edition with 30 built-in original NES games, including classics like Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Punch Out, Final Fantasy, Bubble Bobble and more. The miniature version of the console can be plugin directly into TV via a HDMI cable, and it also includes a controller designed to work… Continue reading Nintendo Mini NES Classic Edition
Limited Edition Retro-Themed iPhone 6s/Plus
Minnesota-based company ColorWare has recently launched a vintage redesign of Apple’s latest iPhones. The limited edition retro-themed iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus was inspired by the Apple IIe computer. On the back of the phone, the company used a matte vanilla-colored exterior with fake vents along with the 80’s version of Apple’s rainbow logo.… Continue reading Limited Edition Retro-Themed iPhone 6s/Plus
VHS Camcorder App
VHS Camcorder App shoots videos that look and sound like an old videotape that have been shot by an old school video camera from the 80’s or mid 90’s. With a real-time effect preview, you can degrade the picture at precisely the right moment by dragging your finger around the screen or by shaking your device. The VHS… Continue reading VHS Camcorder App
A Time-Lapse Shows 100 Years Of Beauty In One Minute
Another time-lapse video posted by Cut that features a black model whose hair and makeup is done to match every decade from 1910 to 2010. Cut had created a similar video back in December 2014 that featured a white model who was also made over in styles from the same eras.
Volkswagen Samba Sells For $235,000
A 1955 Volkswagen bus Type 2 (T1) was recently sold for $235,000 by a German auction company, which was considered to be the highest price ever paid at auction for one the iconic minibuses. The classic bus has a nine-seat Samba Microbus Deluxe, a version distinguished by chrome hubcaps and a big chrome VW badge,… Continue reading Volkswagen Samba Sells For $235,000
A Century Of Hairstyles in One Minute
A time-lapse video uploaded by Cut that moves through the decades, revealing how beauty has evolved in the last 100 years in just one minute. Check out the model getting her hair and makeup done to match every decade from 1910 to 2010.
R-Kaid-R: Wooden Arcade Box By Love Hultén
R-Kaid-R is a limited edition hybrid made portable stylish wooden box that combines yesterday’s game physics with the digital spectrum of today, kind of like the iCade. The handmade exclusive toy can be folded into a protective vessel, with a small screen, and enough storage to load every game you could imagine, using an SD cards for storage to create your… Continue reading R-Kaid-R: Wooden Arcade Box By Love Hultén