Retro radios, calculators, etc. 19 Jul 2006
5 comments Latest by Ciaran
Vintage Technology hosts a vast collection of retro calculators, radios, and other gizmos. Some samples:
Omron 86 (btw, notice the calculator flavor in the design of new cell phone/PDAs like the Sony Ericsson M600i?)
There’s also a category for products that missed the mark, like the H&R Wondergram. Before the iPod, before the Walkman, there was this portable record player small enough to fit in your hand…
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Steve Tucker 19 Jul 06
Many great products in the list that missed the mark. Weird how times change - most of them would probably be largely desirable as collectors items nowadays.
Mike 19 Jul 06
I love the Binocular Radio! What a combination, who wouldn’t want to be able to use their binoculars and listen to the radio at the same time. I smell a Microsoft product in the making!
Josh Teague 19 Jul 06
That Omron 86 calculator kind of reminds me of the OS X Dashboard calculator widget … it may be just because it has the orange accents, round buttons and all, but it’s pretty groovy. Anyone want to re-skin the widget to look like that? :)
nickd 19 Jul 06
Reminds me of that portable turntable that Vestax is offering.
Ciaran 20 Jul 06
By far the best example of the calculator influence in mobile phones is the Samsung P300.
A colleague of mine has one and it has a certain retro charm. It’s also tiny.