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An iPad stand for Eames fans
Read Essay →: An iPad stand for Eames fansI have a thing for simple, smart design, which is probably why I’m such an Apple fan. It’s also why…
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The My Old Basement LEGO kit: Why should the kids born after 1996 have all the fun?
Read Essay →: The My Old Basement LEGO kit: Why should the kids born after 1996 have all the fun?With all these new LEGO sets coming out, like Scooby Doo LEGO and Doctor Who LEGO, I’ve got total LEGO envy.…
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10 wonderfully cool retro toy iPhone cases. Well, not for toy iPhones.
Read Essay →: 10 wonderfully cool retro toy iPhone cases. Well, not for toy iPhones.Maybe it’s the start of the holiday toy pitches that are starting to pop into my inbox, or maybe it’s just…
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Custom built speakers from luggage that may have traveled to Paris in the ’40s.
Read Essay →: Custom built speakers from luggage that may have traveled to Paris in the ’40s.We’ve covered a lot of audio speakers here over the years, but none have been quite like the exquisite custom built speakers…
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Vintage toys get a new life as cool flash drives. Better than they were before Better, stronger, faster.
Read Essay →: Vintage toys get a new life as cool flash drives. Better than they were before Better, stronger, faster.I am so excited to stumble across SUPERSOCK in my daily (or hourly) Etsy browsing, because wow, what a great idea…
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An upcycled iPad case salvaged from the snail mail era.
Read Essay →: An upcycled iPad case salvaged from the snail mail era.Not every guy wants a slick, board room-ready, fancy European looking iPad case. I know quite a few who would appreciate…
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Relics of technology: Super cool, especially now that you don’t have to use them.
Read Essay →: Relics of technology: Super cool, especially now that you don’t have to use them.Long live my Grandpa’s reel-to-reel, symbol of long, boring vacation films we were forced to sit through for hours on…
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A cool tech gift for the mom who still likes her AM/FM radio.
Read Essay →: A cool tech gift for the mom who still likes her AM/FM radio.My own mother has made the leap to Pandora and other streaming services which I think is pretty great. But…
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Retro iPhone cases from Kate Spade, from the days before iPhones. Or really, before Kate Spade.
Read Essay →: Retro iPhone cases from Kate Spade, from the days before iPhones. Or really, before Kate Spade.Okay so yes, we’re obsessed with retro phone cases. Images of VCR tapes, vintage telephones and old library cards are adorning our phones,…
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I’ve got a picture pinned to my wall
Read Essay →: I’ve got a picture pinned to my wallIf you’re old enough (or cool enough, ahem) to recognize a good Thompson Twins lyrical reference you’re also probably old…
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Vintage inspired iPhone cases to bring back the days before phones.
Read Essay →: Vintage inspired iPhone cases to bring back the days before phones.Astute readers of this site will know that I can’t pass up a retro inspired iPhone case, from vintage book…
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A newfangled eco-friendly audio speaker from the olden days of yore
Read Essay →: A newfangled eco-friendly audio speaker from the olden days of yoreThe gift for the dad who has everything? Well thanks to technology, there are increasingly more everythings out there in…
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Cool Mom…Pixels? Garb for your favorite gamers
Read Essay →: Cool Mom…Pixels? Garb for your favorite gamersWhether you spent your youth glued to a Gameboy, know a dude who keeps his NES on a pedestal, or…
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Just don’t use it to clean your camera lens!
Read Essay →: Just don’t use it to clean your camera lens!I love finding interesting gifts for camera lovers that aren’t necessarily $500 lenses. The retro camera candles I recently found…
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Your mission, comrades: Pin. Pin. Pin.
Read Essay →: Your mission, comrades: Pin. Pin. Pin.Readers of this site will know we all have a thing for juxtapositions of new and old–like vintage train cases…
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A camera case for your business cards
Read Essay →: A camera case for your business cardsEven with all the handy pouches and pockets in the Epiphanie camera bag or the beautiful new camera bag from Kelly…
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Disguising your wireless router with something far more pretty
Read Essay →: Disguising your wireless router with something far more prettyThis month I received several ominous warnings from my ISP, popping up to interrupt my web pages as I was…
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Block to the future
Read Essay →: Block to the futureRemember when Marty McFly had to go back to the past to save the future? These blocks don’t have the…
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Oh Appy Day! featuring Tori Spelling
Read Essay →: Oh Appy Day! featuring Tori SpellingOh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week,…
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Hold the phone. The gihugic rotary phone, that is.
Read Essay →: Hold the phone. The gihugic rotary phone, that is.Every day brings with it amazing new developments in the world of technology. And, of course, I love that. But…