Retro dinner gadgets
Fun dinner contraptions to (re)make – Link.
Retro
Huge floppy disk
Mushmouth26 writes – “This is a huge disk I found at work.. Not sure what it was used for.. Probably for recording video, but it is laser disc technology probably used in the late 80’s.. The disk in the middle is the old school 8 inch floppy used back in the 60’s. I am missing […]
Dave’s homemade tube radios
Shawn writes – “This site has some shortwave tube radios you can build yourself.” – Link.
Homemade piranha plant lamp
Cute homemade piranha plant lamp from Super Mario Bros – would be neat to have timed LEDs on a string that looked like fireballs too… [via] – Link.
Sixteen needs met by ingenuity
“Sixteen Needs Met by Ingenuity” – Popular Science 1927. I like the pedal powered merry-go-round and the high speed bread toaster – Link.
The Museum of RetroTechnology
The Museum of RetroTechnology has a collection of photos and information of communication, transportation and power generating retro tech – [via] – Link.
TI-99 Computer – Circuit bent for light sensor glitch art
Peter writes – “Philip Stearns has hacked and circuit-bent a series of TI-99 home computers into glitchy art instruments, distorting the normal graphics output and triggering settings via onboard knobs and connected optical sensors pointed at the TV for live performance. He gigs live with it and sells old models as he makes new ones.” […]
