Exclusive: Vintage Radio Shack
Having been exiled to California for the last 4 years, I returned home to Arizona and was quite surprised to find a significant change to my local friendly neighborhood Radio…
From the archives
2009
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Pre-ClockPunk Clock
Just how did they keep time before the invention of gears and springs? You may be thinking sundials and hourglasses, but you'd be wrong. Here's a video on how it…
A Worthy MP3 Player
Finally, something I would actually buy. Much as I love MP3 players, they're all too damn tiny. These MintCube MP3 players are only 2-in x 2-in x 2in; small enough…
AtomicPunk PC Concept
I'm not sure it's real, but it's a cool concept. The design is based on a 1954 TV, and some other old-fashioned elements. I'm just glad it runs Windows 7…
Wozniak’s Nixie Watch
Most impressive... Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, and an impressive engineer has made himself a functional and practical Nixie-tube watch. I don't know why I have such a hard-on for Nixie's…
The Neverwas Haul
Now, this is cool, no matter who you are. A self-propelled Victorian house. This is an HDRI photo of the Neverwas Haul. And it's not just pretty, it's actually functional…
Cool Clock, But is it Real?
I ran across this recently, but I can't tell if it's real. It looks like a really good 3D rendering. Plus, the surface mount components on the PCB kind of…
The Cake is a Lie…
Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. WANT! My new hero at wonderlandblog.com (never heard of him before) made a "Companion Cube" cupboard. The…
Nautilus
Oh, man. Super nice models of the Nautilus (Disney version) from the Nautilus Drydocks (go there for more pictures). I'm looking at the 66-inch model, and there's exceptional attention to…
Valve Amp for the Audiophile
There's a lot of buzz on the popular, tech blogs about the new T-2 amplifier from Neuhaus Labs. It's built on vacuum tubes and hand-wound transformers. I've got about 14…