Maingear Retro98 Is the 90s Dream PC Finally Built with 2026 Hardware
Late-’90s desktops hummed under desks in beige towers that always felt heavier than they should. CRTs flickered, CD drives whirred, and somewhere in every PC…
Retro-inspired designs
Edifier D32 Retro Hi-Fi Speaker Hides AirPlay and 11-Hour Battery
Music has become the backdrop to almost everything, cooking, working, reading, but the hardware that plays it often looks like a leftover from a tech…
NAK Studio Imagines a Hi-Fi Stack You Would Actually Want on Display
Most Hi-Fi gear still looks like anonymous black rectangles, even in carefully designed living rooms. Serious listeners often hide their amps and speakers in cabinets…
Apple’s 50th Anniversary Gets a Retro iPhone 17 Pro Case Inspired by the Lisa and Macintosh
Spigen keeps one foot planted firmly in Apple’s past. Their retro-inspired cases have become something of a signature move, from iMac G3 translucent homages to…
AYANEO AM03 Is Designed to Display on Your Desk, Not Hide
Most mini-PCs are treated like necessary clutter, small black rectangles taped to the back of a monitor or shoved behind a stack of books. That…
MaClock Shrinks the 1984 Macintosh Into a $30 Rechargeable Clock
Nostalgia tech falls into two camps. Lazy references slap a retro logo on a modern object and call it vintage, while obsessive recreations feel like…
Starbucks China Is Selling a $28 Camera With Dual Sensors and Y2K Filters
Starbucks wants you to photograph your coffee so badly that they’ve started selling you the camera to do it with. The Seattle coffee chain has…
Keycaps Shaped Like Tiny Retro TVs Take 47 Hours to Handcraft
For anyone who spends hours at a keyboard, the desk becomes more than just a workspace. It’s a personal canvas for self-expression and creativity. Keyboards…
When Crisis Becomes Canvas: The Q Timex 1972 Time Machine Reissue Proves Accessible Design Never Goes Out of Style
When time travel costs less than your phone bill, something interesting happens to our perception of value and design. The Q Timex 1972 Time Machine…
This nostalgic building brick set brings back memories of the golden era
There’s something about brick-based and retro gadgets that gets everyone going. There have been many examples of the neo-retro creation that bring the charm of brick…
DIY project hides tiny video player within VHS tape
Our family used to have a small video rental store so things like betamax tapes, VHS tapes, and eventually VCDs bring up a certain vivid…
8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse N Edition Brings Classic NES Vibes to Your Desk
The world of computer accessories can sometimes feel a little too serious, with black plastics and angular shapes dominating most desks. But every so often,…