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more about #vintage more comments → Anrkist: Is it wrong to want to punch that guy in the face? #theeroticaphone more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: A quick google search of the 800-number results in some interesting reading. #theeroticaphone more » Pessimippopotamus: Actually, ear full of cleavage feels good. #theeroticaphone more » fuzzymuffins: now if she were only bacon-flavored, we'd have something.... #theeroticaphone more » Kaiser-Machead: Let everyone know you're a cunning linguist, today! #theeroticaphone more » Hiphopopotamus: If this thing can forward calls, I am re-outfitting my office. #theeroticaphone more » Gordonium: So, in 1984, that young exec was bragging to his former frat brothers about how he makes more money than God, spends it all on blow, and has a sweet n... more » Nathan Obbards: I think it'd provide aural sex rather than oral sex. I'm surprised that it only plugs into the wall and doesn't let you plug-in. #theeroticaphone more » RandomDesign: Ugh, the NSFW warning is nice but you put the NSFW image on the main page... #theeroticaphone more » brobot - Beboptimus Prime: wait wait wait... this thing has been around for a while now. so what's up with the rumor shot for a picture? (pixelated, blurry, inconclusive.... I ... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: And to be quite frank, $6k isn't much more than a brand new real pin. Only, that pin will have both the real flawed physics but only play one game...... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Pinball machines, especially classic ones, are harder and harder to find. SO I will occasionally bust out pinmame to play. But, I also have a full-s... more » maven2k: I LOVE pinball and probably always will. I've played digital pinball games just for the hell of it, but they just don't hold your attention or have th... more » HighOctaneX: Medieval Madness this is not. #digitalpinball more » shooga: Ugh... There's no way this is any good. There's nothing like the feeling and sounds of a weighty iron ball smashing into things. There are some things... more » -
#retromodo
The Erotica Phone: 1984's "Masterpiece of Micro-Processor Technology" (NSFW)
Hey, that's their words, not mine—I'm almost lost for any. "Sculptured by a European artist…the phone plugs into any wall-jack and is fully-guaranteed." I bet, just look how classy this gent seems with an ear full of cleavage. More » -
#pinball
High-Def Digital Pinball Machine Doesn't Really "Get" Pinball
Hammacher Schlemmer's digital pinball machine crams a 720p, 32-inch display into a full-sized cabinet, and offers by way of emulation 17 classic boards. But I'm not sure pinball freaks are that interested in digitized flippers. More » -
#retromodo
Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong
Living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I've seen my share of intricate, beautiful, and veehee lickable tattoos. The vintage gadget kind are not them. Tumblred by Anna Jane Grossman—démodé-gadgeteer extraordinaire and author of the highly recommended Obsolete—these are a mistake: More » -
#retromodo
Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?
Now this is one amazing Goodwill find: A vintage pop-up book designed to teach burgeoning nerds about the wonders of the modern computer. Floppy disks, ASCII, and the dot-matrix printer. Oh my. More » -
#wallpaper
Vintage Gateway Desktop Wallpaper Is Now My Current Desktop Wallpaper
Ah, the heady days of 1994. Back then, computers were beige and sold with surfing cow wallpaper, and we liked it that way, dammit. More » -
#retromodo
Vintage Massagers Look Like Torture Devices
The geniuses at Oobject have curated a hilarious gallery of 18 forgotten vibrators/massagers, all of which look more likely to induce pain than pleasure. More » -
#clocks
Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine Tells Time With Intermittent Swear Words
Truly the masochist's dream clock, the Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine gives you the time and then lays down a litany of cuss words and other fine four-letter fare from the English language. -
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#design
Perspektiva Lamp: For Anyone Who Dreams of Being Stalked By the Paparazzi
According to the designers at Transparent House, the idea behind the Perspecktiva lamp was "to integrate an iconic object into modern day life while maintaining the qualities of art and function." In this case the "iconic object" was a vintage camera inspired by the classic Leica design. The result is a work of art that should appeal to just about anyone—especially Hollywood hopefuls that dream that they too will one day have to file a restraining order against a paparazzo. Too bad it is only a concept at this point. Video after the break. More »
