Some things are so brilliant they make you want to jump on a plane and fly to Japan for them. This Space Invaders piggy-bank is one such example, gobbling up your spare 100 yen coins and letting you play a tiny version of the game itself on the table-top LCD.
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Space Invaders Piggy-Bank with real gameplay
ReBraun MP3 player: very German, very nice
As lust-inducing modernized versions of classic German audio hardware go, this ReBraun MP3 player from Bootleg Objects is at the top of its game. Based on the 1962 Audio 1 Kompaktanlage, the ReBraun swaps the radio gauges for twin LCD displays, plus there's WiFi for audio streaming.
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Blaze Sega Genesis goes on sale
Blaze have announced a third-party Sega Genesis (aka Sega Mega Drive) that not only allows classic games cartridges to be played but comes with fifteen titles preloaded. Onboard games include Sonic & Knuckles, Altered Beast and Golden Axe; as for the cartridge slot, it'll accept any region's Genesis or Mega Drive games.
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Fuzebox DIY 8-bit console
Based on the open-source Uzebox project, the Fuzebox is a DIY 8-bit console kit where you not only build the hardware but write the software too. Titles can be written for the Fuzebox in C, plus there's an emulator available to test them out.
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Chinavision Portable Digital Media Center
The design of this Portable Digital Media Center may not be retro, but it's interpretation of "portable" certainly is, taking us back to the days where a 14-inch CRT TV was considered highly luggable. In this case, Chinavision offer an 8-inch swiveling LCD display, DVD and CD player, FM radio and even retro NES gaming.
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TI calculators get Super Mario plus World Editor
In the right hands, a calculator can be not a force for mathematics but a source of endless fun. I'm not just talking about writing rude words upside-down, either; how about loading Super Mario on the TI-84.
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Epson R-D1x digital rangefinder announced
It's saying a lot for the appeal of Epson's digital rangefinder cameras - and for the love photo-pros have for them - that Epson don't need to make all too many tweaks to their R-D1x to keep it appealing. This latest incarnation has a new 2.5-inch LCD, SDHC support up to 32GB and the latest version of Epson's EDiART image processing system, together with an optional hand-grip, but the core specs remain the same.
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Classic retro gaming reworked in HD: Zelda, Sonic, Mario & more
Who cares about polygons - this is what gaming should look like! Having taken some classic retro gaming scenes, artist Orioto has reworked them as if the title was in high-definition, hence the lush The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past shot here and others - including Sonic and Mario - in the gallery after the cut.
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Impossible Project takes on re-engineering Polaroid Integral film
When you give your scheme a name like "The Impossible Project" you're obviously setting yourself up for some seriously hard work, but then again aiming to not only reverse-engineer Polaroid's iconic instant Integral film, but improve upon it and then market it as a commercial enterprise does sound like a tall order. That's just what some Integral-obsessed Polaroid addicts are doing, however; they've taken out a ten year lease on a closed Polaroid factory in the Netherlands and are gathering up film experts to help them develop a new instant photography product.
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DIY punchable controller for classic NES gaming
Sometimes it's just nice to punch something, and since we in no way advocate attacking people in the street dressed as hotdogs handing out leaflets, why not punch a big DIY gaming controller instead. Over at Instructables there's a great guide to making your own squishy impact-sensitive controller, used with classic title Punch Out on the NES.
Video demo after the cut
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Retro Mini Media Centre project
Retro PC designs aren't anything new, but they usually drag us all the way back to a time when every self-respecting household had cigar box, or even further to some quaint Steampunk era. Thomas Thomassen took a decidedly more 50s Americana theme for his Mini Media Centre, the final project for his degree in "modelmaking for design and media", based around a Mini-ITX board.
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Amazing tiny Arcade Cabinet models
We've seen full-sized arcade cabinet replicas before, but I don't think we've ever featured 1.75-inch replicas. These awesome little gaming machines are intended to distract passengers in a model train diorama, but I'd quite like a row of them on my desk and you can keep the trains. The handiwork of J&C Studios, seven different versions are available.
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