Haven’t seen hot dog for a while. I thought it’s a food from the past, as people are more likely to consume pizza than this American pastime. However, if you are still fancy for it, you can still get the machine to cook the proper hot dogs for your meal time.

Amazon has this cute little red toaster for cooking hot dog. There are slots for the bread and sausages so that you can cook them all at once.

Nostalgia Electrics HDT-600RETRORED Retro Series Pop-Up Hot Dog Toaster

The Nostalgia Electrics Hot Dog Toaster is a fast, fun and convenient way to enjoy hot dogs. This unit holds up to two regular-sized hot dogs and two hot dog buns at one time. A fun way for guests of all ages to enjoy delicious hot dogs, the Nostalgia Electrics Hot Dog Toaster is perfect for entertaining, as well as a quick meal solution. Now cooking hot dogs is as simple as making toast!

If you are going to buy this, I suggest you to act fast as Amazon only 20 units left in their stock. It’s only $26.85 to get one.

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New area typist might never had the chance to land their fingers upon the retro typewriter that requires a lot of fingers muscle to type a sentences. However, if you are currently owning an iPad and you want to test out how is the feeling of those old generation in perfecting their typing with retro typewriter, then you can check out this new gadget that will turn your ipad into an old (but hi-tech) typewriter.

Just slip in your iPad into the paper feeder, adjust the typebar and you are good to go. What’s great is that there is no more hassle when the typebars will crashing on each other when you are typing as fast as a speeding bullet. This stuff is called TypeScreen from Spinning Hat.

TypeScreen is compatible with both iPad and iPad 2, officially licensed by Apple, and it’s available for limited edition only. Interested to get your hands dirty with the old typewriter? Get it for £35 at SpinningHat.

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It’s been a while. School live is the best thing I ever had and all of the tools and stationary will bring back my sweet memories when I spotted one.

This Old School Red Pencil has pretty much done the job. It reminds me of the old days where I was scolded by teacher because I’ve forgotten to brought a pencil for my drawing class. Well, however, this red pencil is not that drawing pencil that I’ve mentioned just now. It’s a modern stylus with classical twist using that old school red pencil shape.

The eraser at the other end of this Red Pencil stylus is a fake one. Don’t expect you can erase your files or text with this buddy. It will works on any iOS powered devices, Android phones or anything else that has a touchscreen display (e.g. tablet, netbook, monitor, etc.).

Well, if you are interested, this pencil stylus is only $9.99 and you can get it at Thinkgeek.

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For you who’ve accustomed to used microphone to record your video, podcast, or VoIP chat, you might find this new Samson Meteor Mic a charming gadget for your desktop. Samson Meteor Mic is featuring a retro shape of microphone design that you can find one back in the era of the wild wild west, while the technology inside should be enough to make those cowboys crazy.

This Samson Meteor Microphone is coming with a shiny chrome finish, has a tripod-like stand that you can fold-up/fold-down to provide a certain angle to your direction without much hassle.

Samson Meteor Mic has 25mm diaphragm, has cardioid pickup pattern and its frequency is 20Hz to 20,000Hz with CD quality audio recording. If you are interested, you should start saving money for this little shinny microphone because it will be launched in April 2011 for $99 a pop.

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Assuming you are the retro love that can’t seems to have enough with your old school NES console, you might want to check out this cool mod by the fans. It’s an Arcade controller that take and turn the whole NES console into the arcade controller.

You won’t be able to slide in any game cartridge inside the tray because it’s a non-working console. This Retro NES arcade controller has provided controller stick and 8 arcade buttons, however, I don’t have anymore information regarding this controller. I assume it would be a controller for PC/Xbox/PS3.

[via GadgetLite]

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We have seen the modern console PS3 Coffee table, and Ripple interactive LED Coffee table. But we having seen one that’s so retro and old school, but still made in the state of Retro Art.

This is the ultimate NES controller Coffee Table, which is yet another stuff to brag about after that cool looking NES Controller Mouse.

This table is perfectly 10:1 scale of the original NES controller, with everything made in details (even the backplate that no body would flip it over to see was craft in details!). The console has been built-in and the creators are using custom springs and micro-switches to make the big buttons flawless.

This NES Controller Coffee Table is made by 10upDeluxe, which is certainly a great masterpiece for the fans. You can find the details at their website.

[Source via Technabob]

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We thought Boombox is dead, however, it seems the device is just switching body. From the analog cassette player, Boombox has been digitalize and turned into a new Boombox called “Digital Boombox”.

TDK has unveiled such kind of digital boombox, and it’s really cool for Retro Boombox fans.

This TDK Digital Boombox is featuring built-in 10 watt speakers and 15watt subwoofer on the front, a range of touch sensitive buttons for controlling everything, including a knob for volume control.

TDK Digital Boombox also has a built-in AM/FM radio tuner, USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, RCA port, which mean you can hook it up with lots of gadgets out there such as iPhone, iPod, MP3 player, PMP or even iPad or tablet PC.

This TDK Digital Boombox will be available starting this January 2011 for $499, or you can opt for the two speaker version for $399 only.

[via DVICE and Cool Hunting]

TDK Digital Boombox Looks Retro Cool
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Fans of Retro robot that looks so old school? Then you should check out these nice little buddies that available in various color series.

It’s a retro robot that retro geeks should love to get one. It’s a USB 2.0 flash drive, enclosed with durable solid rubber casing, and compatible on both PC and Mac.

This USB Robot Flash drive is yours for only $19 at USBGeek.

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Retro Colorful USB Robot Flash Drives
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Chinavasion has come up with an unique clock by making use of the retro flip down mechanism. We have seen such a clock very popular on several smartphones’ widget, and now we can have it in form of a real product for our home!

This Retro Flip Down Clock featuring all Metal solid base, spine and frame, and the flip down number swatches are made of durable acrylic that won’t shatter easily. There is also a turn dial at the right side of the clock, where you can freely adjust the time to match your own time zone.

Without costing too much energy, this Retro Flip Down clock is only using one D battery to power up and running for months ahead. For just $36.54, you get it right now at Chinavasion.

Retro Flip Down Clock With Exposed Mechanism
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Is Mario trying to pretend as an Iron Man? Just look at the previous decals we have here. The pose is just the same!

This new Mario decal is made by MacDecal at Etsy, guess we now know where the find all the cool and unique looking of iPad/iPhone/Macbook decals in the web! This etsy seller is just clever. The creator mixed-in a retro rainbow Apple logo to the mono-colored mario decal which result in a cool decal with some sort of contrast.

If you happen to like Mario from the Nintendo Franchise, this Decals is a must-have for you. Find it at Etsy for $79.99 right now. Only 1 left in stock. Duh.

[via GeekyGadgets]

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The the common earphone design that we have seen so far for volume control is using a help of a small individual volume adapter linked in between the 3.5mm and the earbuds. However, EarBuds Volume is different. It has a knob shape control right at the rear side of the earbuds that could let you control each side’s volume individually without going through some short of adapter.

It certainly looks geek chic and suitable for any audiophiles who love their geeky and retro life. The Earbuds Volume has also included a bold numbering, telling you which direction will get you the min and max of the sounds. Pretty cool. Cost $16.00 at MomaStore if you would like to own one.

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Earbuds Volume: Volume Control Right On The Earbuds!
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For everyone geeky out there, here is a ‘tasty’ couch that you might fall in love in the first sight. The Space Invaders Couch, designed by Igor Chak, is an ultimate couch that has the cute alien looking from the old school era. The couch is getting the maximum glossiness, while the seat is especially conform by the memory foam tailored in all leather materials.

The Space Invader Couch is extremely cool for the retro geek who just can’t let go their childhood memory of blasting the Alien out of the sky. But you wouldn’t dare to blast this cool couch away even it is thy alien.

I’m sure everyone who happen to have this kind of couch sitting on their living room will have a great fun. But personally, I think that sharp edges might somehow uncomfortable for ergonomic chasers.

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Retro lover might like this one. It’s a watch with the old cassette tape shape. Known as the EOS mixtape watches, this probably is the first mix design between wrist watch and retro cassette. Although it’s name as ‘EOS’, it has no relation to Canon digital camera at all. EOS Mixtape watch is made with anodized black stainless steel case, and it has been laser etched with “EOS NEW YORK” at the base, while you can see the “60 MIN.” also etched at the bottom side along with a cute robot face.

If you are interested, you can have it for $135. Certainly expensive for a watch, but you can consider it as a rare watch for collection!

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It doesn’t mean that the 3D camera should look all glossy and modern like Tachyon XC 3D Camera. It can be as old-fashioned as the old school camera, like this Holga 120 3D Stereo camera!

This 3D camera was designed by folks at Lomography (Chinese site), where the camera has come with three packages:

• 3D Essential Starter Kit Wide Angle
  (Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera, Holga 120 3D Slide Viewer, 120 3D Slide Mount (6pc per set), Holga Wide Lens 0.5X, Holga Wide Lens 0.5X & Lomography X-Pro Slide 200 120 (Pack of 3))

• 3D Complete Kit
  (Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera, Holga 120 3D Slide Viewer, 120 3D Slide Mount (6pc per set), Holga 135 Adaptor for 120 3D Stereo Camera & 135 3D Slide Mount (6pc per set))

• 3D Essential Starter Kit
  (Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera, Holga 120 3D Slide Viewer, 120 3D Slide Mount (6pc per set) & Lomography X-Pro Slide 200 120 (Pack of 3))

You can find the detail of the 3D photo result at Lomography. Check out the translated page if you are interested.

[Price: Equivalent to $99, via]

The Old-fashioned 3D Camera – Holga 120 3D Stereo Camera
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Vajacases have been our favorite since their releases of iPhone and iPod case. They featured a sleek and luxurious, sturdy looking surface with various of customizable colors using their online panel so user can get their own tastes without limited by the color choices offered by Vajacases.

Recently, Vaja has also jumped on the iPad case bandwagon by expanding their reach to a larger Apple device. Currently, Vaja Cases has made one iPad Case model available. Known as the Retro Slim Jacket, which featuring leather sleeve with a magnetic latch and a properly padded cover.

The primary color for Retro Slim Jacket is yellow, and it seems there is no further color customization yet. However, I’m sure in the future you can customize to your liking using their color panel panel similar to their previous product (iVolution SP).

VajaCases has also set another iPad case on the ‘coming soon’ stage, which is known as the iVolution iPad Case. This version should be coming on this April 2010, but we have no pricing detail on this iPad case yet. We will update with a new post dedicated for this iVolution iPad case when it has been launched.

As for the Retro Slim Jacket, Vaja want you to pay them $120 and this handmade iPad case will take 25 days for the crafting to complete.

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Some of the classic retro-Modern Wood turntable might cost thousands dollars to own one, however, this retro-modern wood turntable with silver-toned front face from Urban Outfitters might not. For just about $88, you can the turntable. The Retro-Modern Wood turntable has been equipped with a frosted dust cover, 33/45/78 RPM speeds, AM/FM stereo receiver, external stereo speaker output jacks, stereo headphone jack and built-in speakers.

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Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi, an Italian designer has come up with an interesting lamps using repurposed Vespa and Lambretta headlights and handlebars. The classic looking of the motorbike parts might give the retro-lover an extra treat. Well, IT IS designed for retro scooter lover, where they can still have something cool out of the immobilized classic scooter.

Over at FormatMag, you can see the gallery of 4 color selections on Lamponi Scooter Lamps. Dark blue, Cyan, Red, and Yellow. All of them looks very classic and worth to get into the museum

There is no question about these, whether you’re a fan of the classic Italian scooters or not, the Lamponi lamps rock. Add some vintage charm to your home office or living room with one these vibrant retro lamps.

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Jeff over at CraziestGadgets has found one retro cool gadget for your iPod. This accessory is in a form of an iPod speaker that share the similar shape as the retro Cassette Tape.

The Cassette Tape iPod Speaker has one 3.5 mm audio jack, so you might be able to use it somewhere else that has the 3.5 mm port. The problem now is we don’t know how this Cassette Tape iPod Speaker sounds like. For a $20 gadget, I guess the sound quality will be so-so. You might just want to buy its shape instead of its sound quality…

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Retro Cool Cassette Tape iPod Speaker
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This speaker is not like the plush piggy speakers from yesteryear. It’s a solid, realistic pig figure with the belly containing a speaker driver while the tail turned into the audio jack.

It’s ridiculously classic, retro and best with retro-style housing. Unfortunately, this Pig Speakers is something you can enjoy IF you are in Japan. The Pig speaker is made of ceramic, available in white, pink, black and shiny gold color. If you have chance to visit Japan, you can get them for ¥4,725 or about $50.

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Japanese at JTT Japan has comes up with the so called ‘World’s First USB-powered Light Bulb’ for the public that known as CFL for 1280 yen only. It’s amazing anyway… Drawing power from USB to power up a light bulb is certainly a good invention. Notice that Light bulb and LED light is different stuff. The Light Bulb comes with a retro lamp shade, turning your laptop side with a classic touch.

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