When these gadgets died, they were
reincarnated as modern classic
Floating Camera Phone
Price: $350
Website: dogtagdesigns.com
Floating
Camera Phone
We tried making a floating camera phone
once, but to our dismay it seems that expensive gadgets tend to sink. This
experiment looks more successful than ours: like something out of a Dali
painting, an old handset floats in the air magically, snaking into a retro
camera and lighting what's below. Part home accessory, part magician's prop,
these one-off designs are as surreal as fish-flavored neutrino hats.
We
tried making a floating camera phone once, but to our dismay it seems that
expensive gadgets tend to sink.
Pretty Eccentric Vintage Watch Movement
Cufflinks
Price: $75
What do you buy the watch geek who has
everything? Not another timepiece - they’ll never appreciate your dirt-cheap
choice. Instead, give them this celebration of the watch QS art. These recycled
units may tick no more, but they’ll still adorn lucky wrists with their
original Swiss jeweled movements from, the ‘20s and ‘20s and Edwardian-leather
backing.
Pretty
Eccentric Vintage Watch Movement Cufflinks
35mm Film USB Flash Drive
Price: $22.5
Website: firebox.com
When ageing gadgets find themselves in the
harsh tundra of obsolescence, a descent into existential angst often follows.
Not so for these recycled film canister flash drives. After a full and
rewarding life holding photographic film, they now house 4GB of flash storage.
Available in over a dozen styles and hooking up via USB2.0, your only worry is
Uncle Roger trying to stuff them into his Canon Canonet.
When
ageing gadgets find themselves in the harsh tundra of obsolescence, a descent
into existential angst often follows.
35mm
Film USB Flash Drive
BoomCase
Price: $495
Website: store.theboomcase.com
Not since September 1986 have you been
congratulated on your lunchbox, but that’s about to change. There’s no room for
A.Samie in here, but instead of a BLT you get 50W of audio power from the 5in
woofer, a 2in full-range speaker and grated tweeter. It also has a rechargeable
battery and 3.5mm-in, and for an extra US$30 you can add Bluetooth. Designs
change regularly, so maybe hold out for Thundercats.
Boomcase
Designs
change regularly, so maybe hold out for Thundercats.
Tinker and Tailor Praktica Camera Lamp
Price: $450
Website: thedeaddollsclub.com
One of a range of 35mm SIR cameras lovingly
repurposed into quirky desk lamps, this Praktica now emits light rather than
capturing it. Proudly perched atop a detachable vintage tripod, its 35W halogen
bulb will shine down on your artistic endeavors, while its classy,
cloth-covered electric cable caps a vintage triumph. Cartier Bresson would be
green with envy.
Tinker
and Tailor Praktica Camera Lamp
One
of a range of 35mm SIR cameras lovingly repurposed into quirky desk lamps, this
Praktica now emits light rather than capturing it.
