Nostalgia for days gone by isn’t limited to the ‘80s, of
course, and tech companies are starting to put new tech-
nologies inside replicas of our favorite old products. In my
research for all things retro, I found vintage-style speak-
ers, portable cameras with onboard printers, and even an
iOS-compatible turntable that plays vinyl records. And of
course, there’s no end to apps emulating classic console
games or collections of radio plays from simpler times. So put
on your sepia-toned glasses and take a technological romp
down memory lane.Golden Oldies: Gear & Apps
Victrola 8-in-1
Wood Record
Player with
Bluetooth
($129.99)
Happy
days are
here again
with the
8-in-1 Re-
cord Player
by Victrola.
A classic
design with
a modern
sound, this
multimedia
music player is
perfect for listening to old vinyl, audio cassettes, or wirelessly
streaming classic radio plays off of your iPhone. You can even
record your analog media onto a USB thumb drive. The 8-in-
1 automatically converts audio into MP3 fi les on any thumb
drive so that you can load your music onto your computer.
Preserve your favorite memories while enjoying the diamond
tipped precision of a classic turntable with the 8-in-1 Record
Player by Victrola.Lofree QTV Wireless
Speaker
($79)
Sometimes,
I miss the
rounded
shapes and
chrome
aesthetic of
older TVs,
so I checked
out Lofree’s
QTV speaker.
The digital face
of the QTV mimics
old technology as well,
with an alarm clock that looks like a vintage fl ip clock, and a
music playback screen that looks like a turntable. There are
other small touches, like a burst of screen static when youBlast
from
the
Past
Modern Gadgets
with a Retro
Twist
by Tamlin Day
N
ow and then, I get nostalgic for the toys
and technology of my childhood. Modern
advancements are incredible; I can navigate
a cross-country road trip from my phone,
create shopping lists automatically for recipes
I fi nd online, and contact anyone I’ve ever
known with just a few swipes of my fi nger. I’m a big fan of
convenience, but that doesn’t stop me from remembering
some things fondly, like recording a mixtape off the radio or
lining up the record needle on my Dad’s turntable to work out
to my Mousercise album on Saturday mornings.