DuoFlip is a new gadget that makes carrying your daily essentials easier. With DuoFlip, you no longer need to search through a messy wallet to find your card or ID. All you need to do is flip it open, and you’re good to go. The design is simple and comfortable, making sure your belongings are secure. It’s the perfect investment for a more organized and stress-free lifestyle. Say goodbye to the hassle of carrying cards and IDs the old-fashioned way.
Carrying multiple items such as a work ID badge, wallet, bag/purse, and phone can be cumbersome and often leads to forgetfulness of crucial IDs or cards when leaving home or the office. Additionally, while contactless card tapping offers convenience and hygiene benefits, current card holders and wallets still require physical card retrieval, making the process tedious and increasing the risk of card loss.
The Solution: DuoFlip – The Flippable MagSafe ID Card Holder
DuoFlip addresses these problems by consolidating your daily essentials (phone, ID, and cards) into one convenient accessory. With its innovative flip design and MagSafe compatibility, DuoFlip allows you to effortlessly switch between two cards with a simple flip for display or tapping. No more fumbling or risking card loss.
Streamlined Card Display and Tapping
DuoFlip features two card slots: one with a window and another covered. This design allows you to securely hold your essential ID and/or cards while keeping them easily accessible. The windowed slot is perfect for displaying your ID, while the covered slot ensures the safety and privacy of your other cards.
MagSafe Compatibility for Seamless Attachment
Designed to seamlessly and securely attach to your phone using MagSafe technology, DuoFlip eliminates the need to remember one more item to bring along. By keeping all your essentials in one place, you can simplify your daily carry and never forget your ID or cards again.
Hassle-Free Transitions with Innovative Flip Design
DuoFlip’s flip design enables seamless transitions between the windowed ID card slot and the covered card slot. This hassle-free solution allows for easy storage, display, and tapping of essential cards without the need for card removal. Say goodbye to the inconvenience of traditional cardholders.
Dual-Sided Card Tapping with Anti-Interference Design
DuoFlip takes card tapping to the next level with its proprietary 6-layer anti-interference card partition design. Unlike other card holders or wallets that claim to support card tapping but deliver poor results, DuoFlip has been extensively tested with over 230 anti-interference material combinations to ensure reliable and efficient dual-sided card tapping every time.
Integrated Phone Stand for Added Convenience
In addition to its primary function as an ID card holder, DuoFlip doubles as a phone stand, offering both portrait and landscape orientations. Now, you can enjoy hands-free video watching and easily make FaceTime calls without the need to find a cup or lean your phone against a surface.
Versatile Accessories for Customized Experience
DuoFlip can be further enhanced with versatile accessories such as a lanyard, lanyard phone patch, or retractor, allowing you to tailor your experience based on your specific needs and use scenarios. Its magnetic design also enables convenient clipping onto your shirt pocket, ensuring easy access and safekeeping.
Premium Materials for Durability and Style
DuoFlip is constructed with tear-resistant fabric for its soft hinges, reducing weight and thickness while ensuring durability. The proprietary 6-layer anti-interference partition between card slots enables proper tapping without signal interference. The exterior of DuoFlip is made of vegan leather, available in three colors, providing a high-quality appearance, comfortable feel, and excellent protection for your cards. All layers are meticulously sewn together to enhance durability and longevity, with over 100,000 flips tested.
Eco-Friendly Packaging
At SleekStrip, we are committed to sustainability. That’s why we have designed the packaging for DuoFlip to be 100% recyclable and space-saving. Whether you purchase DuoFlip online or from a retail store, you can be confident that the packaging aligns with our eco-friendly values.
The development of DuoFlip has been an exciting journey for the SleekStrip team, involving initial research and concept development, design iterations, prototypes, testing, and pre-production setup. The company takes great pride in presenting this innovative design and believes DuoFlip can greatly simplify and streamline your daily life.
There’s something that every audiophile out there needs – an arsenal of excellent audio devices to blast out some groovy music at their parties, or to sing along to their favorite tunes alone in the comfort of their room. Whatever your musical need may be, it is integral to own clear, distortion-free, nifty, and interactive audio devices. And, we’ve curated a collection of unique and innovative audio designs to cater to people’s diverse range of diverse audio requirements. From an invisible turntable to a Nothing-inspired resurrected iPod – there’s an ideal audio device in here for everyone!
1. The Black Wheel
Dubbed the Black Wheel, this is the latest version of the Wheel design by Miniot. The innovative Black Wheel smartly conceals the electronic and mechanical components under the record, this ensures that the various parts are seated within a thin circular body, which disappears the instant you put a record on.
Why is it noteworthy?
The illusion created by the Black Wheel is more apparent when you stand it upright, however, it does have an alluring minimalist charm even if you lay it horizontally. It also features a unique control system, that is felt but can be hardly seen.
What we like
Has an incredibly thin body, that doesn’t compromise the audio quality at all
What we dislike
Has a bit of an old-fashioned charm which may not be preferred by those who like modern aesthetics
2. Wall Hanging CD Cover Player
With an innovative retro design, this minimalist CD player perfectly merges a distinctive listening experience with the impact of visual art. You don’t need to put aside the CD jacket or sleeve, all you have to do is simply slip it inside the specially-designed pocket, creating a beautiful display for you.
Displaying this CD player is the physical equivalent of displaying digital album art. Still, it also allows you to boast the fact that you own the physical original CD as well.
What we like
Features an incredibly portable design, showcasing a 40mm full-range speaker and a woofer unit, allowing you to listen to your music by placing it in your room or while traveling
Equipped with a 1800mAh battery that offers 7-8 hours of unparalleled audio experience wherever you go
What we dislike
Solely an analog style of listening to music, it does not support syncing music or playlists with any digital medium
3. Sony Conceptual Earbuds
Designed by Marc Senar, this conceptual audio accessory is designed for the tech-savvy crowd who want to boast their earbuds in style. It features an innovative display on the charging case, and on the stem of one of the earbuds. The other bud stem is equipped with a volume control knob.
Why is it noteworthy?
This unique display gives the listener an idea of the charge levels during the juicing up session in the case, or when they are being utilized. The charging case also showcases the track being played, the play seek bar, the start/stop button, and the track toggle buttons.
What we like
Has a unique Cyberpunkish-vibe
What we dislike
It’s a concept, so we don’t know how ergonomic it will be when translated into an actual product
4. ERA
ERA is a retro-modern portable cassette tape player that features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 3.5mm jack to plug in your headphones of choice. It combines a retro aesthetic with modern functionality, creating a unique product with the best of both worlds or generations to be accurate.
Why is it noteworthy?
To feature modern functionality, the ERA is equipped with a small display beside the physical play/pause and track change buttons. Although a volume knob much like the radio sets of the past is located between the buttons and the display.
What we like
Can be connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth
What we dislike
Not intended for those who may have a bias towards the medium they’re consuming their favorite music on
5. Battery-free Amplifying iSpeakers
Say hello to this battery-free iPhone speaker! It is a unique and exciting upgrade to the typical no-power smartphone speaker. It is made using metal, unlike other speakers on the market, offering you a product with boosted functionality and value, making it stand apart from the crowd.
The speaker is built using Duralumin, which is a type of aluminum alloy that is utilized in the aviation and aerospace industries, as it is vibration-resistant and durable. You simply need to insert your smartphone into the speaker and feel the sound surround you from all sides.
What we like
It is an electricity speaker that doesn’t need any power to use
A minimalist and unique aesthetic that is captivating to look at
What we dislike
Will not fit with bulky smartphone cases
6. The Sole Speaker
The Sole Speaker is essentially a waste material transformed into a unique design and audio object. They took the rejected soles from Axel Arigato sneaker production and upcycled them to create this innovative speaker cabinet. The cabinet is 97% upcycled sneaker soles and holds the TS-W modules.
Why is it noteworthy?
The Soler Speaker sheds light on how a circular material concept was utilized to create a speaker. Rubber waste was elevated by using waste from the sneaker soles molding process to create the cabinet of a speaker, providing rubber granules with a three-dimensional shape.
What we like
It is a prime specimen of circular design and upcycling
What we dislike
The parts cannot be easily replaced
7. Nothing Npod (1)
Dubbed the Nothing Npod (1), this resurrected iPod by Shreyansh Onial and Aditya Pandharpure pays tribute to Apple’s iconic iPod Shuffle, as well as Nothing’s signature transparent aesthetic and glyph interface. It reflects how Nothing may be able to transform the music industry through technology and nostalgia.
Why is it noteworthy?
It features a signature control panel on the front, as well as a matching circular glyph interface on the back, truly functioning as a fan-made reinterpretation of the iPod Shuffle. It also has a wireless charging coil on the back, as well as a USB-C charger on the bottom.
What we like
Perfectly combines the design language of Apple and Nothing, creating a truly groundbreaking audio device
What we dislike
Doesn’t feature a pocket clip that would allow you to attach it to your clothes for easy control and usage
8. Tempo
Tempo is an IKEA-inspired modular wall and ceiling baffle system that absorbs any sound, making a space sound-proof, while also doubling up as art for your room. It includes 12 modules, and each module and system can be attached to work across the ceiling and the wall.
Why is it noteworthy?
Since the modules can be attached, it allows you to build your customizable art that matches. Each panel can be easily layered and is available in different colors, which when unified together, create a lovely and complete art piece.
What we like
It is a fun and engaging experience for those designing, installing, and experiencing the design
What we dislike
Geometric design may not align with everyone’s taste or interior decor
9. Nothing Head (1)
These conceptual pair of over-ear cans are called the Nothing Head (1), and they’re inspired by Nothing’s design language and company DNA. The Head (1) is open, transparent, and extremely fun, and comes with its own Glyph Interface.
Why is it noteworthy?
The Glyph Interface takes the usual audio experience of a headphone and transforms it into an audiovisual one. It also signifies the branding of the headphones, while also functioning as a notification light to let you know if your headphones are connected, or to let others know you’re listening to music and don’t wanna be bothered!
What we like
Features transparency-focused design that lets you see underneath the hood
What we dislike
While innovative, the Glyph could be seen as overly flashy or distracting for some users.
10. Earbugs
This unique audio accessory provides an innovative audio experience for the listener by merging the goodness of in-ear sound isolation of wireless earbuds with the abilities of bone conducting technology to provide users with a comfortable and top-notch experience.
Why is it noteworthy?
The combination of bone conduction with the earbuds’ dynamic drivers creates a 3D soundscape to provide a never-before audio delivery. The ergonomically shaped earbuds are ideal for fitness and outdoorsy enthusiasts offering them a decent water-resistant rating.
What we like
Features bone conducting technology for superior transparency mode
What we dislike
Not ideal for bedtime listening, since they don’t seem to be comfy to use while sleeping or lying on one side
22 years ago, Steve Jobs held in his hand what would quite literally be the turning point of his company. The iPod made its first debut in October 2001, and it’s difficult to picture what Apple would look like without it. Such has its cultural effect been on society that if you’re a millennial with an iPhone, chances are you probably owned (or tried desperately to convince your parents for) an iPod. However, if you missed that boat (or even if you just miss having an iPod right now), Oliur and Shane Levine’s wallpapers have you absolutely sorted. The iPod Wallpapers Pack turns your iPhone lock screen into a makeshift iPod with the popular music player’s display conveniently showcasing the date and time as well as your iPhone lock screen widgets. No, it won’t control music playback. Yes, we wish it did!
Turn your iPhone lock screen into a 6th Gen iPod Classic!
The $14 wallpaper pack comes with 12 different iPod Classic variants to choose from, including color varieties as well as themed and grungy iPods that kids bedazzled with stickers and other paraphernalia. All the images are high-definition, which works exceptionally well on your iPhone’s AMOLED retina screens…
It’s a no-brainer that fresh ingredients lead to fresher-tasting food. Whether it’s a salad or a cup of coffee, the ingredients do play a role in overall flavor… but not everyone has access to fresh iceberg lettuce, and not everyone has the time/energy to freshly grind their coffee every morning. It’s common to err on the side of convenience and I’ll admit to drinking instant coffee when I’m in a rush, or when I’m traveling but the folks at Goudveer have a handy solution. The Goudveer F1 casually combines freshness and convenience together, ensuring that you don’t need to compromise on what might just be the first ritual of your day. The F1 is a portable, sleek, wireless coffee grinder that works both automatically as well as manually. With industrial-grade conical burrs and a motor that offers 100 grind settings, the Goudveer F1 gives you access to fresh coffee whether you’re at home, camping in the woods, or even at a minimally-stocked AirBnb in Osaka. The grinder comes with a built-in fold-out collection tray, and lets you hot-swap a motor for one-button electric grinding, or a hand-crank for a more ritualistic hands-on grinding experience. The best part? It’s practically the size of a small thermos, fitting into bags, backpacks, suitcases, or even your tiny apartment kitchen drawer.
Designed in Norway, the Goudveer F1 has all the hallmarks of Scandinavian minimalism, with a simple-yet-sophisticated vertical cylindrical form factor. A faceted outer body with an anodized golden finish reflects light beautifully, while a fold-out clear container collects the coffee grinds, sort of like an inverted spice grinder. The vertical design ensures that all the coffee falls to the bottom, so you don’t need to smack the grinder around to get all the coffee out. Once done, the container slides telescopically back into the grinder, allowing it to have that tiny form factor that makes it such a travel-friendly pick.
The Goudveer F1 grinds at a speed of 1 gram per second, giving you enough for a double-shot of espresso in 15 seconds.
You can alternate between motorized or hand-cranked versions, letting you choose exactly how involved you want to be in the coffee-making process. Adding the motor gives the grinder more height, so we recommend keeping it when you want a quick, good coffee, or switching to the manual mode for travel. To keep things compact, the motor gets replaced with a simple hand-crank when used in manual mode. Rotate the handle and your coffee grinds through, effectively turning into a coarse or fine powder at the speed you like. Once you’re done, a quick rinse and dry should be fine, or if you want to place the F1 in your dishwasher, just remember to remove the motor before you do.
The patented motor and burr drive work efficiently at just 60 decibels
With 100 precise settings to choose from, the Goudveer F1 lets you fine-tune your grind, keeping it coarse for a French press or pour-over, or go superfine for an espresso machine or Turkish-style Cezve. 48mm five-star conical burrs made from high-quality stainless steel let you control your grind in increments of 0.018 mm or 18 microns (for reference, a human hair is 70 microns thick), giving you barista-level consistency. The 120W motor works with the tap of a single button, operating at a fairly quiet 60dB volume and grinding at speeds of 1 gram per second so you’ve got a 15-gram yield in just 15 seconds. The motor is powered by a battery that lasts for 35-50 grinds on a full charge, and charges via USB-C. An auto-stop feature kicks in if something (like a large coffee chunk or a loose staple pin) gets stuck in the burrs, preventing damage.
Charge it with a USB-C charger or even a power bank!
The Goudveer F1 ticks all the right boxes, from its compact size to its durable build, adaptable design, fast-yet-quiet motor, and ultimately its $89 price point which only includes the motorized variant. If you want both motorized and handheld options, a discounted $99 price tag fetches you an adaptable version of the world’s smallest pro-level electric coffee grinder.
“In an era where conformity and generic designs dominate, something has been lost,” say the folks at Hilts Watches. “Charisma and sophistication have become rare, leaving a longing for those iconic styles of the past.” There’s definitely some truth to looking at the past through rose-tinted glasses, but then again, we’ll probably never get to relive an era with another Steve McQueen, another “Dickie” Atwood, or Dan Gurney. I remember reading about a 19-year-old who recently broke Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding record and my instant gut reaction was to say, “There’s never going to be another Arnold”. Celebrating this glorious (some may say Golden) past, Hilts’ latest watches take inspiration from the modern-day kings who ruled our lives by ruling the tarmac and even the silver screen. With a gorgeously sporty design featuring two sub-dials and a retro aesthetic that stands out in today’s smartwatch-dominated world, Hilts’ chronographs are made in the good ol’ US of A using premium materials you’d find in haute Swiss timepieces.
The Hilts Precision Chronograph has all the hallmarks of a good racing watch. With a speedometer-esque design featuring two sub-dials, a date-window, and even a tachymeter, the watch is an instant modern classic. The dial, complete with highly visible markings (coated in Swiss Superluminova no less) and a sporty arrow-shaped seconds hand, sits within a 316L stainless steel body, covered with scratch-resistant anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal. Two pushers sit on either side of the crown on the watch’s right side, while the left showcases a beautiful diamond engraving pattern. The inside features a Miyota Quartz movement encased within a screw-down case-back that gives the watch 100 meters (330 feet) of water resistance.
The diamond-textured side is accompanied by two pusher buttons and a Hilts logo-branded custom crown.
The watches come in four styles, named after iconic drivers and some of their most memorable races. The first watch, the Atwood, pays tribute to racer Richard Atwood who started out as an apprentice at Jaguar but carved his way into popular culture by winning the 1970 24-hour Le Mans and even acting in McQueen’s film by the same name. It sports a panda-themed colorway, with the judicious use of orange and blue, inspired by the the 917 seen in the Le Mans movie. The Speedway variant offers a reverse-panda aesthetic, named after, and inspired by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the former home of the USA Grand Prix and the current venue for the Indy 500.
The Gurney celebrates racing legend Dan Gurney, the first driver to win races in Sports Cars, Formula 1, NASCAR and IndyCar, with a rich midnight blue dial that borrows from his F1 Mk1 racecar’s paint-job. Fun fact, Gurney is credited with beginning the tradition of spraying champagne on the winner’s podium back in 1967, something that still happens to this day! The last Hilts variant takes us to Europe with the Monaco ’29 in British racing green. The racing green color dates back to the early 20th century when the speed limit was a staggering 12 mph! It traces its roots back to the Emerald Isle in Ireland, where the races were held by the Brits, and was first featured on the international stage at the Monaco GP of 1929.
The watches come with three strap options, ranging from a stainless steel bracelet to dotted bio-leather or even rubber (if you’re a sports and diving enthusiast). Limited to just 1000 pieces per model, each Hilts Precision Chronograph comes uniquely serial-marked, assembled in USA, and ships in a gorgeous hardwood box that gives it instant collector-status.
Robot vacuum cleaners are quite the fad these days, offering peace of mind by keeping your floors clean without getting your hands dirty. They come with a wide range of advanced features and a variety of designs, but they all have one thing in common. The majority of robot vacuum cleaners come with very large bodies, often justified by the power they pack inside. Bigger isn’t always better, though, and size can even become a liability rather than an asset when dealing with small, cramped areas or difficult corners. That’s no problem for the world’s smallest robot vacuum cleaner, sneaking into tough corners and narrow paths in order to provide a more efficient cleaning experience in a compact and portable package.
With it’s compact design K10+ can reach smaller spaces to clean better.
The SwitchBot K10+ honestly looks too cute to be true. At only 248mm in diameter and 92mm tall, it’s only half the size of run-of-the-mill robot vacuums and might easily be mistaken for a toy. In fact, you can easily lift it with one hand and carry it upstairs or anywhere, which means you can easily move it to rooms that need cleaning in a snap. Despite that diminutive size, however, the K10+ is no slouch, and it’s exactly thanks to its size that it is able to offer more for less.
K10+ features a design that can blend in with any home, making it even less intrusive.
LiDAR Navigation. K10+ allows you to achieve AI level precise mapping and quickly plan cleaning range at a speed of 2080 pts/sec.
K10+ returns to its base station for charging when battery is low, and returns to the last place it cleaned to finish up.
With its smaller diameter, the SwitchBot K10+ can easily navigate narrower spaces without breaking a sweat, deftly reaching the floor between the wall and a closet, underneath the couch, or in between the legs of a side table. Because it’s able to clean areas that most robot vacuums steer clear of, it offers 90% more coverage and significantly increases its cleaning efficiency. Of course, it’s not enough to simply be able to roll where no robot vacuum cleaner has gone before, and this little wonder surprisingly packs quite the assortment of cleaning features that puts it on par with its larger rivals.
Use the app to control the K10+
You might be surprised that the smallest robot vac actually boasts a suction power of 2500Pa, which means that even kitty litter and small pieces of food are no match for this wonder of technology. Even with that much action going on, it is able to keep quiet while it does its job, down to 50dB or 50% quieter than the industry average. It can also mop the floors after it has sucked them clean, and the disposable cleaning pads free you from the hassles and risks of dealing with dirty mops after each cleaning session. Best of all, the large 4-liter dustbin can collect dirt for up to 70 days before you need to take out the trash.
The SwitchBot K10+ is also equipped with plenty of smarts, from SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) self-navigation to obstacle and no-clean zone detection to scheduling cleaning sessions. It can also integrated with smart home platforms, including Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple Siri, and even IFTTT for hands-free voice control. With the SwitchBot K10+, you never have to worry about missing those hidden corners and spots ever again and dedicate more of your time to the more important things in life.
There’s something about all things retro that I simply cannot resist. I love products that evoke a deep sense of nostalgia within us and take us right back to the 80s. As innovative and futuristic gadgets are today, sometimes you just feel like escaping from all the modernism and immersing yourself in the simplicity of the past. To help you experience this, we’ve curated a collection of retro-inspired gadgets that promise to take you on a trip down memory lane, and they’re designed especially for your home. From a Nixie tube tabletop clock to a modular arcade system – this collection of gadgets is the perfect little retro addition to your living space! Though these gadgets are wonderfully retro-esque, they have been imbibed with modern functionality. Their aesthetics may be from their past, but their utility is embedded in the future.
1. NIXOID NEXT
Nixoid got their hands on Nixie tubes and designed the steampunk-inspired NIXOID NEXT which is equipped with really rare Nixie VFD lamps that were discovered 25 years ago. The design mixes a healthy dose of retro and futurism by fitting a technology old as retro tubes into a modern wristwatch avatar.
The watch incorporates an accelerometer that lights up the VFD tubes light up when tilted toward the user. Fun fact, these tubes were discovered in a warehouse from the days of the USSR, making it a historic limited-edition collectible.
What we like
Features charging points on the back making it extremely easy to charge
Features a scratch-resistant sapphire case
What we dislike
There is a 1.5 second pause in which the watch changes it display from hours to minutes, so both the hour and the minute cannot be seen simultaneously.
2. Wall-hanging CD Cover Player
This minimalist CD player is a super unique retro design that perfectly combines a distinctive listening experience with the impact of visual art. You don’t need to set aside the CD jacket or sleeve, you can simply slip it inside the specially-designed pocket, allowing you to display it.
This CD player is the physical equivalent of displaying digital album art, but with the perk that you also get to showcase the fact that you own the physical original CD.
What we like
Extremely portable design, boasting a 40mm full-range speaker and a woofer unit, so you can listen to your music by placing it anywhere in your room or while carrying it with you while you travel.
A 1,800mAh battery delivers 7-8 hours of unparalleled audio experience wherever you go.
What we dislike
Solely an analog style of listening to music, it does not support syncing music or playlists with any digital medium.
3. Vestaboard
The Vestaboard is a striking one-of-a-kind messaging display that offers an alternative to smartphones. It is a simple, memorable, and super-engaging design that allows you to stay in touch with your loved ones and cheer them up from anywhere. Add to it the old-age charm of the flipping panels, and the Vestaboard looks great wherever you place it.
Vestaboard offers 6 rows of 22 split-flap character units that can each display letters, numbers, symbols, and all the colors of a rainbow. That gives you a total of 132 “bits” that you can from a mobile app or the Web, allowing you to easily send messages to anyone at home or in the office.
What we like
Displays inspirational quotes, personalized messages, reminders, to-do lists, schedules, and more
What we dislike
You cant access Google Calendar and other features like the weather and sports scores without a Vestaboard+ subscription
The included power cord is pretty short
4. Retro 35W GaN Charger
Dubbed the Retro 35W GaN Charger, this charging brick is inspired by the original Macintosh computer and is complete with the MacOS ‘smiling’ logo which is showcased on the little computer’s screen. And if you get bored of watching the MacOS logo, you can swap it with other personalized stickers you can DIY for added fun.
Built with a GaN semiconductor on the inside, the tiny charger comes with a max output of 35W, which is enough to fast-charge your iPhone or any other gadget. Plug it in and not only does it charge your device, but the Mac’s screen comes to life too, lighting up in white, yellow, blue and green colours to let you know your device’s charging status!
What we like
Delivers up to 35W of fast charging experience
Can be upgraded to create a complete Travel Set that works with all the plugs (UK, EU, and AU) to help you take it around the world
What we dislike
The matching retro cable needs to be purchased separately
5. Long Weekend
The Long Weekend designed by Moment is a 35mm point and shooter with an adorable disposable-camera aesthetic, and a reusable film design. It is excellent for holidays, special events, and get-togethers. The minimal design comes in 2 colours – a default black and a even more retro-inspired cream that brings to mind the original PC and monitor designs of the years gone by.
The photos it clicks have a distinct retro appeal with the focus-free 31mm, F9 optical grade acrylic lens that gives your images a dreamy 90s aesthetic. It has an incredibly modest price tag of $49.99.
What we like
Perfect camera for low-stakes high-memories photography
Allows users to experiment with different film stocks
What we dislike
No adjustable settings for shutter speed or aperture, hence reducing creative control
6. The Nextube
The Nextube is designed to be a vintage-inspired tabletop display that features 6 nixie tube-like screens docked within a wooden base. It has a unique steampunk aesthetic on its sleeve, and modern tech tucked under its hood. Add a warm glow to your desk or customise it with special characters to display a message that means a lot to you – either way this design is sure to amplify your space.
The six mini displays look like Nixie tubes, but are, in fact, LED screens that can be customized to showcase anything from the time to the weather, music visualizations, crypto prices, or even a subscriber count for your YouTube or TikTok page.
What we like
Allows you to view the time, date, weather, and a wide variety of data points in a charming vintage way
What we dislike
The tubes aren’t designed to be operated 24/7 and can deteriorate pretty quickly over time
7. The Floating Record
Dubbed the Floating Record, this high-performance turntable is designed to play your record vertically, using built-in full-range stereo speakers! With a walnut wood base and a Carbon Fiber Tone-arm, the turntable boasts of high-quality materials that will add more oomph to any living space.
They’ve reimagined turntable technology to create a visually and mechanically sound way to experience and enjoy vinyl music. The Floating Record is designed for all the vinyl lovers out there – from the first-time record listener to the seasoned vinyl enthusiast.
What we like
You don’t need to set up any external gear, it’s all integrated into the design
Perfectly merges with different interiors and environments
What we dislike
Quite fragile, and prone to skipping if you don’t position the record properly.
8. Polycade Sente
The Polycade Sente is an ingenious design that allows the owner to mix the hardware components they need, allowing them to swap out controllers to support different kinds of playing styles, and more than just a single player.
The Polycade Sente lets you easily swap or add different kinds of controllers and input devices to ensure compatibility with almost all games in existence. The center-mounted half panel has inserts for cup holders. Some games require shooting, so Light Gun add-ons can also be installed on each side.
What we like
Can be installed on a freestand add-on so you can relocate it anywhere in the room
Features a modular design that makes it easy to upgrade or replace parts with standard off-the-shelf components
What we dislike
Bulky and space-consuming design, not designed for homes with space constraints
9. ‘A for Ara’ Speakers
‘A for Ara’ has designed two retro-modern speakers with an eclectic blend of design styles. The speakers are called the FS-1 and FS-2, and they have a larger-than-life appeal to them, as well as a nature-inspired whimsical design.
The speakers can broadly be split into their two visual parts, the base unit, which houses the audio drivers and the acoustic cabinet, and the upper phonograph-inspired horn which serves both visual and functional purposes. Visually, it resembles a large morning glory flower, while acoustically it helps amplify sounds and channel them in a particular direction.
What we like
Combine audiophile-grade engineering and tuning with an avant-garde appeal
What we dislike
Bulky and space-consuming design not intended for smaller homes
10. The Petzval 80.5 f/1.9 MKII Basic Art Lens
The Petzval 80.5 f/1.9 MKII Basic Art Lens is an interesting reinvention of the original 19th-century Joseph Petzval portrait lens. The lens is designed for modern-day analog and digital SLR cameras and is optimized for video. Designed for full frame sensors, it delivers great results with crop sensor cameras as well to help you capture the authentic vintage aesthetics and create a vibe that will help uplift your photos.
The intriguing lens captures vintage aesthetics using contemporary and modern SLR cameras and even features a large spectrum of beautiful swirly bokeh effects. It is equipped with a helicoid focusing mechanism and a topless aperture diaphragm.
What we like
Optimized for still and motion photography
Features a dual aperture system with special shape aperture plates
What we dislike
Lack of weather sealing and protection for shooting outdoors in the elements
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I’d like to think that we’re in a golden age for Titanium (I get the irony of using the term golden to describe it but let’s not focus on that)… whether it’s dominating the EDC world or even slowly carving its way into popular culture with the latest iPhone 15 Pro. Touted as the world’s strongest metal, titanium has some significant benefits that make it such a perfect pick for tools and other EDC. It’s medical-grade, corrosion-resistant, relatively non-reactive, fairly lightweight, and is nearly impossible to damage or even make a dent on. That makes it perfect for EDC, but it also means your EDC can be smaller but still have multiple functions and features, like the TiSpanner, a scaled-down version of your hefty toolkit spanner, but with a few extra tricks up its sleeve. Aside from being the size of a car key, the TiSpanner has a built-in spanner, caliper, bottle-opener, nail-pry, and tungsten-carbide glass-breaker for emergencies. It’s the perfect blend between size and functionality, and fits right on your keychain, allowing you to carry it wherever you go.
The TiSpanner is a uniquely versatile tool with a built-in precision spanner that can open/close nuts and bolts, while also functioning as a caliper tool for measuring. A rotating knob lets you make micro-adjustments to the TiSpanner’s jaws, while its meticulously machined threading ensures the kind of accuracy a pair of calipers would demand. Etched markings on the side of the TiSpanner let you calculate linear measurements, while the adjustable metal jaws themselves expand to fit hex nuts or bolts as large as M10 on the nominal scale.
Look around a bit further and you spot a few extra details that bring more value to the TiSpanner. For starters, a notch in its outer jaw, coupled with the TiSpanner’s general shape, makes it a perfect nail-pry, while a groove in the inner jaw allows the TiSpanner to function as a bottle opener. The linear design of the spanner lends itself well to both those uses, as it turns into a class 3 lever for opening bottles, and a class 2 lever for pulling/prying nails. Finally, the TiSpanner ends with quite a tactical flair, boasting a glass-breaker tip on its reverse end. Designed to be held in between your fingers with the glass-breaker pointing outwards, the TiSpanner can easily shatter even laminated panes of glass like the ones found in cars, allowing for a quick and effortless exit in an emergency.
Each TiSpanner comes meticulously machined from individual pieces of titanium, giving it incredible strength and a fairly long lifespan (I assume a couple of generations at the least). The spanner is small enough to be carried everywhere, measuring merely 2.2 inches when closed. Given its tiny size, it comes with a few slots to put in vials of tritium that help you spot your EDC in the dark, or better yet, just string your TiSpanner around a keychain and you’ll always have your multitool right at your fingertips! The TiSpanner starts at $68 USD and begins shipping in January 2024.
