Top products from r/RetroFuturism
We found 28 product mentions on r/RetroFuturism. We ranked the 83 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Simon Electronic Memory Game
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 3
The classic 80's game of quick action, memory and recall is back and has a sleek new look and improved performance; it's surprisingly addictive.Can you remember the flashing light sequences and repeat them correctly? as you get better the level of difficulty increases.The new updated design with new...
3. Dan DeCarlo's Jetta (The Library of Good Girl Art) (The Good Girl Art Library)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
4. The Art of Fallout 4
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, welcome you to the world of Fallout 4 - their most ambitious game ever, and the next generation of open-world gaming!Featuring 368 oversize pages.Features never-before-seen designs, and concept art f...
5. WORX WG794 Landroid Pre-Programmed Robotic Lawn Mower with Rain Sensor and Safety Shut-Off
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
Fully programmed out of the box for easy set up and useAIA technology allows Landroid to make intricate cuts and navigate narrow passagesLandroid evenly mows inclines and declines up to 20 degrees, No load speed: 2800/minuteLandroid uses shock sensor system to mow around obstaclesAutomatically retur...
6. Holy Grail Grinders - The Atomic Grinder - The Original 6" Tall Atomic Bomb Shaped Herb Spice Grinder
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
The Legendary Atomic Grinder Has Returned. With The Exact 1960s Form Factor The Atomic Grinder is sure to make an impression and become the focal point in your office or home. Modeled after The Mark VI Atomic Bomb.Stands 6 Inches In Height With a 3 Inch Deep Pollen Catch Storage AreaFeatures Include...
7. TechTV's Catalog of Tomorrow
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
8. All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Dutton Books
9. Shelter (The Shelter Library of Building Books)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Shelter Publications
10. Tour of the Universe: The Journey of a Lifetime
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
11. King of the Seven Dwarfs: General Electric's Ambiguous Challenge to the Computer Industry
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
12. Futuredays: A Nineteenth Century Vision of the Year 2000
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
13. Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
14. The future world of agriculture (Walt Disney World EPCOT Center book)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
15. The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
University Press Group Ltd
16. Bluetooth Board, DROK Audio Receiver Bluetooth Module DC 5V-24V 12v Portable Wireless Electronics Stereo Music Receive Circuit Chip with Micro USB Port for Headphone Speaker Home Sound System DIY
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
PARAMETER --- input voltage range DC 5V-24V, support micro USB 5V power supply; bluetooth version 4.2.APPLICATION --- headphone, speaker, home stereo system DIY.INPUT METHOD --- 3.5mm AUX input & 2.54mm 3P AUX input.OUTPUT METHOD --- 3.5mm audio output & 2.54mm 3P audio output.LED INDICATOR --- indi...
18. Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
I haven't read any of these books yet (except for the first one), but they're on my wishlist. I do have "Where is my Jetpack?" though and although it's an awesome, beautiful book, it might not be what you're looking for as it has original illustrations rather than vintage one.
Some suggestions:
Little Vintage Book of SciFi - Selections from vintage scifi comic books.
Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
The Wonderful Future That Never Was
I wasn't able to find the service manual for this, but your going to need to open it anyway and get at the belts in the cassette player. They tend to get loose at best and turn into sticky sludge at worst. Replacement belts are fairly easy to find online though.
Honestly, I'm having trouble finding out of the tape mechanism is stereo or Mono. Given that it's single-speaker, probably mono and the headphone jacks wired in parallel so the mono sound comes through both sides. It's consistent for the era, but I'm also seeing it referred to as "audiophile" which would suggest stereo. It could also just be because modern cassette tape mechanisms are hot garbage, and even a mono 1980s tape head sounds better.
This is only important, because there are mono and stereo Bluetooth chips. You could just tie both outputs of the stereo Bluetooth module together, so we'll do that.
Here's a random Bluetooth module I found, it's almost too nice.
All you would need to do, is solder the outputs of the Bluetooth board to the output of the cassette mechanism, and fine a 5v-35v power line and ground to connect to the Bluetooth board.
In theory, all you would need to do is put it into tape mode and connect your phone. If the unit is off when the cassette deck isn't being used, then pressing down play and pause on the deck should work.
Not too complicated of a project at all!
Oh man, I have the book this is from, the ideas come across as a bit dated now (naturally) but it's overall pretty neat, and the art is great.
https://www.amazon.com/Tour-Universe-Lifetime-Malcolm-Edwards/dp/0905310365
If you're a fan of old Archie comics, this is worth a read! It's basically just Archie in space (even down to the boy's name)! There's a nice coffee table style book that I think collects every issue. It's standard Dan DeCarlo stuff, by which I mean it's some of the best art in comics history. I'm a huge fan of his if you can't tell haha!
Not just the US, almost all nations had heavily regulated monopolies at the time. All nations also deregulated at roughly the same time as well (for internal traffic at least).
That said there have been some intriguing numbers that while deregulation had some initial gains, the later changes (aka cutting of food, free baggage allowance, decreases in comfort, etc) were not actually reflected in a real dollar cost decreases. You can read The Rise and The Fall of American Growth for the actual argument (that is all cited and done better than my memory can allow).
This book came out a few days ago. It's not exactly aligned with what you mentioned but you may find it interesting. I'm almost halfway through and I am enjoying it.
All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101985135/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YRhNybQZ30Z74
There was a TV series, but the only notable thing I can remember from it was a cool armored hovercraft.
The original story was the first of a trilogy, so there's plenty of material for sequels.
The book's Amazon reviews are amusing to read as well since Amazon only sold books back then.
Also, it belongs in /r/surrealmemes
it’s from this art book, it’s an amazing book
There's an entire book about it called "Art of Atari" by Tim Lapetino that was just recently released. Really good read. He's also releasing a poster book later this year.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01ESPU6ME/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469121306&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=atomic+grinder&dpPl=1&dpID=41%2BafsygyqL&ref=plSrch the sauce for those who care.
Lloyd Kahn (one of the creators of Domebook I and Domebook II) and a builder of many domes made this same revelation in 1973 and swore off domes forever with the publication of the book Shelter, where he advocates for simple usually rectangular homes using local materials. In his editorial/essay in the book he calls domes "smart but not wise", which pretty much sums up the issue.
More info here: https://www.shelterpub.com/domes/
His book Shelter is still in print and available on Amazon. Recommended and insightful reading: https://www.amazon.com/Shelter-Library-Building-Books/dp/0936070110
I always thought it looked like that Simon game
I thought it was SIMON.
https://www.amazon.com/Landroid-Robotic-Mower-28-volt-WG794/dp/B00SJEUFF4
And this is the mowing robot from 2018.
Amazon has everything
Reminds me of Simon.
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Atari-Tim-Lapetino/dp/1524101036
Probably the artbook
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1616559802/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Theres a kindle version too that's a bit cheaper.
There's also a book compiling the issues and a bunch of extra material.
They basically acquired GE's computing systems group and became King of the Seven Dwarfs
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https://www.amazon.com/King-Seven-Dwarfs-Electrics-Ambiguous/dp/0818673834
There's a whole series of these, archived here (in French) and others here.
There's also the book called Futuredays with Aasimov's commentary about how 19th Century France imagined the new millennium.
https://www.amazon.com/future-world-agriculture-Disney-Center/dp/0717281426
Inverted World by Christopher Priest.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Inverted-World-MASTERWORKS-Christopher-Priest/dp/0575082100
Here's all the guides you'll ever need!
> causality
I've finished this book twice now and built several software models off of it; I urge you to do the same. Pay particular attention to the "do" operator and what constitutes the difference between social datasets (people, groups of populations, sampling ,social studies, economics, sociology), and what constitutes non-human biological and chemical ones. To "Do" is quite different between these contexts.
>believe in concepts like logical constructs.
Tell me how Charles Boole completely nailed Qubit spin.
Also, if I'm irrational, it means I don't divide evenly.