Retro

VIDEO: Left 4 Dead coming to the NES

An enterprising games programmer named Eric Ruth has built a NES-style 8-bit demake of last year's zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead. It's being announced on the same date as the official sequel to the title, but won't be available until 4 January 2010.

It runs...

VIDEO: Ties made from tape cassettes still play audio

Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar offer men's ties made from recycled cassette tapes. Rather than just offering retro - and eco - appeal, the ties have a very unusual feature.

Made from 50% tape cassette tape and 50% polyester thread, it seems the tape retains some...

Firebox offers Mathmos Fireflow

Fans of retro style will be pleased to see the Mathmos Fireflow, an authentic-looking lava lamp that works on candle power.

In chrome-finished cast zinc alloy it's powered by a single tea light that will get the lava moving after about a 20 minutes for up...

Limited edition Li126 Lambretta "bicicletta" announced

Lambretta is said to have entered a new era with the launch of the world's first Lambretta bicicletta, the limited edition Li126.

Modelled on the Lambretta driven by Jimmy in cult film Quadrophenia, the Li126 is a "city cruiser" angled at both men and women...

Brando offers tape cassette MP3 player

If you are somehow stuck with just a tape cassette player in your motor, then Brando has a solution for you to get your digi-tunes playing in your car.

The curious, yet cunning, USB cassette MP3 player takes SD cards and then plays the content back on your...

VIDEO: Lomography launches retro Diana Mini film camera

After bring the cult classic Diana camera back from the dead in 2007, Lomography is now offering a mini version of the plastic snapper.

The Diana Mini is a smaller version of the Diana F+ taking 35mm, rather than 120 film, but still offers users some interesting...

Smeg offers limited edition "Matt Velvet" fridge

Smeg is offering a new limited edition version of its iconic Fifties-style fridge, the FAB28QBV.

The new "Matt Velvet" fridge is said to feature a "soft touch surface with an extraordinary rubberized effect, the smooth, velvet black finish, adds a contemporary...