"Retro" Blogs & Blog Posts

Phoneco, a mom-and-pop seller of analog technology, has tens of thousands of classic rotary phones in stock and they aren't shifting. Their inventory exploded in 1991, when the Knappens purchased 13 semi-trailer loads of phones from the Turtle La...

Retro fonts can take you through time to a different era. See our list of the best 15 Free Retro Fonts for graphic design, branding & logos!

The Arcade Flyer Archive collects business-to-business ads that went out to arcade operators in the before-time [via Buzzbloq, which picks out a few faves] These vintage arcade ads provide a nostalgic and humorous glimpse into past game marke...

Vampire Robot is a youtube channel who posts videos that feel like time machines into various eras. What I love about these videos is that they are candid little snapshots of a moment in time and feel akin to people watching. — Read the rest...

Mastodon, the open-source, federated alternative to Twitter, is now available for the Apple II thanks to incredible work by Colin Leroy-Mira. All the good features are included, such as "unfollow" and "block", and none of the bad features such as "ac...

LGR bought the Book 8088 and the Hand 386, new computers with old chips. The Book 8088 is a very retro-style laptop, more than an inch thick and complete with comically enormous display bezels. The Hand 386 is a more modern in performance densityR...

Honda's boxy Motocompo scooter from the 1980s is making a comeback in an electric incarnation, called the Motocompacto. Measuring just 3.7" W × 21.1" H × 29.2" L when folded, it boasts a 12-mile range and a maximum speed of 15 MPH. — Read the...