Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. The Teddyphone. – The Teddyphone. The world�s first ever… The Body Motion Music Machine. – The Body Motion Music Machine. Take one… TV Watch. – The TV Watch. Hmm�it looks as though they�ve… Sumo Robot Kit. – The Sumo Robot Kit. Designed to crush, mutilate… USB 5.1 audio Adapter. – And now, ladies and gennlemen, the teeny tiny… SightSpeed. – SightSpeed. PC and…
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Vinyl to PC
Vinyl to PC. A USB turntable for transfering all your golden oldies to digital. Neat. $139.99. [Via Engadget]
Read MoreStack-o-matic.
The Crosley Stack-o-Matic. Isn’t it kind of weird to pay $179.00 for a device you couldn’t *give* away 10 years ago? And let’s not talk about how autochangers really cherish your precious vinyl platters, eh? Considered a luxury by their parents, but a staple for 50s era teens, the record changer quickly became a part of every American home. This classic beauty features the traditional vinyl cabinet with authentic accent work—including the mesh chrome grillwork. Turntable holds up to eight 7”, 10”…
Read MoreAjar. Agape.
The B&D Jar Opener. Death Star kitchen design overkill? Sledgehammer. Nut. Crack? $49.99. This handy Black & Decker Jar Opener has a collapsible design that adjusts to fit almost any size jar, from large to small. To use the Black & Decker Jar Opener, lift its handle and place a jar on the turntable. Lower the upper body to rest on top of the jar, and then press and hold the on/off button until the lid is loosened. That’s it! When…
Read MoreRetro RCA.
The RCA Nostalgic Stereo. $200.00. Dudes, if we go any further back into retro time, we’re going to end up selling wooden tin cans and replica string with a CD player attached. And what’s with the hand crank, does it make ice cream too? • Three-speed turntable. • CD player with LED display. • AM/FM radio with lit dial. • Built-in stereo speakers. • Wooden case. • Ornamental metal horn and hand crank.
Read MoreDesign glory.
The Product Design Database site features such a fabulous selection of olde Japanese consumer goods from the 60’s onwards (like this Kenwood P9 linear turntable) that you may find it hard to breath whilst browsing. Just remember then that it’s – in, out, in, out…and so on. Until death. [Via Metafilter]
Read MoreHey, Mr DJ…
If I was a DJ I’d want a Numark CDX Premium Direct Drive CD Turntable. Oh yes I would. Around $800.00. ‘Do anything with CDs that you can do with records, all while feeling genuine turntable. Why does CDX feel so real? Because it is built with the same ultra-high torque direct drive motor as our flagship TTX, complete with 12-inch vinyl and slipmat. Vinyl feel just doesn�t get more real than this.’
Read MoreVolatile vinyl.
An interesting US article suggesting that the traditional multiple track music album may be on its way to oblivion. Sounds plausible. But on the other hand, I had a fascinating conversation the other evening with the very nice David Price, editor of Hi-Fi World magazine, and he was telling me that vinyl albums are actually making a comeback, and not just with club DJs. Apparently trendy yuppie types are buying gorgeous record decks like the Michel Orbe above as status…
Read MoreHush Puppies!
Now here’s a novel way to shush your PC or other electronic equipment – Quiet Feet. ‘QuietFeet� are made from a special proprietary visco-elastic polymer that combines shock absorption, vibration isolation and vibration damping characteristics to create the ideal acoustic damper and absorber. The QuietFeet offer a very effective and inexpensive method to reduce unwanted noise from a wide variety of computer and similar equipment and are especially effective for use in home entertainment centers with computer-based playback systems, TIVO’s…
Read MoreHandy tracks.
The Handy Trax turntable from Vestex is a…er…handy little battery powered portable turntable which is ‘Ideal for finding those hidden gems in record shops and at record fairs.’ Complete with built in speaker, headphone socket and pitch control. One for the DJs. �84.26.
Read MoreGeek winder!
You’re rich and you’ve got one of those really cool kinetic watches, right? The ones that wind themselves via movement. Well what you need is a $199.95 Motorized Watch Winder box. Obviously designed for people who don’t get about a lot!. ‘Our specially designed automatic winding case will keep your favorite watches wound and ready for when you need them. A silent motor keeps the watches moving on dual turntables nestled beneath a see-thru lid.’
Read MoreTeac retro…
The Teac SL-A100 is a fab looking retro record player with stereo tuner et al. Well it looks pretty in the picture anyway. The turntable can even play 78s, although apparently you don’t want to try that unless you know what you’re doing.
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