Category: Gadgets and Tech

Roberts is never short of limited editions – indeed, with the piano black Revival Radio only just out of our minds, the company has another on the market, the Roberts Christopher Kane limited edition Revival Radio.

The piano black model certainly had an understated charm, but this version of the retro classic, decorated by Glasgow born fashion designer Christopher Kane and produced for Comet’s 75th anniversary, is very much ‘in your face’ with a bright and bold print mixing it with the brass detailing. Oh yes – it’s a radio too with DAB/FM reception, LCD screen and the option of battery or mains power.

Yours for a limited time at Comet for £199.

Find out more at the Comet website

Ok, it’s not real gold, but if you want to bling up your iPhone on the cheap, the Yubz Talk offers all of that and the authenticity of a ‘real’ telephone.

Much like the Hulger handsets, the Yubz Talk offers your ears a break with a proper handset for calling in comfort, ideally for an iPhone, but thanks to a range of adapters, for just about all leading phones on the market. You can even use it for your PC for VoIP calling.

Other colours are available if gold is a bit bold, all available from November 28th for 40 Euros.

Find out more at the Yubz website (in French)

It might look like a museum piece, but the Teac LP-R500 is every bit the modern audio system.

Well, sort of. Its throwback looks are matched by an old school record deck and cassette player, not to mention an FM radio. But it also packs in integrated speakers and best of all, a CD recorder – which means you can back up your cassettes and vinyl at the touch of a button.

This has just launched in Japan, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that it makes it to the UK in the not-too-distant future. It’s priced at the equivalent of £445.

Find out more at the Teac website

Almost two years back, we featured the original Lomography Fisheye camera. And now we have a limited edition version – the Paul Smith Lomo Fisheye camera.

For Fisheye think circular photography – images through the eye of a fish, not unlike some classic 60s album sleeves, through its 170-degree lens. And if you want to know what you’ll get before you shoot to 35mm film, there’s even a Fisheye viewfinder.

Obviously this is a limited edition for Paul Smith, so you get the PS stripes and signature lens cover, which all adds to the price. The original sold for around £30 – the new one sells for $150 (around £94)

Find out more at the Paul Smith website

Via T3

There are plenty of digital frames on the market, but none as stylish as the Sanyo HNV-M70 ALBO digital frame.

Packing those 70s-style space age looks, this 7-inch frame has Wi-Fi connectivity (so it can pick up images from online photo sites), as well as 256MB of internal storage, a card reader (so you can transfer your images from a camera easily) and an email, should you want to keep up with your correspondence or email images to friends and family. There’s even a media player, should you want to add a bit of music.

The one downside is availability – Japan only right now, selling for the equivalent of £220.

Find out more at the Sanyo website

Via Engadget