Category: Gadgets and Tech

The Tykho Radio isn’t strictly speaking a retro radio as it was first produced just 10 years ago. But its shape does remind me of a Lego building brick and regular readers will know how much we like Lego products!

As well as its Lego-esque design, its rubber cover means it is totally waterproof so is ideal for listening to in the bath. It has already been earmarked as a future design classic by MOMA who have one in their permanent collection.

Aria are selling them in four colours, priced £45 each.

Just because your computer looks dull, that doesn’t mean your desk has to. And it should look a lot brighter with these JBL Spot space age speakers.

It’s a 2.1 speaker system for PC or Mac, available in white, but with interchangeable covers if you get bored of that. Total output is about 40w from the subwoofer and two speakers and there’s touch control for volume plus connectivity to use it with other devices and MP3 players.

Available online, you can pick it up for around £69.

Find out more at the Amazon website

No longer are laptops bags black and functional – this Targus CityLite bag is cool and stylish.

Apparently designed for ‘today’s female executives’, this lightweight bag has an op art-style design in black and white, padding to protect your notebook, a capacity to fit a PC up to 14-inch and a removable zip pouch for any small accessories you may have with you.

Available now, you can pick one up online for £20.40.

Find out more at the Rapid website

Regular readers will know of our fascination with all things Lego, but we think this Lego block iPod speaker is pretty much the best use so far.

Just plug the block into the bottom of your iPod and you can wave goodbye to those earphones – our music is played through the block. And the speakers are powered via our player, so no need for extra batteries.

A range of colours available – but only in Korea so far. However, you can order online for UK delivery from 10×10, with the speaker priced at the equivalent of £8.

Find out more at the 10×10 website

Via Technabob

We do love a robot here at Retro To Go and we have featured a Robot Calculator previously. But this Robot Calculator from ThinkGeek is different – it has moving arms and legs.

Yes, looking like an extra from Woody Allen’s Sleeper movie, this calculator will do your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but those moving arms and legs also allow it to be positioned and allow it to hold things (like the LED light it comes with). If that’s not enough, there’s even a magnet on the back for holding paper clips and a memo holder on the back of the head,

Essentially, everything you need for desk – and retailing for just $14.99 (around £8).

Find out more at the ThinkGeek website