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Official Etch A Sketch case for Apple’s iPad

Posted on 21st September 2010 | Leave a comment

Got an iPad? Want to give it a retro twist? You need the official Etch A Sketch case.

Yes, you can turn your expensive Apple touchscreen tablet into a 50-year-old toy, courtesy of Headcase, with the added bonus of the case protecting your investment thanks to the impact-resistant plastic construction.

All your slots and switches are left exposed (should you be worried) and a retractable kick stands allow you to either lay your iPad flat, or angle it for use with the iPad keyboard. Want one? You can pick it up online for $39. Sadly those knobs at the bottom don't offer up added control. Oh well.

Find out more at the Headcase website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Smartphone gets a vintage twist with the iPhone Cassette Skin and Stand

Posted on 10th August 2010 | Leave a comment

Is your iPhone just a little too modern-looking for your tastes? You need the iPhone Cassette Skin and Stand.

Yes, send it kicking and screaming back to the 80s with a rubbery sleeve that turns it into a cassette (well, kind of), while a cassette case-like structure works as a stand for your smartphone.

Ok, it's not really fooling anyone, but it's the kind of novelty that will get your iPhone noticed in a sea of similar devices. Available to pre-order now, it sells for £12.99.

Find out more at the IWOOT website

Categories / Homeware

1970s Red Apple Tree Moneybox at Hus and Hem

Posted on 6th August 2010 | Leave a comment

A quirky design from the 1970s that's still being made today – this Red Apple Tree Moneybox at Hus and Hem.

It was and is made in Denmark, originally back in the late 70s and still an eye-catching design today. Use it as an ornament or for its prime use as a money box, there's a key included to get at your accumulated change and a hole so you can hang it on the wall.

Reserve one now, with a modest price of just £8.95.

Find out more at the Hus and Hem website

…and thanks to Natalie for the tip-off!

Categories / Design and Interiors, Gadgets and Tech

iTam Tam Go – classic 1960s space age seat becomes wireless iPhone sound system

Posted on 19th July 2010 | 1 Comment

Regular readers will know we have featured both the original Tam Tam and the more recent iTam Tam audio variation. Well, now there's another option, the iTam Tam Go from Branex Design.

It's the logical progression to both. Still the 1968 space age seat from Henry Massonet and still a sound system capable of hooking up to your iPod or iPhone. But the new 'Go' version also adds in a Lithium-ion battery, offering up to eight listening hours of 'omni directional sound' cable-free.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Kids

70s apple tree money box

Posted on 10th May 2010 | 1 Comment

Give your kids an alternative to raiding the piggy bank, with this apple tree money box which has a design dating back to the 1970s.

This fun and bright plastic design has been helping Danish children save up their krone for almost forty years. Also available in red, the tree opens on the back for access to the money and there's a slot on the back so it can be displayed on the wall.

For £8.95 it's perfect in proving that money really can grown on trees.

Buy it from Hus and Hem

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

iRetrofone Base – turn your iPhone into something vintage

Posted on 26th April 2010 | 1 Comment

Yes, that is an iPhone in the picture, house in something called an iRetrofone Base, the work of Freeland Studios.

The iRetrofone Base is handmade, sculpted and casted one at a time from resin, which probably accounts for the waiting list for one – around two weeks before each is shipped. It is designed to be compatible with all iphones, offering you some good old-fashioned handset action in your home, rather than having to slap that touchscreen to your ear.

It can also charge and sync with a computer (if you throw a USB into the mix) and is available via the company’s Etsy site, priced at $195.

Find out more at the Freeland Studios at Etsy website

(via iPhone Savior)