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Bigtrak is Back! Now With Rockets and Digi Cam

by Jay Garrett on January 26, 2010

This might be lost on those not around in the early 80’s but this gives me thrills aplenty!

Bigtrak was a marvel – It was a six-wheeled vehicle with a front-mounted blue photon beam headlamp, and a keypad on top.

Yup – this excitement is partly due to the fact that me and my bro never had one.

Back then the toy could remember up to 16 commands which it then performed in order – the new version, Bigtrak Jr, will be half the size of the original but will be able to store up to 32 preset programmes!

Those hoping for an iPhone app or WiFi control may feel a little let down but instead of just dragging a trailer carrying an apple Bigtrak Jr will have an optional digital camera and rocket launcher.

The camera will allow you to take still shots that can then be uploaded into a computer. You’ll have to wait til next year for the rocket launcher.

Both the camera and launcher will cost less than £15.

Bigtrak Jr will cost a lot less than its original big brother at a pocket-friendly £29.99 – even I can afford that!

Bigtrak Jr and the digital camera add-on should be out in the Summer.

Buy from Bigtrak is back

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Sega Mega Drive Classics on Your iPhone – Genesis Store Front

by Jay Garrett on January 21, 2010

At the risk of appearing that I’m all about the retro (be it ladies undergarments or headphones) here’s a return to the halcyon days of gaming.

Sega Mega Drive – just the sound of the name transports me back to the days of ‘Road Rash’ and ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and now (well, February) comes The Sega Genesis Ultimate Collection iPhone app. Hooorah!!!

For those Europeans that are unaware, the name comes from the US branding of the gaming great that was Mega Drive.

Ok, you can already get your fix of spinning blue hedgehogs but this new app will let you buy more games within the app itself and thus bundling them all up in a neat one-stop-shop for Sega gaming on the move.

The app is free and will come with Space Harrier II included.

The rest will cost you though: Sonic the Hedgehog ($6), Golden Axe ($5), Ecco the Dolphin ($3) and Shining Force ($3).

UK prices are yet to be announced.

Do you feel that those prices are a tad high or about right when you think of the endless gaming joy you will get on your iPhone or Touch?

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Girl Wearing Space Invader Tights and not Much Else – Cool Retro Black Milk Clothing

January 17, 2010 Click to read more →
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For all you retro-fangirls and cool scenesters here’s some $80 Space Invaders tights.
Guys – here’s some pictures of a girl in her underwear (check the gallery below)!
I found these on Kokatu under the amusing headline ‘Space Invaders by Camel-Taito‘ Heheheheheh! Classy huh?
There’s stacks of other designs to chose from including ‘Pheonix’, ‘Geishas’ [...]

NASA iPhone App – Check Out What’s Happening in Outerspace and Watch Space Junk Orbit Earth

October 27, 2009 Click to read more →
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Anyone with the slightest interest in what happens in the area above our atmosphere *must* get this new free iPhone app from NASA!
Yup – if the boring commute gets too much you can flip through the universe. How many other apps can do that?
You get to access NASA’s actual countdown clocks, view the NASA [...]

mobiBlu UFO MP3 Playing Bluetooth Speaker – Out of This World

January 28, 2009 Click to read more →

Ever since I first heard Hawkwind space-rock has pumped through these veins………
Well……….perhaps not.
But I’m still digging these UFO Bluetooth speakers from the Korean manufacturer mobiBLU.
And it’s not just a speaker!
It’s actually an MP3 player that comes with a built-in speaker and Bluetooth connectivity
To complete that much needed UFO vibe (Doctor, Doctor anyone? – a bit [...]

Space Invaders Headphones – Retro Gaming Noise Bringers

December 26, 2008 Click to read more →

So, you got a new iPod or iPhone from the fat bearded guy and you love the classic shoot-em up, Space Invaders?
How about if there was a way to show your love for the now retro coin-op via your choice of cans?
These Space Invaders headphones come in two different colour combos:  Black and white or [...]

Sanyo Albo The Retro-Futurist Photo Frame

October 28, 2008 Click to read more →

What you’re seeing is Sanyo’s newest digital phone frame, the ALBO.
it looks remarkably like a retro-futuristic telebox and wouldn’t look out of place with a JVC Videosphere – perhaps partner it with the RR226?
Personally I rate this as one of the coolest digital picture frames that I have ever seen – and there’s no shortage [...]

Lynx – Sporty Space Travel

March 27, 2008 Click to read more →

This personal transport will take you to into space for around 25 minutes.
The Lynx, about the size of a small private plane, is expected to begin flying in 2010, according to developer Xcor Aerospace.
Xcor’s announcement comes two months after aerospace designer Burt Rutan and billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a model of SpaceShipTwo, which is being [...]

City Living – Matroshka Style

March 11, 2008 Click to read more →

I live in London – not in the smallest flat in the world but also not exactly the largest.
To all my friends that live in studio apartments or indeed house-shares the Matroshka living concept may be a huge boon – the ideas could also help us luckily enough to have slightly more space make better [...]