The Hottest TV-Sets…from 50 Years Ago

Here’s an old British advertisement for an Etronic Projection TV from 1951. It was probably one of the biggest screens available at the time, but it’s probably smaller that the monitor that you’re reading this on. It still looks like a nice sleak piece of mod furniture though.

Vintage-Technology.info has a whole set of these advertisments here:
http://www.vintage-technology.info/pages/domestic/domcontv.htm

A Basket Made from a LaserDisc

INOUDID’s Attic is an Etsy shop that specializes in creating drink coasters out of old record album covers. They’ll often create a basket for the coasters by melting the record that the cover contained. In this case, they’ve made a laserdisc version of the move, “The Deer Hunter”. I love my own LaserDisc and Vinyl collection too much to repurpose it yet, but this is going on the list for when it’s time. I especially like the switch of making the Record/LaserDisc hold the cover that formerly held it.

Check out their Etsy shop for all their work: http://www.etsy.com/shop/inoudidsattic

The Best use of Audio Cassettes since the Mix Tape

An artist named Iri5, creates images made out of entertainment media formats such as audio tape, video tape, and film. Ususally, the images that she creates often reference what this actually recorded on the media itself.

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Old Film Projector Archive

Michael Rogge has a website that lists a lot of information about collecting, preserving and restoring old film projectors. The site is filled with interesting pictures from his own collection, as well as few articles on the history and significance of film. Visit his site at:http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/cinemat.html#INTRO

Video Tape Meets Fashion, but it Doesn’t go in Your VCR

Knitter, Alison Friday, has created a dress that will turn your nerd boyfriend’s head. Her flicker album details the entire process of knitting the “VHS Dress” together.

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The Surprises pf UCanView – Seeing my Old Dog Again

I hadn’t seen many pictures of my old dog, Bear, in years. So, I was pretty glad when I found some footage of him as a puppy in the footage that I had UCanView transfer.

Here are Some Interesting Suggestions for Things to do with Old VHS Tapes

“Life Hackery” has suggested 4 things to do with your old VHS tapes. You could make a Serving Dish, Insulation, a Fly Swatter, or a Storage Device. Just make sure there’s nothing on the tapes already… … and if there is, send them to us.

“Not only does recycling mean less waste, but you can also get more uses out of old stuff. VHS may be a thing of the past, but they can still be very useful items. You can even think of your own ways to recycle old cassettes.” - Life Hackery
Go here for the specifics: http://lifehackery.com/2008/08/07/gadgetry-6/