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Interior design for retro/modern styled electronics/speakers

Post author By Tong Zou
Post date August 23, 2018
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When it comes to furniture and electronics I’m actually quite interested in how things look and are placed. That’s why I like playing The Sims a lot just for the ability to design your own home and place all the furniture and stuff. When I first got my SF apartment I carefully selected the right furniture from IKEA. I wanted to have to a sofa with the one section being a section you could lie down on and convert into a bed. I think I’ll get a massage recliner in the future so that I can pair it with my various HMD headsets for the ultimate relaxing experience.

Since I’m a gadget geek I like to imagine the style and placement of my electronics too. At the moment, the style of my electronics are ‘retro’ styled. What this means is most of my electronics look like something that could be from the 1970s or 1980s. Retro designs, black or woodgrain finishes, etc. There’s also another design aesthetic I like which is modern-futuristic design. I’ll show a few examples of what I’m talking about.

Klipsch The Three – current (retro) wireless speaker (matches well with a record player)

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BeoSound 1 - Wireless music system Â« B&O | LuxusSound.com

Bang and Olufsen Beosound 1 – (modern/futuristic) wireless speaker

Polk Audio Hampden – current (retro) computer speakers

Polk Audio Hampden Desktop Speakers - Hey Gents

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Creative T4W – (modern/futuristic) computer speakers

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Denon MM400 – current (retro) headphones

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Porsche Design Space One – (modern/futuristic) headphones

KEF x Porsche Design Space One | werd.com

Yamaha B72 – current (retro) alarm clock

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JBL Horizon – (modern/futuristic) alarm clock

AudioEngine B2 – (retro) wireless speaker

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Naim Audio Mu-so – (modern/futuristic) wireless speaker

16 Best High-End Bluetooth Speakers for Unchained Troubadours

Even for smart speakers, you can get retro styled or modern styled ones

Sony S50G – current (retro) smart speaker – good for kitchen use

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Panasonic GA-10 – (modern/futuristic) smart speaker

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LG WK9 – current (retro) smart display

LG Smart Display ThinQ WK9 Review: Hand-on with the Echo ...

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JBL Link View – (modern/futuristic) smart display

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Lenovo Thinkpad 25 – current (retro) laptop

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Microsoft SurfaceBook – (modern/futuristic) laptop

Microsoft Surface Book Unveiled | Gadget Review

There’s lots of cool and interesting designs for other speakers as well like

Harmon Kardon Allure (modern/futuristic) smart speaker

Harman Kardon Allure smart speaker Review

Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless (modern/futuristic) wireless speakers

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless Review - Reviewed.com ...

Porsche Design Gravity One (modern/futuristic) portable speaker

KEF Porsche Design Gravity One Speaker Price in Pakistan

Definitive Tech W9 (modern/futuristic) wireless speakers

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Devialet Phantom (modern/futuristic) wireless speakers

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Sony LSPX-S1 (modern/futuristic) speakers

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Jamo by Klipsch (modern/futuristic) speakers

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Master & Dynamic MW60 (modern/futuristic) headphones

Master & Dynamic Unveils MW60 Bluetooth Headphones

I think we live in a time where the choices for speakers and headphones and design is endless so we can model our furniture and electronics setup however we like, and that’s great. These are just a few ideas I have. Right now my home is more ‘retro’ styled than modern but that may change in the future.

Tags Bang and Olufsen, Bowers and Wilkins, electronics, Harmon Kardon, headphones, jbl, modern, panasonic, porsche design, retro, sony, speakers

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What are some of the most incredible technologies that became lost in time?

Post author By Tong Zou
Post date July 31, 2018
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Palm Pilots / PDAs – before smartphones, people carried these around to take notes and keep track of appointments

iPod Classic. When I first saw these I was amazed that such a small device could fit so many songs – and the clickwheel was magic – it moves the navigation when you move your thumb around it how amazing is that!

VCRs. Back in the day you could put in a blank tape, and whatever you are watching on your TV be it your favorite movie or TV show, can be recorded onto your very own VHS tape. You can even schedule it to do that when you are at work or school. That’s amazing isn’t it? I don’t think DVDs or Blurays have that capability these days – at least not standard in those players

Sony Walkman.. before the Walkman came out, people listened to music at home through LPs and a record player. They could not carry that with them when they were outside. The Walkman changed music listening habits forever

Car Phones. Before cellphones, how else could you contact someone while you were driving?

Typewriters. Before computers, this is what people used to submit their homework.

Film Cameras. Before digital cameras, you had to take your film to a dark room to be developed. You had no way of previewing the image like you do now.

Portable DVD players. Replaced by iPads now.

Portable electronic dictionary. Replaced by smarphones now

Portable GPS. Also replaced by smartphones

Ball mice

CRT monitors

Pagers – used to be all the rage in the 1990s

8 track tape – ask your father

The venerable floppy disk which has now just become the save icon on your menu bar

Record player.. this is not entirely obsolete but lets just say its now a *niche* item

Payphones.. replaced by cellphones now

Slide Ruler – replaced by calculators

Instant Messengers – replaced by mobile messengers now

all these technologies will be lost in time… like tears in the rain

Tags 1990s, computers, obsolete, pc, pdas, retro, smartphones, Tech, technology

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Discovering retro games

I’ve been on a nostalgia trip these days. I guess its because most of my friends have left, I’ve lost a lot of my money and broke up with my gf, and am now on medications and am pining for the past.

So I watched a lot of old flicks but not only that but these days I also been playing a lot of old games. Like NES games. I grew up in the age of SNES and N64 so NES games always felt too ‘old’ for me and was before my time but I tried playing some of the old school RPGs and it actually felt pretty good.

A lot of older games were actually *really* difficult and there was no internet or walkthroughs back then I can only imagine how much time it would have required to beat these games. Ghost and Goblins, Super C and Megaman 2 some of the hardest games I’ve ever played.

Here’s some of the old school RPGs I’ve enjoyed playing these days, check them out!:

Ultima IV: Quest for the Avatar