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AT-AT Boombox

By remote | Published: February 24, 2009
Well. I’m not big a fan of Star Wars, and would never buy this, yet it sure would have saved all the old b-boys from getting sore shoulders. It would be great if it actually nodded it’s ‘head’ and walked to the beat. via gizmodo (thanks B!)
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Watch that cassette watch . . .

By remote | Published: February 5, 2009
ASOS Cassette Face Watch I kinda dislike posting on things that I find on competitor’s sites (arrgrh! Designboom!) Well anyway, it looks cool, yet the concept seems a little forced . . . you know, whack a graphic of a cassette over a couple of dials and all of a sudden, hey! Cassette watch! But!! Look, it’s still [...]
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Cassettes on the wall

By remote | Published: December 18, 2008
Came across these images on flickr. Well, if you see some roughly painted rectangles on the wall, I’d say the best thing to do is turn them into rough drawings of cassette tapes. Hey, I’ve got a backlog of posts I’ve gotta get through, but I’ve been so busy with work . . . more soon. Also, [...]
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Cassette controlled robot

By remote | Published: November 13, 2008
And you thought it was all cassette collections and old boom boxes . . . Look! It’s pouring a glass of wine! Must have been a James Taylor tape. You should see what it does what it does with a 2 Live Crew cassingle . . . Hey, this is from www.theoldrobots.com which is a great site. Those [...]
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Crocheted cassette tape ipod mini cozy

By remote | Published: November 11, 2008
This I like. From www.craftster.org I like that they have used the actual spools as a practical feature. I like that they have used both Queen and Boyz II Men cassette tapes to make this. Nice work.
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Acrylick – Mixtape Tee

By remote | Published: October 14, 2008
Acrylick – Mixtape Tee From their site . . . “Even though the whole world is going digital. We know that there are still a few individuals out there that still have respect for past, since the past builds the future. It wasn’t too long ago that everything in the world was once analog. We are not [...]
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Knitted Boombox

By remote | Published: September 19, 2008
Nicole Gastonguay Nicole’s Flickr via Monster Munch via ffffound . . .
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Cassette Rainbow

By remote | Published: September 17, 2008
“Cassette Rainbow by The Bottomless Paddling Pool.” Great photo ffffound in The Bottomless Paddling Pool’s Flickr photo pool . . .
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“…straight from the muthaf#%kn cassette!”

By remote | Published: September 11, 2008
Not the newest news, but then nothing on this blog ever is . . . The latest release of J Dilla’s Ruff Draft is on cassette! ( “. . . let’s take it baaaaaaack . . . “) Anyway, watch this: On the one hand, this is simply a novelty or collectible, but on the other hand it’s [...]
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Owerko’s Boombox Project

By remote | Published: September 8, 2008
Photographer Lyle Owerko’s Boombox project: www.owerko.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&a=4&p=0&at=0 There’s a collection of image of various types of Boomboxes. “BOOM boxes”, funny name, when you think about it. “Ghetto Blaster” is probably stranger. Blasting the ghetto . . . ? Anyway, he’s got some fame from this project . . . He’s collaborated with Gelaskins to create a series of skins for your Macbook, [...]
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