Arcade machine for the desktop
This is a charming little gadget for those of you who like games in general and retro in particular. Or for those who just like to collect cool gaming stuff. The Sega Astro City Mini is exactly what it sounds like: a tiny arcade machine. It has a built-in screen, up-to-date controls and it’s possible to save the games, so you don’t have to start over every time you want to play.
Sega Astro City Arcade
Taken: SEK 1,410 at Amazon
Tradition and new technology in one
NAD has just celebrated its 50th anniversary with a modernized version of the classic 3030 hi-fi amplifier, now called the C 3050 LE and produced in only 1972 copies. You get 2 x 100 watt output (speakers not included), the typical VU meters and walnut casing, and can connect vinyl players, tv via hdmi as well as digital music machines.
The amplifier has built-in support for all kinds of streaming, 24-bit HD sound and the Bluesound multiroom system via compatible speakers from Dali and PSB.
NAD C 3050 LE
Taken: SEK 25,000 at Hifi Klubben
The DJ’s best friend turns 50
The most future-proof sound source is actually the analog vinyl record, which made its rightful comeback on a broad front in the last decade. Of all the turntables, the Technics SL-1200, which is also celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the most well-known and used by club DJs from then to now.
The anniversary model is available in seven colors and all have gold tonearms. Direct drive means that the disc starts right away and you don’t have belts that come off, the speed can be fine-tuned and you can scratch and play records backwards.
Technics SL-1200M7L
Taken: SEK 12,284 at Amazon
Classic games in a small format
The Super Nintendo was incredibly popular when it launched. And don’t be surprised, there were any number of good games. The Snes Mini Console ships with two controllers and a whole lot of built-in games, such as Super Mario Kart, Star Fox and Donkey Kong Country.
Snes Mini Console
Taken: SEK 1,896 at Amazon
Versatile microphone for the podcaster
Do you want to feel like Jack Killian in the TV series A Voice in the Night or play as cool as Donald Fagen on the album cover of The Nightfly? AKG Lyra is design-wise inspired by the ten times more expensive large-diaphragm microphone AKG C414, but does not need a preamplifier, but is connected via USB directly to a computer, tablet or phone.
With easy-to-reach controls, set gain and select recording profile, depending on whether you’re recording yourself, guests or a full acoustic jam session.
AKG Lyra
Approximate price: SEK 1,500
www.akg.com/lyra
Headphones from the Cold War
Today, Koss is best known for the practical lightweight Porta Pro headphones – which sound significantly better – but here we are talking about heavy history. Reinvented from 1970 in studios from Los Angeles to Berlin, the Koss Pro4AA can handle very loud volumes and shut out the outside world with its air-filled ear cushions.
They have a solid, tight-fitting construction in steel and plastic and an old-fashioned curling cord with a 6.3 millimeter plug. Is therefore not for telephone use, but requires its own amplifier.
Koss Pro4AA
Taken: SEK 1,722 at Amazon
www.koss.com
Amiga emulator with 25 games
If the Commodore 64 defined the early 1980s, the sequel, the Amiga 500, offered incredible experiences for its time. The A500 Mini has some toy character but emulates the original, as well as the Amiga 600 and 1200, with 25 built-in games such as Another World, Battle Chess, Cadaver and Worms.
The graphics simulate a thick TV image in 720p and are connected via hdmi, and usb is available to connect a keyboard in addition to the included mouse and a gamepad. Own (legally owned) games can also be loaded via USB.
The A500 Mini
Taken: SEK 1,230 at Amazon
Turn over and go back to sleep!
More late 80s retro with the Flip Premium alarm clock from Lexon Design, which you just turn to turn off (or turn on).
Snooze, activate or dim the screen via touch, so you are not disturbed at night.
If you don’t trust your mobile phone’s alarm, here you get three months of battery life between charges, in a flexible, easily portable format of just over ten centimeters. Available in ten colors from purple and orange to gold, silver and black.
Lexon Design Flip Premium
Taken: SEK 560 at Amazon
Best camera under the monthly salary
The fine old camera brand Olympus lives on through the company OM System. The PEN E-P7 lands between the compact and system cameras, with around twenty interchangeable M.Zuiko lenses to choose from.
The stylishly traditional design houses a 20 megapixel sensor, nimble image processor with improved autofocus for portraits and 4k video with five-axis image stabilization, foldable touchscreen, wireless connections and the OI.Share mobile app.
Olympus PEN E-P7
Taken: SEK 10,993 at Amazon
