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I don't know what it is about this 1950s Pink Royal Typewriter — maybe the fact that it's ridiculously adorable, 100 percent authentic, or because it actually works — but I'm lovin' every square inch of this antique machinery.

Because most of you can appreciate manual typewriters, you'll be happy to know that every button on this typewriter works — it even has touch control so you can adjust how hard you want to type on the keys. And I love the fact that it comes in the original tweed carrying case, so you really get the full vintage experience.

Unfortunately it's just as expensive as a new netbook with a price tag of $425, so for now I'm just going to stare and not spend.

Satisfy your love of vintage geek and typewriters without actually having to buy an old typewriter. Sure, they're gorgeous and romantic, but do you really have the space for one? I don't, but I don't have to give up on the dream if I get this Typewriter Laptop Bag ($55)!

Yup, you can combine your love for two eras of tech in one place and one product. Multitasking, that is.

Usually I'm in awe of vintage typewriters because they're beautiful and hearken to a romantic bygone era of written letters and carefully taking time to express what you're thinking. Now, however, I'm in hushed awe because of who the typewriter belonged to: This was Marilyn Monroe's.

Part of the collection of photos shot by Mark Anderson after her death, the typewriter is just one of the things she left behind that you can squint at, appraise, and see the essence of the woman they once belonged to. I wonder what she composed on that typewriter, and to whom. . .

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It doesn't really matter if that vintage typewriter you're eying still really works, or if the Polaroid camera you're scrambling to buy runs out of instant film, because they look beautiful, just being displayed.

Apartment Therapy's house tours are usually envy inducing, but it's mainly due to textiles and interiors; this time, San Francisco resident Philip Maisel showed off something to make any geek jealous: his vintage SLR and typewriter collections.

Maisel, who says he is inspired by nostalgia and loves "old things," doesn't just have these to show his vintage geekery; check out AT's slideshow of his place to see more vintage cameras and a mounted shelf filled with fancy camera lenses and a vintage video camera.

• Get Douglas Adams', the genius behind The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, very own and very old autographed Hermes Standard 8 typewriter for $25,000. — Gizmodo
• Rumors are swirling that Amazon is planning to release two new Amazon Kindle models by the holiday season. — CrunchGear
• Samsung has just unveiled two flagship camera models for Fall '08, which are ultracompact, chic, and offer neat media-friendly features. — Crave
• Betsey Johnson has added some bling bling cases to her Betseyville accessories line, which boast copper-toned studs and embroidery. — Chip Chick
• Parrot goes glam by introducing an Andrée Putman-designed digital photo frame that costs $449.99! — Engadget
• It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in for your chances to win a new iPhone 3G by Apple! — geeksugar

Exactly two hundred years ago today (can you believe it?), the first manual typewriter was invented by Italian entrepreneur Pellegrini Turri. It's fascinating how far the typewriter has evolved over the years — from the manual typewriter to electrical typewriter, and eventually word processors to now personal computers! Who were the ones delivering the goods? Popular typewriter manufactures included E. Remington and Sons, IBM, Imperial typewriters, Oliver Typewriter Company.

I swear it feels like this past year has been dedicated to the old school typewriter. Who can forget the important role the vintage typewriter had in the Oscar nominated movie Atonement? Or what about the geeky-fabulous and fully restored Royal typewriters I couldn't help but get excited about?! And last but not least, if you just can't part with your typewriter, but need to send e-mails like the rest of us, there's always the 22 Pop! Wishing everyone a happy manual typewriter day!

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Ever since I spotlighted Atonement's real star, I've been thinking about how amazing a vintage typewriter would look among my decor. I've always been in love with old typewriters and now as a gadget writer, I feel like it's a symbolic and romantic amalgamation of where I am now. So when I spied these gorgeous vintage and fully restored Royal typewriters on Three Potato Four's website, I almost drooled onto my very modern MacBook Pro.

Romance comes at a price, though — about $500. Yikes! Of course, they're beautiful (those colors!), fully functional, and come with their original hard carrying cases, so you wouldn't just have something to look at, you'd have an original vehicle on which to write some very special letters. I'm not sure what the cost would be to restore an eBay find and have it cleaned by a professional, but I can't imagine that'd be cheap either. For now, I'll settle for gazing at these beauties online.