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Vintage Geek
1 Marilyn Monroe's Typewriter
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2 22 Pop = Typewriter That Sends E-mail
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3 Urban Outfitters Ups the Retro Ante, I'm All In
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4 Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Atonement's Typewriter
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5 A Vintage and Modern Mashup From GoingLikeSixty
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6 Vintage Geek: Get Your Own Vintage Typewriter
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7 Author Cormac McCarthy's Typewriter on the Auction Block
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8 Happy Manual Typewriter Day!
Urban Outfitters
9 Urban Outfitters Gets In on the Vintage Typewriter Trend
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10 Daily Tech: Douglas Adams' Original Typewriter Goes on Sale
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11 Is This USB iPad Typewriter For Sale or Just a Concept?
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12 Vintage Geek: A Study in Home Decor
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13 Geek Art: Colorful Prints Bring Back Typewriter Chic
Laptop Bags
14 Typewriters and Laptops, Living Together in One World
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15 Manual Typewriter: Love It or Leave It?
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16 Guess the Tech Talker
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17 Pretty In Pink Vintage Typewriter Is the Real Deal
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18 The Charm Bracelet a Vintage Geek Could Love
AMC's Mad Men won the outstanding drama series award at last night's Emmy's, and we couldn't agree more. While the show is packed with drama, it's had its retro gadget moments as well. Check out some of our favorite tech from Mad Men over the years. Photos courtesy of AMC Read more
I just watched the new trailer for the Allen Ginsberg biopic Howl on Buzz, and I'm really looking forward to seeing it. The performances look fantastic, and the script seems engaging. Seeing James Franco writing poems at his typewriter reminded me of how much I used to love playing around with my parents' old IBM Selectric. As frustrating as it was to start from scratch when I needed to edit my Read more
Love your iPad but still nostalgic for the clack-clack-clack of classic typewriter keys? Check out the USB Typewriter, an actual typewriter that is transformed into a keyboard for your iPad. By adding a USB connection and using Apple's camera connection kit, you can use a vintage typewriter to type directly onto your iPad. Awesome vintage geek concept, but is it actually for sale? Take the Quiz Read more
Lately, Urban Outfitters has been killing it with their vintage geek offerings. From record players to Polaroid-inspired goodies, the retail chain's geeky offerings are usually a delight! (I am getting a little tired of the novelty camera trend, though.) Of course, I'm loving their latest vintage-inspired product, the Olivetti Manual Typewriter ($140), an old-school typewriter that types Read more
I was totally stunned into disbelief when I saw this photo of GoingLikeSixty's typewriter and monitor combo. Could she have really rigged the old Royal to type on her computer screen? Well, no, but it was a cool pic (and dream) anyway! My old record player gets a pretty good workout now that vinyl is back in style, but what about you — do you have some amazing geeky vintage goods you can't Read more
Again, I will profess my love for vintage typewriters. They're such a lovely mix of beautiful typeface, simplicity, and vintage geek. Now, a very famous typewriter is going on the auction block. The machine belongs to Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road (which was recently made into a movie) and No Country For Old Men. He purchased it from a Knoxville, TN pawnshop in 1963. After finding a Read more
I'm the kind of girl that can appreciate the early days of technology and rock a vinyl record player next to a high-quality sound system. Urban Outfitters isn't the first place you'd think to get your tech fix, but it has been raising the bar when it comes to offering up retro gadgets like record players and old-school typewriters. Two of my favorites, natch. Check out a few of Urban Outfitters' Read more
Remember when I told you how typewriter-motif laptop accessories were all the rage? Hate to say it, but I love to be right, and here's Thomas Paul's new Luddite Laptop Sleeve ($50). I love the name — Luddite, for those who don't know, means a less than tech-savvy person, in a nutshell. Not that Thomas Paul is: he created one of the cutest note pad/mouse pads ever. Read more
Since this isn't the first typewriter-printed laptop bag I've seen (that honor goes to this red one), I have to note the delicious irony that's having a moment. The irony, of course, is that of depicting an old-school typewriter on a vessel that transports a new-school computer. Yes, it seems that you can have it both ways: retro and modern. This Typewriter Print Laptop Sleeve ($35) from the MoMA Read more
In all honesty, I've never really been a charm-bracelet girl. Even if I had been, I think I've outgrown the years I would have been enthusiastic about collecting the charms, and now I usually see bracelets that reflect a cell phone obsession I'm not comfortable with. But this Typewriter Charm Bracelet — made of various keys from vintage typewriters — is too cool, and even for me, age Read more
