Windows 11 gets retro with Vista boot noise bug
If you’ve heard sounds from 20 years ago coming out of your PC when it starts up, it’s not haunted. Well, probably not. (I’m not in front of your computer and I’m not Egon Spengler,…
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MSI’s new RTX cards go retro with cooler designs
Considering how often I’ve had to write about tariffs in the last few months, it’s no surprise that there’s a wave of lovingly retro hardware coming out of Computex 2025. Like SilverStone, MSI is hopping…
I want this retro keyboard inspired by Apple TV’s ‘Severance’
Mechanical keyboard nuts generally love old vintage keyboard designs—and so does Severance, Apple TV’s smash-hit, high-concept sci-fi series set in a dystopian office. Atomic Keyboard decided to combine these inspirations when it made the MDR…
This retro Mac-like transparent 65W charger with a retractable cable is down to $36
Macworld We just found the coolest USB-C charger for your gear and while it may not come from Apple, it sure fits the company’s retro vibe of white and see-through plastic. The Sharge 65W charger…
Televes Innova Boss Mix review: Good TV reception, retro vibe
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good reception of local channels Built-in signal amplifier Cool retro vibe thanks to rabbit ears Cons Needs to be placed near a window for best performance Integrated amplifier must…
Nostalgia? Pfft. These 7 retro PCs are still doing serious work today
There are things in this world that you simply wouldn’t expect, like an aircraft carrier with Windows XP, a nuclear weapon control system on floppy discs, or a Commodore 64 as a cash register system…
This retro monitor looks like it fell off the OG Enterprise
Back in the 90s, my sister and I shared a hand-me-down RCA TV. It was color, but it had ye olde UHF and VHF dials, no remote, wood paneling, and I hooked up my Sega…
Intrepid DIY project turns the new Mac mini into a retro Power Mac M4 Cube
The M4 Mac mini might have earned plaudits for its pleasingly petite redesign, but one owner has decided to reverse that decision and set the machine up in a large clear case in the style…
Dell G15 review: A ‘retro’ laptop that’s all about performance
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Strong multicore CPU performance Excellent game performance for the price Attractive motion performance with 360Hz panel Lots of USB-A connectivity Cons Thick and heavy Short battery life Mediocre keyboard…
SilverStone’s new retro PC case is beige with faux floppy drives
If you’ve built or bought a desktop PC lately, you might’ve noticed that they tend towards two looks. They’re either RGB disco balls that fell out of an alien space ship (an alien ware, if…