Wednesday, January 15

Tag: retro styling

PS Placeable: The charming mod that turns a PlayStation Portable into a console

PS Placeable: The charming mod that turns a PlayStation Portable into a console

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When Sony introduced the PlayStation Portable nearly precisely 20 years earlier, the worth proposal was right there in the name: a PlayStation, however portable. Now modders have actually turned that, presenting a PSP that can be played on a TELEVISION, console-style, and they've called it the PS Placeable. It's a non-destructive mod to PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 systems that enables you to play PSP video games on the television off the initial UMD physical media format, with a cordless controller like the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4-- all covered in a mini, PlayStation 2-like enclosure. Let's be frank: One of the primary factors this thing gets unique attention here is that its appearance is both smart and, well, sort of lovable. The miniaturization of the retro styling of the PlayStation 2 is...
Forget the Pentax 17, the upcoming Rollei 35AF is the movie video camera I’m most thrilled about in 2024– here’s why

Forget the Pentax 17, the upcoming Rollei 35AF is the movie video camera I’m most thrilled about in 2024– here’s why

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(Image credit: Mint) Mint's reimagining of the traditional Rollei 35 from the 1960's emerged at the turn of the year, and it appears like the task has actually made substantial headway over the following months.We now have actually detailed Rollei 35AF item pictures (see listed below) plus sample images taken by the brand-new timeless snapper that have more whetted the hunger for what might be among the very best movie video cameras launched this year.According to its makers-- analog photography minnows Mint-- the upcoming Rollei 35AF is due for a 2024 release, with production underway and preorders beginning on September 10. I for one can't wait-- though like lots of others on the waitlist on the devoted Rollei 35AF site I'll need to be client as orders are satisfied.This might...