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More of his stuff:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Mitsuki+Nakamura+art&udm=2

Nakamura worked as art director on a number of anime works and has likewise worked as a mechanical designer.[4]

He is one of the pioneering mecha designers in the Japanese anime industry and was the first to have his name included in the end credits.[3][5][a] His best-known works as a mecha designer include Mach Five from Speed Racer, God Phoenix from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and Time Mechabuton from Time Bokan.[3][6] Mach Five, in particular, is regarded as a masterpiece of the first Tatsunoko golden age for its outstanding design sense, and its design was so perfect that it was used almost unchanged in the 2008 live-action film Speed Racer by The Wachowskis, 40 years later.[3][7]

However, his speciality was not mecha design, but anime background art.[6] Background art plays a very important role in Japanese-style animation expression techniques. This has become increasingly the case in recent years, and Nakamura's art was one of the factors to move in this direction.[7] His representative works as an art director include Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.[8][9][10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuki_Nakamura

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Still major internet problems over here, so I need some help figuring out what the deal was here.

Little help..?

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/cassettefuturism@lemmy.world

If I understand correctly, the original Batmobile was in fact based on a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. Kind of wild, as the first Batman TV series launched 11yrs later!

Sorry for the lack of info / pics, but Spectrum basically crippled my internet on Monday, and I'm still trying to figure what the hell's going on.

In any case, here's more pics of this memorable automobile:
https://www.google.com/search?q=1962+Ford+Seattle-ite+XXI&udm=2

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/cassettefuturism@lemmy.world

This one comes from a certain "BadBeachBuggy" over at the Evil Empire, so why not liberate it? TBH, I'm barely familiar with the whole battlestation hobby and concept, but if it delivers like this...

And what the hey, I'll let you guess that bloke's location:

(right-click as needed)

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BODYwNzcyMjIxNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDEyNzU5MTE@._V1_.jpg

Yes, he's in Stirling, Scotland! Oh, and one more, for the road. Evidently this is all modern tech btw, just dressed up in ~50's style gear.


pic link

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Conion C-100F (lemmy.nz)

Widely regarded as THE boombox/ghettoblaster.

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Kind of obvious which movie inspired this ad.

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This piece is called "HobbyPop RoadShop" by Bruce McCall, from ~1957, from the book The Last Dream-o-Rama. Or so my research suggests. And of course, this post certainly doubles as a 'retro-futurism' posting, as well.

Another view:
https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Draft-5f307c0c16ab2__880.jpg

(unfortunately, that double-underscore ("__") in the URL seems incompatible with PF's image-insertion mode, or maybe I'm doing it wrong?)

Anyway, here's a fun mini-article going in to more detail:
https://paleofuture.com/blog/2007/11/26/cars-detroit-forgot-to-build-1950-1960.html

Drive safe out there!

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/cassettefuturism@lemmy.world

Saw this posted at the evil empire, and decided to liberate it, plus do some research. Here's my take:

This was actually pretty dang cool for the time, letting a person jam along to accompanying music (not unlike karaoke) using only some... D cells to power the whole unit, I believe. Or one could simply use the tape recorder to grab guitar recordings for later playback. So-- good for quick demos, testing things out, and transcribing stuff on the fly, all in a very portable, lightweight form.

CONS:

  • The built-in speaker certainly did sound like crapola.
  • The neck was professional-grade, along with (arguably) the electronics, but the main body was made of thin-ish plastic that didn't exactly inspire confidence in heavy / casual usage.

PROS:

  • This sucker had a fairly impressive range of all the core digital adjustments a pro would want, such as mixing levels, mixing volumes, basic effects (like whammy & overdrive), etc.
  • The player was NOT actually stuck with the cheap internal speaker. The EG-5 had 1/4" (amp!) and 1/8" inputs & outputs, as well as DC power input and a couple other thangs. (see lower-right in the shot below)

Here's a magazine review:
https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-plug-in-and-play-performance-of-the-casio-eg-5-cassette-guitar-was-pure-1980s-weirdness

And here's me laddie, checking it out crown-to-bum, playing it a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwL2nPMIcgw

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by infeeeee@lemmy.zip to c/cassettefuturism@lemmy.world
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If you just want to see the end product, skip to 26:34

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Source: IMG_1256 | David Schleinkofer | Flickr

Hi-res version (2309 × 2062)

I painted this for Science Digest Magazine for an article on space travel to Mars. 1980's

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Original image

Source: Spectravideo Documents

Main page: https://www.samdal.com/spectravideo.htm

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

I could not find the artist, not even on the PDF of the magazine:
Atari User Magazine Vol 3 Issue 08 by Paul Rixon - Issuu

Hi-res image from Zero Call - Battle of the Young - YouTube

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Source (archived): DoubleYou Digital

Another picture

 
Video: Buick Graphic Control Center In-Depth Look|Buick Electronic Control Center|CRT|Touchscreen - Neighborhood Car Reviews - YouTube

Some info from Wikipedia

Initially (1988–89), the Reatta featured a touchscreen computer interface, marketed as the Electronic Control Center (ECC), that included radio and climate control functions, date reminder, trip computer and user-configurable overspeed alarm, as well as diagnostic access to the vehicle's electronic systems and sensors. Later models were equipped with conventional push-button stereo and climate controls. The new system eliminated the trip computer functionality and the climate control buttons could access diagnostic information, replacing the diagnostic scanner capability formerly provided by the touchscreen.

Source Buick Reatta - Wikipedia:

 
Found via @jace525@lemmy.world comment.

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Source: 010210 - radiophone commercial by 600v

*sketchup

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Oficial page with more info: Project: Together - 1984 - Italdesign

Source of the image: Dasdritteauge - carinteriors: 1984 Italdesign Together concept

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Original post by @Crul@lemm.ee:

Source: Klaus 4096 Meister by prokhorvlg

From the linked post:
https://www.sunset-system.com/posts/klaus-meister

Interfacer robot designed by Klaus GmbH, a Coalition company based in West Germany.
// The 4096 Meister is the perfect example of a typical German robot - widely considered to be elegant and expertly crafted, but with a somewhat older and simpler user experience than their American-based competitors.

CAPTION // A Klaus 4096 Meister carries a Kaizen television set.

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