Quickies: Game playing toasters, digital turntables and wooden synths
By James Grahame
The Nintoaster is an NES crammed into a toaster. Its claim to fame: the games go where the toast once went. Three out of five for originality, although the NES modding scene is rapidly degenerating into the kind of awkward craft party where people drunkenly glue sequins and googly eyes onto everything in sight... [via BB Gadgets]
Our friends at ION are toying with the fabric of the space-time-vinyl continuum again. The ION LP 2 Flash turntable records vinyl onto USB drives and SD cards. The £130 price tag will be a turnoff for many, especially when you can buy decent regular turntables for much less. [via Engadget]
I'm a sucker for analog synths, especially when they're tiny and encased in wood. This insanely expensive Wiard analog modular system is up for auction on eBay. "[It] was designed by Grant Richter to specifically supply a lifetime of endless sonic exploration in a self contained unit with a small footprint. The entire modular with cover attached measures a mere 12 x 13 x 14 inches. The unfathomably deep architecture of the modules in this system, coupled with the very portable build of the system, place it in the ranks of legendary portable systems like the EMS Sythi and the Buchla Music box." [via Matrixsynth]
