Widely regarded as THE boombox/ghettoblaster.

Kind of obvious which movie inspired this ad.

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!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_700

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

Source of photos: https://luxuryradios.com/nordmende-spectra-futura-it/

Manufacturer's website: https://www.nordmende.eu/the-brand/iconic-products/spectra-futura/

Yes, it's real - http://retropc.net/ohishi/museum/ratecaputer.htm

If you just want to see the end product, skip to 26:34

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Source: IMG_1256 | David Schleinkofer | Flickr

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

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::: spoiler Original image :::

Source: Spectravideo Documents

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

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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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Source: Kennor Computing products and technician, 38 McCoy Street, Myaree, 6 April 1984. - State Library of Western Australia

More Kennor products: Encore -- Kennor Computing products and technician, 38 McCoy Street, Myaree, 6 April 1984.

Via vidibit Tumblr - Kennor Computing products and technician

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Source (archived): DoubleYou Digital

::: spoiler Another picture :::

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

::: spoiler 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 @[email protected] comment.

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Hi-res image from: Paul Alexander art for Schneider Co. advertisements (1998) : RetroFuturism

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Source: 010210 - radiophone commercial by 600v

*sketchup

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

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

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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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