25 Analogue Gifts for Luddites

Digital Relief Makes for Marvelous Vintage Presents

— December 12, 2010 — Special
Analogue gifts are for the old-school person in your life. You know, the one who refuses to make a Twitter account and barely ever goes on Facebook?

This anti-digital grump will surely appreciate these technology-free analogue gifts. From wooden calculators to Twitter Post-Its, your old-school buddy will be bursting with joy.

Implications - Social media addiction is becoming a widely recognized disease that ironically hinders consumers' social skills while still enabling them to communicate on a world-wide level. The backlash has resulted in extremely old-fashioned products that are refreshingly simple, yet still entertaining. This development is responsible for the wave of retro-revival products that have hit various markets from technology to fashion, making old-school technology a romantic novelty to be enjoyed for humor.
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Social Media Stickies
Social Media Stickies
Update Messages the Old School Way with Vintage Twitter Post-It Notes
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Academic Throwback Cases
Academic Throwback Cases
The Kalomix iBlackBoard Takes You Back to Elementary School
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Antique-Inspired Calculators
Antique-Inspired Calculators
Aaron Addign Machines Recreates Calculators from the Past
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Analog Clock Accessories
Analog Clock Accessories
Flip Clock Number Necklaces Are Cute and Retro
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Social Media Memoirs
Social Media Memoirs
The Facebook Book by Perfect Fools Preserves Your Online Persona
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20
Ink Bottle Lighting
Ink Bottle Lighting
The Write? Light! Provides Soft Illumination to Jot Down Secrets
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Hand-Drawn Billboards
Hand-Drawn Billboards
The Leo Burnett Chevrolet Campaign Creates its Own Advertisements
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Shadowy Time-Tellers
Shadowy Time-Tellers
The Bulbdial Clock is a Modern Day Sun Dial
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Laboratory Lighting
Laboratory Lighting
Create an Easy Experiment With the Beaker Table Lamp
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Digimemo A402
Digimemo A402
Digitally Captures Your Writing to a Flash Card
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Illusory Adhesives
Illusory Adhesives
Hinge Packing Tape Creates Optical Illusion of Age
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Astonishing Analogue Amplifiers
Astonishing Analogue Amplifiers
The Bone Collection iPhone Speaker is Electricity-Free
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13
Digitally-Inspired Papers
Digitally-Inspired Papers
The BrigadaCreativa Icon Notebook is a Geeky Computerized Page-Turner
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12
Junktastic Record Players
Junktastic Record Players
Simon Jansen's Steampunk Record Player is Made of Upcycled Garbage
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Old School Weather Monitors
Old School Weather Monitors
Sputnik Barometer Weather Station with Steampunk Look
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10
Old-Fashioned Fans
Old-Fashioned Fans
The Fargo Makes Brass Looks of the 1920s Cool Again
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Steampunk Goggles
Steampunk Goggles
Mac McGowan Designs Victorianesque Eyewear
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Rotary Dial iPhones
Rotary Dial iPhones
iDial
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Steampunk iPods
Steampunk iPods
The First-Gen 'Eye Pod' is Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Miniature Classics
Miniature Classics
Minox Digital Cameras
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Analogue Culinary Contraptions
Analogue Culinary Contraptions
The 'R2B2' Kitchen Machine Beats and Brews on Manpower
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Analogue Alcohol Poppers
Analogue Alcohol Poppers
The Nail Bottle Opener is Perfect for Minimalist Drinkers
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Custom Facebook Books
Custom Facebook Books
The EgoBook Allows you to Reminisce Over Status Updates
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Antique Weapon Fireplaces
Antique Weapon Fireplaces
Mati Karmin Turns Old Estonian Mines into Furniture
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Transformer ePaper Watches
Transformer ePaper Watches
Luxury 'Tima' Displays Both Digital and Analogue Time
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