Author: modculture

Some time ago, we featured the Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0, a camera that mixed vintage-style top-down snapping with digital technology. If that wasn’t authentic enough, the Lomo Lubitel 166B could be for you.

This authentic vintage deadstock item (originally sold in Russia) packs that same style of top viewer, as well as a Triplet lens (for ‘distinctive’ colourful images), manual shutter and aperture controls and some nice vintage-style accessories, including a case and carry strap. You can also upgrade to a flash, authentic vintage film and a leather bag.

Limited numbers available (around 25), selling from just over £150.

Find out more at the Lomo website

I don’t think any home phone has been talked about quite so much as the Colombo Two. In fact, we’ve been talking about it since January this year. And after all the waiting, it’s finally being offered for sale – but only in Selfridges.

We don’t really know much more – the marketing team has gone very quiet on us (which isn’t a good sign), but the designer’s site does promise the phone will be in Selfridges this month. No price given though, but as the phone has now been adapted slightly (with an answerphone heading up a few improvements), we would expect the previously-mentioned £40 price tag to be well exceeded. And yes, we have checked the store’s online shop.

If you want to know more about the Joe Colombo-inspired space age phone (and its companion Colombo One), you can see more here.

Selfridges website

We have previously featured the iRiver Mickey Mouse M Player on the site, but usually with the line ‘…available in Japan now’. Well, that’s no longer the case, with the super-cute MP3 player now available in the UK and for less cash than we expected.

This is an officially licensed Disney product, using the head of Mickey Mouse to store 1GB of your music, as well as offering a rechargeable battery (for up to nine hours playback per charge), earphones, a keyring to attach to your bag and an interesting way of controlling the volume and track order – just twist Mickey’s ears.

Three colours to choose from initially – white, black and pink – all selling for £29.99.

Find out more at the Advanced MP3 Players website