A man bought and retrofitted an iconic 1950s TV set so it can play Netflix and YouTube. Kevin Martinez, 30, is an avid vintage technology enthusiast and had always wanted to own a Philco Predicta ...

At Netflix's most recent 'hack day' – an office day where the product development staff “get away from everyday work, to have fun, experiment, collaborate, and be creative” – four engineers decided to ...

It's always cool when big tech companies hold internal hackathons. Not only does it provide a great way for employees to have some outside-the-box fun, it can sometimes result in some rather ...

There’s nothing quite as retro-futuristic as the Philco Predicta television from the late 1950s. That bubbly, detached picture tube. The metal frame. It’s gorgeous. Unfortunately, the iconic TV set is ...

Once upon a time, long before Twitter or Xbox live, you could turn on a TV that looked a lot like this and watch spacemen valiantly defeat their enemies with rayguns and plutonium-powered rockets.

The Philco Predicta television is a 1950s design icon and one of the most easily recognizable television models in history, what with its detached picture tube and nearly flat screen. Unfortunately, ...

US designers SchultzeWORKS have designed a desktop PC inspired by television designs from the 1950s. The Philco PC also takes elements of its appearance from antique typewriters and "steampunk" ...

The iMac? That would be sent back in a heartbeat for this glorious homage to the 50s. https://gizmodo.com/did-my-imac-ship-broken-5424452 The Philco PC is pretty much ...

WASHINGTON — 2009 will be forever known as the year the rabbit ears died. When the country converts to digital television, that little black-and-white box in the kitchen will convert to a paperweight.

These funky sets, originally made in the late 50s and early 60s, were once called "The Titanic of TVs," but are wildly popular today. Once upon a plate of meatloaf, the TV warmed up while Dad sat in ...