Take retro cool on the road with this sweet vintage-style camper that serves as a family sleeper, food or event cart, complete with smooth curves and hidden surprises.

A thousand-found fiberglass shell contains a pop-top just like its classic counterpart but packs a lot more, too, in its streamlined body than the original.

Inside the ten-foot trailer, a convertible dinette set with a pair of opposing benches and center table folds up to reveal a bed in the cozy-but-spacious cabin.

A smaller variant is also coming to the market without the pop-top – the Dinky Dub features most of the same interior amenities, however.

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The original must-have gaming system is back on the market with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition. At a glance, it looks just like its predecessor, but clearly much smaller as it fits in the palm of your hand.

The device connects to your TV and comes with a controller also like the original, though it additional connects to the Wii. No cartridges needed for this bad boy, which comes prepacked with dozens of games.

Bonus round: game-specific passwords are not a problem and you can stop at any point along the way, picking up where you left off with ease. Meanwhile, the games are as follows – basically, all the classics:

Balloon Fight
Bubble Bobble
Castlevania
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Dr. Mario
Excitebike
Final Fantasy
Galaga
Ghosts’N Goblins
Gradius
Ice Climber
Kid Icarus
Kirby’s Adventure
Mario Bros.
Mega Man 2
Metroid
Ninja Gaiden
Pac-Man
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
StarTropics
Super C
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tecmo Bowl
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

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As distinctive as the Volkswagen Beetle, the Westfalia Camper is an icon of cross-country road trips – like the Bug, it has also been out of production for some time, at least until now.

Mentioned at the New York Auto Show, this new design follows a number of somewhat more bus-like releases by Volkswagen in recent years, but will be much more closely tied to the aesthetic of this vintage favorite. The iconic flat nose would be achieved in part by placing a small electric motor below the front seats of the vehicle.

Neusser told Autocar that the design of the original VW van was “so iconic” that any attempt at a new model would have to have three “very important” design cues: “First the wide, solid, D-Pillar, second the boxy design of the centre section and, thirdly, the front end must have a very short overhang. The distance from the A-pillar to the front end must be very short.”

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Paying tribute to vintage characteristics of old Macintosh desktop computers as well as contemporary streamlined Apple designs, this sleek combination features elements of iPhone, iPads and the Apple Air.

Developed by Curved Labs in Germany, the design features the best of all worlds: stylistic elements referencing classic computers but the complete touchscreen functionality and streamlined construction of newer models.

Iconic elements like the vintage floppy disk drive slot are reintroduced with twists, in this case: the opening becomes a port for portable flash drives.

Shown in gray, gold and silver and set face to face with the original sources of inspiration it is easy to see how the concept was derived but also where it departs from its predecessors.

The design is intended, in part, to be a statement about change over time, with an interested in preserving some kind of aesthetic integrity over generations of development.

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If there’s one thing you can always count on sci-fi movies for, it’s interesting cars. From the earliest days of science fiction, filmmakers have been coming up with amazing, unbelievable vehicles for their characters to drive around in. These are only a few of the most memorable sci-fi cars to grace the silver screen in recent years.

Converted from an old ambulance, the Ecto-1 was how the Ghostbusters team made their way to various supernatural emergencies in New York City. Although it required significant rebuilding in the movie before it was fit for serving the Ghostbusters’ needs, it turned out to be almost as popular with viewers as the brave team themselves. In the years since the first movie was released, the Ecto-1 has been the subject of countless geeky recreations.

The original 1975 Death Race 2000 was panned by critics as being campy, over-the-top and full of gratuitous violence and nudity. The critics were right, but the movie still turned into a cult classic. Could it have been because of the unforgettable cars? The above gator car, driven by David Carradine’s character, was just one of the unbelievable tricked-out race cars featured in the movie.

The black Pursuit Special from Mad Max was one of those unforgettable movie cars that almost seems like a character itself. The car started life as a limited edition of a 1973 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop and later made an appearance in Mad Max 2: Road Warrior.

Blade Runner is constantly referenced as one of the most-loved sci-fi movies of all time. The futuristic police Spinners soared above the rooftops of 2019 Los Angeles in Philip K. Dick’s tale of androids and pain. The Spinners were actually built on top of the chassis of Volkswagens.

Minority Report, another movie based on a Philip K. Dick story, featured a well-developed concept for a driverless future transportation system. The cars were provided by Lexus and were guided around on a mag-lev track, just like bullet trains. The system allowed police to take control of any vehicle and have it deliver the occupant directly to the police station – a high price to pay for being able to read the daily paper while “driving” to work.

In the dark and gritty 2263 world of The Fifth Element, cars have little use for streets anymore. They zoom around far above the surface, even zipping up the sides of buildings. Besides commuter cars, police cars and taxis, the movie features a very cool floating Chinese food stand.

Of course, no list of the coolest sci-fi movie vehicles would be complete without a mention of the DeLorean from the Back to the Future movies. With its gull wing doors and aftermarket Flux Capacitor, the DeLorean suddenly became the coolest car on Earth. Sadly, by the time the first movie came out the short-lived DeLorean Motor Company had already ceased to exist.

The Tumbler from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is a big departure from previous Batmobiles. It’s not a sleek, polished sports car, but rather a tough and sturdy tank-like vehicle. One of the coolest features, not seen until The Dark Knight, is the Batpod: a motorcycle formed from the front wheels of the Batmobile.

The APC (armored personal carrier) from Aliens looks a bit like the Tumbler, and it’s just as sturdy. The also-tank-like vehicles were inspired by the tough trucks used to haul airplanes to hangars, and they’re realistic enough to make us think that we might one day see monsters like this on the road…or at least in the military.

Okay, we’re cheating a little here because the light cycles from the original Tron aren’t exactly cars…but they are classic sci-fi vehicles from a truly unforgettable movie. We can’t wait to see the new versions when the sequel hits theaters.

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