Away Message

May 22: The Oregon Trail on a Mac OS 8.1 emulator, a new disc format, the Akira and Canon crossover and more

Experience Mac OS as it existed in the 90s on this nostalgic OS 8.1 emulator. We highly recommend playing The Oregon Trail (found in the games folder). Polar...

May 15: Irresistible kitchsy twee style, fruit sticker art, the end of the iPod and more

A former Gap employee is on a quest to collect every in-store playlist from 1992 through 2006 — and you can listen to what he's found so far on his Spotify p...

May 8: Commercials from the late 90s and early 00s, the last Blockbuster and more

Discover some new-to-you tunes with Radioooo, a magical musical time machine. You'll find tracks from all around the world spanning the entire last century. ...

May 1: The Polaroid SX-70 turns 50, a browser version of KidPix, the Canon Camera Museum and more

Canon has a canonical (😎) account of every camera they've ever made over on their online Canon Camera Museum. We think this one was their peak design. The in...

Apr 24: The cassette aux adapter, a rare Commodore prototype, a new show from Cousin Greg and more

We're heading into Weekend 2 of Coachella — and whether you love or hate music festivals, you'll probably enjoy this Pavement performance from the first-ever...

Apr 17: The clear technology craze of the 90s, a Hollister playlist, the original Impossible Project website and more

Here's what the Impossible Project website looked like 10 years ago, courtesy of the Wayback Machine. To the surprise of no one, everything is sold out. Look...

Apr 11: An analog video camera for the digital age, Traumarama, Game Boy accessories and more

Designer Yuta Ikeya has created a remarkable analog video camera for shooting miniature movies. He says: "By using easily available film (C-41) instead of pr...

Apr 4: Polaroid sneakers, a peek inside a vinyl pressing plant and more

Calling all sneakerheads: The much-hyped Polaroid x Nike SB Dunk Low collab is dropping next month. These are probably gonna go quick, so be sure to mark you...

Mar 27: A worldwide mixtape exchange, Polaroid gear on the big screen, Q Chords and more

Film on film! Letterboxd user "loopdloop" is working on a comprehensive list of movies where Polaroid pictures are taken, shown or discussed. A few of our fa...

Mar 20: A guy has a video rental store in his basement, the original Space Jam website, our Tumblr and more

In honor of Women's History Month, we're listening to some of our favorite records from NPR's definitive list of The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women. Are ...

Mar 12: Wordle on your Game Boy, a GeoCities gif bot, an SX-70 Lego set and more

Awesome news: The LEGO Polaroid SX-70 we told you about in the very first edition of Away Message has reached its goal of 10,000 supporters! This means the p...

Mar 6: The Instagram grid archiving '90s red carpet style, iconic Herman Miller posters and more

The Walkman Archive is both a time capsule and a treasure trove. From its completely y2k website design to its thorough Walkmans in Movies guide, the site i...