RetroFuturenaut

To perspicuity... and beyond!

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Never ones to be left out of the video games race for long, Nintendo revealed its own Virtual Reality headset. They were quoted as saying, “Shut up. It’s still better than Oculus.”

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It seemed like such a good idea: s’mores on Mars! Too bad Harold grabbed the radioactive marshmallow by accident. Let this be a lesson, kids!

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I ::heart:: Isaac Asimov. And I can confirm: he is indeed renowned.

(btw mutton chops ftw)

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“Commuter Train 2000″ (1958)

Comes with your own partially inflated mylar balloon air bag which, in case you crap your pants because it’s the year TWO THOUSAND, can double as a skirt.

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Bring back chairs shaped like giant pills! 

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The more things change, the more coffee stays the same. Hello, retrofuture coffee.

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Man will conquer space SOON. And it’s up to these six old white guys in suits to figure out just who and what to bomb first. Good luck, gentlemen. We’re all counting on you. (Seriously, though, the guy on the right looks like he’s ready to strangle the photographer for interrupting their “conquering space” meeting.)

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Once upon a time, Zenith promised us that we we could fire lasers at our televisions whilst dancing beer glasses merrily cavorted with one another. I feel betrayed on so many levels. Especially during election season.

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In the future staplers will rule the rails!

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:heart:

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Frank R. Paul. Wonder Stories, May 1935.

So many questions! Is the ceiling a view screen or a window? Is the man in the green bubble wearing lipstick? What are the two gentlemen in the background talking about? It probably has something to do with facial hair, and how they’re jealous of the guy rockin’ the sweet white beard to the left.

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“Spider Space Station,” a 1977 concept drawing for NASA.

I think the boys at Cape Canaveral were playing too much golf. 

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Planes of the future (1931).

SO aerodynamic!

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“Hey good lookin'! We'll be back to pick you up later!”

Planet Blur, 1962

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Moon mining! That’s where the REAL money is, George!

Pierre Mion, National Geographic, 1976

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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted any Syd Mead, so in honor of Star Wars breaking all the records today, here you go. Syd Mead shot first, Lucas. Boom.

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This is how the alien overlords will lure us into their trap. Next, they’ll tell us that butt probes are for everybody.