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These vintage stereos are gutted and upgraded with Bluetooth innards

Retro tech gets injected with wireless streaming powers

Esat Dedezade

UK-based Newman Radios has taken it upon itself to breathe new life into old vintage radios by upgrading their insides with Bluetooth tech.

While the original circuit board is tampered with to accommodate the Bluetooth receiver, the original speakers and buttons are untouched.

One quick bit of surgery is all it takes, and you’ll be hard pressed to notice a difference once it’s all put back together.

Old School Cool

These vintage radios are gutted and upgraded with shiny new Bluetooth innards

There are currently three models available from Newman Radios’ Etsy store – a vintage Decca Radio, and two Roberts Radios.

We’re personally holding out for another ghetto blaster though. It’ll complement our breakdancing far better, we think you’ll agree.

[Etsy via designboom]

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Esat has been a gadget fan ever since his tiny four-year-old brain was captivated by a sound-activated dancing sunflower. From there it was a natural progression to a Sega Mega Drive, a brief obsession with hedgehogs, and a love for all things tech. After 7 years as a writer and deputy editor for Stuff, Esat ventured out into the corporate world, spending three years as Editor of Microsoft's European News Centre. Now a freelance writer, his appetite for shiny gadgets has no bounds. Oh, and like all good human beings, he's very fond of cats.