[John] got his hands on a 3D printer, and did what any hacker with a new toy would, printed himself a Mutoscope. (A what?) A Mutoscope is an early flip-book based motion picture machine, and in this ...

One solution to the challenge of standing out in a sea of LED video walls and digital signage is to go completely in the other direction – analog. The problem, of course, is that updating old-school, ...

This modern incarnation of a vintage display technology is making its mark in myriad locations, including retro art installations. All I can say is that my chum Rick Curl has a lot to answer for, ...

The iconic split-flap board at 30th Street Station was removed this past weekend, but with any luck a new (and similarly noisy) board will take its place. While the novelty of the original, vintage ...

The Oat Foundry Split Flap Display in Motion. A Throwback to the Golden Age of Train Travel Adds to the Allure of Utopia of the Seas. The Split Flap's mechanical design, with motion and sound, brings ...

The What: Oat Foundry has released the Smart Split Flap Display, a retro-designed, nostalgia-inspired message board for retailers, restaurants, hotels, and more, that can be controlled and automated ...

Passengers and history buffs worried about the fate of the iconic split-flap schedule board at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station got a new reason to hope Monday. According to U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, ...

Standing in the Gare du Nord train station in Paris in 2012, Dorrian Porter was transfixed by a sign. The station’s arrivals and departures board—a classic split-flap analog sign that constantly turns ...

Vintage Broncos Picture Flap Display in Buford, Georgia. Building Cool Stuff: Oat Foundry's ethos revolves around crafting remarkable creations that push boundaries and serve a purpose. From ...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2023) - Ten years ago, a group of Philadelphia mechanical engineers set out on a mission to revolutionize the world of interactive installations, ...

According to the project’s GitHub repository, it looks as though each split-flap has thirteen unique positions. The first ten are for numerals 0 through 9, and the rest are either blank, or used to ...