PT-01USB Portable Vinyl-Archiving Turntable
(Info at numark.com)
Numark’s portable turntable converts albums into WAV or MP3 so you can really enjoy vinyl goodness on the go. The PT-01USB connects to a Mac or PC and uses built-in software to make the magic happen. It also comes with Audacity software so you can buff out the clicks and hisses that make album music so charming. You can even connect a tape deck and turn cassette tunes into digital tunes, too.

USB Telephone 4-Port Hub
($15 at gadget4all.com)
This rotary relic lets you dial into four USB ports, the better to call up data. OK, enough with the puns. The hub cleverly hides the USB slots behind the numbers and works only with Windows. What a ringing endorsement. Sorry.

Nomad Traveler Speaker
($72 at urbanoutfitters.com)
Audio never looked so old yet sounded so, well, old but in a new way. The Nomad Portable Speaker connects to iPods and other MP3 players, laptops and even turntables for added retro kitsch, with a wood cabinet design, clunky knobs and dial-tuner display that take you and your tunes back to the 1930s, when the economy really sucked. Yep, the more things change .....

USB Tape Hub
(About $24.16 at iwantoneofthose.com)
Here’s a data mix you can dig — a replica cassette tape with four USB slots. Stick an MP3 player in it and enjoy the irony.

René A. Guzman | 210SA contributor