# A 3D-printed Videosphere homage that's a computer monitor

Retro Lab's Time Planet swaps JVC's 1970 black-and-white CRT for a 9.6-inch panel in a 3D-printed sphere, with a mechanical flip clock in the base.

- Category: Inspiration (product)
- Made by: [Retro Lab](https://iretrolab.com/products/iretrolab-the-time-planet?variant=55055335948579) on iretrolab.com
- Original: https://iretrolab.com/products/iretrolab-the-time-planet?variant=55055335948579
- On Afterware: https://afterware.xyz/p/a-3d-printed-videosphere-homage-that-s-a-computer-monitor

## Can I build this?

- Parts: 9.6in iPad panel (Samsung or LG), Mechanical flip clock, AA battery

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## Story

JVC's Videosphere was a 1970 CRT TV that sat in a hemispherical dish and could hang from a chain off the ceiling. It stayed in production into the early 1980s, and museums including MoMA and the V&A now hold examples.

Retro Lab's Time Planet keeps that silhouette but turns it into a computer monitor. The company says the 9.6-inch screens are Samsung or LG panels pulled from iPads. The base holds a mechanical flip clock powered by a single AA battery. It comes in orange, yellow or white for $659.99.

The company doesn't list its location, and the source calls buying from it a roll of the dice. If you want a sphere-shaped display on your desk, this is the one being sold right now.

## Resources

- [Time Planet product page](https://iretrolab.com/products/iretrolab-the-time-planet?variant=55055335948579)

Tags: videosphere, 3d-printed, monitor, flip clock, retro design

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