In the Press
In January 2022 our VHS-inspired sneakers were picked up by Boing Boing in the US and by Gizmodo Japan, and the Gizmodo story then ran on three Japanese news portals. This page lists every piece we know of, with a link wherever the original is still online.
News coverage
Boing Boing
A short post on our VHS-inspired sneakers that points readers to the 1988 VHS Retrowave model.
Published on boingboing.net
Gizmodo Japan
A Japanese write-up on our sneakers designed after classic videotape packaging such as the T-120 and E-180.
“It has come full circle and feels like a fresh design.”
Translated from the Japanese: 一周回って斬新なデザインです。
The Gizmodo Japan story on Japanese portals
These portals republished the Gizmodo Japan article. It is one story, shown here with each place it ran.
livedoor NEWS
Ran the Gizmodo Japan story under its own headline.
The original page has been taken down. View the archived copy (Wayback Machine) ↗
BIGLOBE News
Carried the Gizmodo Japan story in its IT news section.
The page is no longer online.
au Web Portal
Carried the Gizmodo Japan story on its news portal.
The page is no longer online.
Features and lists
Contributed reviews are first-person pieces by outside writers, not newsroom coverage.
TechBullion
A first-person shopping review of our T-120 VHS sneakers, from ordering to delivery.
Vents Magazine
A first-person review that asks whether Newretro.Net can be trusted, written after months of wear.
FeedSpot
Lists the Newretro.Net blog at No. 6 in its 16 Best Synthwave Blogs to Follow in 2026.
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