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Posts tagged “steampunk”

German Steampunk Keyboard: Adding a Gothic Touch

Steampunk mods are turning up all over the place. A lot of modified PCs, cell phones and other items are turning up, mostly made by DIY enthusiasts. After having seen Jake von Slatt's steampunk keyboa...

Hot Posts 11.09.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

What an amazing week! We chose change in this year's election and are now counting the days to Barack Obama's confirmation into the White House. While the media debates what kind of dog the first fam...

DIY Project: Make Your Own Great Steampunk Keyboard

Steampunk keyboards are popping up everywhere. The only trouble is that they are pretty darn expensive. If you take a look at the latest one that we featured here at Unplggd, you won't be happy to fin...

Datamancer's Incredible Ergonomic Steampunk Keyboard

Steampunk has become all of the rage recently. A lot of modified PCs, cell phones and other items are turning up, mostly made by DIY enthusiasts. Datamancer has gone a step further. In an effort to ma...

Plantbot Looks Steampunk, Acts Creepy

We recently picked up some of those $1.99 bamboo stalks at Ikea. The reason for the impromptu purchase was the possibility of finding a solution to an ever-lasting problem: We want plants in the house...

Retro Clock Radio iPod Dock

We can see why some would claim Apple is becoming a monopoly. All of you must have iPods and iPhones because we see tons of iPod Docks everyday. We see some with four charging slots. We also see tons ...

The Steampunk... Office?

You know how when a trend gets tired you can start to pinpoint exactly where it went wrong? Well, we'd like to declare Steampunk dead right here, but we're pretty sure this won't be the end. This ste...

Steampunk Cell Phone Takes Tech Backwards

We love the creativity and innovation (retro-vation?) that comes from Steampunk modifications to modern technology. Some great ideas come from taking a completely new gadget and making it something th...

Old World Nixie Tube Clock: A Unique Timepiece

It's hard to tell if this clock is steampunk, but using Nixie tubes sure makes it look retro. One thing's for sure, it's one of the most unique timepieces that we've seen. This clock combines Nixie tu...

Roundup: Top Ten Steampunk Hacks

Recently the New York Times wrote about the popularization of Steampunk culture. With that we thought it was about time to roundup the ten coolest Steampunk hacks we've seen... ...

Look! Steampunk USB Drive

Steampunk couture is prime for a comeback. First there was the Steampunkified desktop computer so naturally someone's designed a Steampunk USB drive... ...

Steampunk Modified Mac Mini

Dave Veloz converted a Mac mini into this amazing steampunk'd version as wedding present for his bride-to-be. Some close-up details of the retro-tastic conversion under the jump......