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Posts tagged “steampunk”

Final Frame: The Steampunk Toilet

Introducing the Electro-Flush! Technically, TeslaPunk Urinal. Hand-made solid oak tank with battery powered flush pump, laser aiming assist (aim at the laser dot in the bowl at night), lights, antiq...

Build Your Own Ice Tube Clock Kit

Steampunk mixed in with a dash of Soviet era vacuum technology and DIY instructions, and what you've got is the Adafruit Industries Ice Tube Alarm Clock kit, a beautiful blue glowing timepiece with 0....

Frank Buchwald's Steampunk Machine Lights Series

Frank Buchwald's series of beautifully crafted lights look like they were lifted right off the set of a movie like Dark City or one of the Hellboy films. If visible filaments, coils and other industri...

Local Keyboard Modification Workshop
Willoughby & Baltic, Boston

ApartmentTherapy Boston readers lusting after custom Steampunk keyboards, such as Datamancer's Scrabble keyboard above, can take apart their own keyboard and make one with old typewriter parts, even ...

Ulysse Nardin's Smart Phone: Steampunk for the Rich

You know that Steampunk has hit the mainstream when a celebrated Swiss watchmaker is planning on creating a hybrid smart phone. From the press release and the information that is currently available o...

The Mechanical Offline Steampunk Blog

Whenever I complain about my frustrations with tech to my parents, they remind me that back in their day, they had to look up information in 28-volume encyclopedias and get up off the couch to change ...

Look! Steampunk Case Mod Putting a bit of Frankenstein in Your PC

Case mods are always fun. It puts a different spin on the normal looking desktop, that we all want to hide away underneath our desks. I've just recently realized that desktop computers are slowly beco...

Steampunk PC: One Mean Looking Machine

Steampunk mods are elaborate affairs. In order to make anything look steampunk, you'll need to invest a lot of time so that it looks good. What I really like about these mods is that they make PCs loo...

Ah, the Rare Spanish Steampunk Clock

Not that clocks work differently in other countries, but we think it's pretty cool to see that the steampunk movement has made its way to Spain. More pics of this cartoony steampunk clock under the ju...

Datamancer's New Keyboard: For the Scrabble Fan in All of Us

We've always been fans of Datamancer's custom keyboards. Most of his designs are Steampunkish, but recently, he's come out with a new twist on a popular board game. There is something about keyboards ...

Two Great New Keyboards: Ergonomic and Steampunk

We all need keyboards, even though we'd like to use touchscreens exclusively, we still have to type. There are some ways that are better than others. I have tried one ergonomic keyboard and it didn't ...

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......