Crabfu on Discovery Channel
Our pal I-Wei Huang, aka Crabfu, got a nice profile on the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. Congrats, man.
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Macabre mouse mod
Daniel Pon’s “Paradox Mouse” is an amazing piece of macabre retro-tech art. Too bad those 9mm rounds he used in its construction have already been fired. Where’s the excitement in that? Really an impressive piece of work. While you’re on his site, check out his equally impressive “Neo Victorian” monitor and keyboard. After completing my […]
Retro-tech deskfan
I love this retro/deco/steampunk-looking desk fan designer/artist Clive Batkin made from a redundant computer cooling and some copper, brass, and wood. He was inspired by the look of the heat sink fins and the overall design of the original fan. He’s got some other really nice pieces on his site, including The Optimus desk lamp […]
Steampunk mobile phone
Silly, but nonetheless cool, steampunk telephone. The coolest thing is the punch cards you use to call a number. Okay, that’s also the silliest thing about it. As Apartment Therapy says, it would give new meaning to the term “calling card.” I hope one of those dials displays signal strength. Steampunk Cell Phone Takes Tech […]
Popular Mechanics on the gadgets of Steam Powered
Popular Mechanics was at Steam Powered, the California Steampunk Convention, and has a piece on their site of favorite gadgets from the con. Seen here, from top to bottom: The Stroh violin, Holly Conrad’s mechanical wings, and Kevin O’Hare’s box camera digital casemod. 10 Best Old-Is-New Gadgets from 2008 Steampunk Convention More: Fyriel, the alchemical […]
Fyriel, the alchemical steampunk faerie
There were all sorts of amazing and wonderful costumes at Steam Powered. I found myself stopping people in their tracks, in hallways and in the vendor area, asking them to back it up so I could take in their get-ups. Now normally, people might be a little creeped out if you stopped them so you […]
Mini-me Nautilus
This delightfully crazy bugger built a mini-sub 1/10th replica of Captain Nemo’s Nautilus from Disney’s film version of Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, along with replicas of diving suits and undersea rifles from the film. Disney Nautilus homebuilt submarine [via Boing Boing]
