Babbage Analytical Engine to be built
More accurately, IF blogger John Graham-Cumming can raise a mere $640,000 then the Charles Babbage Analytical Engine will be built in its entirety. The Analytical Engine is superior to the…
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Lethal Coil Gun
Perfect for those close-quarters defense situations where only one shot is required and your opponent is standing perfectly still while you shoot them in the neck.
Time Machine
You're looking at the Watt Industries Time Machine which sells for a mere $100,000. The seller is serious about the price and even has the brass to charge an extra…
Airships are Back
Airships have made their comeback, and in more than one way. Lockheed Martin has been developing the High Altitude Airship (HAA) which can reach 60,000 feet and provide advanced tactical information…
VTR Controller
Some bored engineer at HiTechSys has converted one of their high-end VTR controllers into a completely operational Victorian-styled device. Probably because it was NTSC which was replaced by ATSC a.k.a…
Professor X Wheelchair and Bar (1875)
No matter how fun your next SteamPunk event is, chances are you're going to be doing a lot of standing. Daniel Valdez has the right idea. He can sit down…
Total Marketing Fail
Sure, slap a tube on it, and watch the SteamPunkers and audiophiles line up with pockets full of green vomit in disgust. This is the X-Tube, a USB/headphone amp made to look…
Exclusive: Vintage Radio Shack
Having been exiled to California for the last 4 years, I returned home to Arizona and was quite surprised to find a significant change to my local friendly neighborhood Radio…
Pre-ClockPunk Clock
Just how did they keep time before the invention of gears and springs? You may be thinking sundials and hourglasses, but you'd be wrong. Here's a video on how it…
A Worthy MP3 Player
Finally, something I would actually buy. Much as I love MP3 players, they're all too damn tiny. These MintCube MP3 players are only 2-in x 2-in x 2in; small enough…