Mechanical Womb
Just when I had finished my therapy dealing with the unreasonable fear that mechanical men would someday destroy mankind... A sinister and evil villainess of a scientist goes and creates…
The Formulae
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Velvet Mechanism
Finally, a good SteamPunk jewelry store (and I have been looking). Check out Velvet Mechanism, they've got corsets, goggles, bracelets, cuff links, earrings, hair stuff, necklaces, pins, medals, rings, and a…
SteamCon II
The SteamCon II SteamPunk Convention is scheduled for November 19th - 21st, 2010. They've just announced a new website (much of it still under development), which is very nicely done. The…
Gear Ring for your Finger
Usually, I look at most SteamPunk jewelry, and I think "Meh..." There's some pretty creative stuff out there, but usually not something you would wear to work. However, this ring…
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…
AtomicPunk PC Concept
I'm not sure it's real, but it's a cool concept. The design is based on a 1954 TV, and some other old-fashioned elements. I'm just glad it runs Windows 7…
Wozniak’s Nixie Watch
Most impressive... Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, and an impressive engineer has made himself a functional and practical Nixie-tube watch. I don't know why I have such a hard-on for Nixie's…