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Kinekt Gear Ring: the Only Ring a Geek Would Ever Want
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This unique creation looks to me like one cool ring, one of the rare rings that I’m actually interested in, other than the One ring to rule them all. It’s called the Kinekt Gear Ring, and it’s a perfect gift for any tinkerer or mechanically-inclined geek. In fact, anyone that… |
February 1st, 2010
Catena Wall Clock Tells Time With Bike Chain
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Here’s an unusual concept for a wall clock. Instead of telling the time with hands or a digital display, the Catena clock tells time along the perimeter of a bicycle chain. Designed by Andreas Dober for Germany’s Anthologie Quartett, the Catena (Latin for “chain”) has a certain retro-steampunk look about… |
November 9th, 2009
It’S a Nice Day for a Steampunk Wedding Cake
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Even with all the wacky steampunk-inspired projects we’ve seen, I never expected steampunk food. Anything else, sure, like dishes, utensils, or glassware. Brass-fitted mugs? Makes perfect sense. But a steampunk cake? Now I’ve seen it all. That’s cake. It’s not a shiny outer layer. It’s not wrapping. It’s cake, with… |
October 10th, 2009
Ora Concept Watch: Like a Tape Measure Went Crazy on Your Wrist
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This insane-looking contraption isn’t some sort of strange measuring device. Nope, what you’re looking at is a design for one of the most unusual looking watches to hit the pages of Technabob in a long while. At least you can actually tell the time on this one. The Ora watch… |
September 29th, 2009
Jaw-Dropping, Wallet-Emptying Steampunk Flash Drive
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Flash drives are becoming a popular item for the steampunk modding community, but projects like this are rare even so. This incredibly detailed piece of steampunk art sold out in a day at Etsy… even at the price of $165. A little steep for the average 16GB flash drive, but… |
June 9th, 2009
Time Writing Machine: by the Time You Know What Time It is, Another Minute has Passed
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This amazing mechanical gizmo is actually a very complex timepiece that tells time not with hands, LEDs or LCDs, but by actually writing the time on a piece of paper. Created by the horological artisans of Switzerland’s Jaquet Droz, this analog clock is a true thing of wonder. La Machine … |
April 26th, 2009
Steampunk iPod Skin Shows Off Player’s Innards
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Ever wanted to know what the insides of your iPod really looked like? Afraid to bash it open with a hammer? Artist Colin Thompson created this clever iPod skin which lets you visualize the guts of Apple’s media player as a retro-modern mechanical device. Thompson’s $14.95 Gelaskins Steampunk vinyl skin… |
November 14th, 2007
