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Sony Steampunk laptop mod revealed, made with pine, copper, brass

Chris Burns, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [9]

The modified laptop you're about to witness is one that's unique, but works with a device that most certainly is not - made by modder John Dunn for Sony running a Vaio F notebook under a fabulous amalgamation of wood and brass. What you've for here is a sort of casing for the notebook made of birch plywood, pine wood, brass, and copper. All of these materials are true to the "Steampunk" style, if you're familiar, and the laptop is fully functional. Read The Full Story

Wood clad Steampunk gun shoots NERF bullets

Shane McGlaun, Sep 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Yep, want. We are fans of geeky steampunk gear around these parts and while this project might not be as awesome as that steampunk apartment I talked about a while back, it is much cheaper and you don’t have to move to NYC to get your own. This cool steampunk DIY gun started life as a NERF N-Strike Barricade gun. Read The Full Story

Awesome steampunk apartment available in NYC

Shane McGlaun, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [4]

If you are a fan of homes that aren't traditional and love steampunk this apartment in NYC will really impress you. The apartment is up for sale and is located in the Manhattan Chelsea area. The apartment is done in painstaking detail in very geek chic steampunk style and everywhere you look the apartment screams cool. Read The Full Story

Steampunk flash drive has real hardware security

Shane McGlaun, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

I have always said that I really dig steampunk, even if it's not my style. I like to see the way people with vision and DIY skills mash up new tech with old-fashioned style. The steampunk smartphone that I mentioned a while back with a touchscreen on one side and an old school rotary dialing while on the back is a good example. Another cool steampunk project has surfaced that looks really cool. Read The Full Story

Steampunk rotary smartphone combines grandma’s old phone with your touchscreen

Shane McGlaun, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

When I was a kid I had an old-fashioned rotary phone in my room because it was shaped like an airplane. It was cool. After I outgrew that airplane phone with the rotary propeller, I never had another phone that didn’t use buttons. My grandmother rocked that old-fashioned looking rotary phone for years though in one of the extra rooms in her house. The good thing about those rotary phones was no one could sneak in a phone call, you could hear the snick, snick, snick, sound of the dial turning all over the house. Read The Full Story

Awesome mice designed by Aaron Ristau combine old typewriter keys and Logitech M305 mouse

Shane McGlaun, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you need a cool mouse to go with that steampunk laptop you pre-ordered, Aaron Ristau has the rodent for you. The dude makes these cool looking little mice with old fashioned keys from typewriters and what appear to be chrome dishes that remind me of hubcaps from cars of the 50's and 60's. Read The Full Story

Andrew Chase Steampunk Mechanical Horse is galloping marvel

Chris Davies, Dec 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Steampunk has come to be associated with over-decorated, cog-encrusted Victoriana, but artist Andrew Chase has arguably taken it to its purist roots. His mechanical horse is just that: a beautiful, hand-crafted metal beast complete with piston legs. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: December 1 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Oh my goodness! Crazy speeds and companies blowing up and phones being thrown around like candy! All the signs of a great day here at the R3 Media Network! First, SlashPhone breaks some news about Motorola being divided into two different divisions starting at the beginning of 2011. Then Google Reader sends an app to Android (making it even MORE impossible to get away from the news!) Angry Birds gets a Seasons expansion for Android devices (probably in the chute for Apple's App Store.) And finally, Vince has his hands on one of the incredibly small amount of LG VL600 Modems out in the world right now, and he wants to show you Verizon's LTE "4G" network speeds first hand, and Ben wants to tell you all about why Verizon's LTE and the other 4G networks are important. All this and... yes! More! Today on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

Handmade Steampunk PC with Windows 7 Home Premium or Linux Ubuntu

Chris Burns, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

As if the fact that they've considered more than one operating system weren't enough, this fantastic device is for sale on Etsy. For just $1,099 you too can own a Victorian era PC with Athlon 64 Dual Core 4400+ CPU, 160GB Hitachi SATA Hard Drive, upgradeable Gigabyte AM3 motherboard, LG 22X "Super-Multi" DVD +- RW, and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Skeleton clock and Power/HDD LED lights behind the port glass window for your pure enjoyment. Read The Full Story

Steampunk Iron Man Costume Wins Marvel’s Costume Award at New York ComicCon

Evan Selleck, Oct 11th 2010 Discuss [3]

Our love for steampunk, which has been obvious from the get-go, has just been doubled. Over the weekend, New York was home for some of the biggest fans in comic books, and they descended upon the New York ComicCon event. During that event, Marvel held their costume contest, and one look at this design and you'll immediately realize why it won. A stagger depiction of what Iron Man would look like in the guilded age, this steampunk Iron Man is just about one of the most interesting things we've seen in a long time. Read The Full Story

Steampunk DJ Kit Brings the Best of Both Worlds

Evan Selleck, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [1]

You know by now that we have a natural love of all things Steampunk around these parts. There's just something about the amalgamation between this "alternate universe" aesthetic, mixed with the aspect of our "real world." There's lots of brass, too, and that's shiny. So, yeah. In any event, here's a DJ setup that we've fallen in love with, and it only took one glance. Read The Full Story

DIY Secret Knock Detector lock is best use for Steampunk mechanical iris [Video]

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Regular garage door openers are dull; why aren't you using a knock-controlled mechanical iris to authenticate visitors instead? BFarn has been detailing his beautiful secret-knock detecting door project, which hides a tap-sensitive panel behind a huge Steakpunk-styled iris. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story