In my ever-growing interest in things Steampunk, I've recently started checking out a blog called Brass Goggles. Here's what they had to say about this gorgeous thing (and you can check out the gorgeous thing's creator's site here):
"Mr Datamancer, creator of many beautiful things not least of which are Steampunk keyboards that defy mundanity, has finished what must be his masterwork - the Steampunk Laptop. From its glass lidded frame, neath which nestle innumerable cogs of shiny brass, to the tiny lions foot corners - every inch of this extensively re-cased laptop has had the hand of a craftsman taken to it.
There are speakers hidden under black lined violin-style sound holes, there’s a ratcheted wind up key for turning it on (think Tik Tok in Return to Oz, perhaps?) and there’s a beautiful quill-style stylus for using on the golden coloured touchpad."
2 comments:
I'd never heard the term "Steampunk" but I was familiar with the concept in the abstract (and I love it). Alan Moore etc. Probably the worst example is Wild Wild West, correct?
My friend Brendan's dad has a collection of very old manual typewriters, and Brendan and I have talked about how cool it would be if someone made a modern computer keyboard using the same construction and aesthetics. I guess someone beat us to it.
sweet!
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