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Ahead of the imminent July / August Gadget Master competition, let's have another themed roundup of posts, on the subject of... Steam Punk*.Now I know this divides people, not everyone is an admirer of these alternative-past-futures, but I like them! Bring on the Victorian, tin-based, Nautil-esque gadgets...
- Steampunk desktops befitting the Days of Empire
- Steampunk iPod Nano and Nintendo Gameboy
- Steampunk powered iPod charger
- Steampunk Xbox 360 trundles into view
- Gadget of the week: Wooden Steampunk Keyboard
- Steampunk R2-D2 rusts its way into the future
* Described thus on Wikipedia:
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Specifically, steampunk involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used - usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain - that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; in other words, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne or real technologies like the computer but developed earlier in an alternate history.
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