Back in the 19th century, Thomas Stark, Tony’s great great grandfather, donned this steam-powered Iron Man suit to fight various scoundrels, scallywags and that bad guy with the gigantic mechanical spider from Wild Wild West. [Daily What, image via Judy Stephens]
Nowadays we tend to think of submarines as sleek, futuristic and powerful. But back in the Victorian era, it was these steam-powered clunkers that ruled 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Scott Freeland, the industrious artist behind the iRetrophone dock, returns with iRetrofone Steampunk Copper edition, powered entirely by gears and steam and curly moustaches, like everything else in the middle of the 19th Century.
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Katie and Sebastian are just two children who love to explore. They’re fascinated by creatures, plants and their respective taxonomies. They’re charming and relatable! And then there’s the giant mechanical squid.
Now that normal service has resumed, it’s time to go back to dwelling on those all-important issues dragging us down before. Namely, 3DTV and the nail in its coffin – 3D glasses. Step back in time with steampunk 3D goggles.
There’s some of us who think it looks like Dr Robotnik. Others think it’s a waste of a typewriter. Artist and creator Aaron Ristau thinks it’s a computer mouse worth $US300.
Steampunk-inspired PC master modder Datamancer (aka Rich Nagy) is no stranger to Gizmodo, and his latest work, a keyboard called Sojourner, is yet another example of his mastery with the genre.
Designed and built by Benjamin Cowden for this year’s Roboexotica event, this cocktail mixer takes hedonism to new heights by making Corpse Revivers (apple brandy, cognac, and sweet vermouth) on demand.
