Gadgets: December 2007 Archives
So, here's my first real post. In the spirit of the season, let's bulk up that holiday wishlist with just a little steampunk, shall we? Though it might seem very commercial of me, I assure you, TLM is not selling out. . . *
Let us start with the Steampunk AnglePoise Webcam, available here. Though a relatively low-powered camera, can you honestly say you have anything this fine on your desktop?
Clockwork anything makes me giddy as a schoolboy and I promise you that if they ever create a steampunk MP3 player, I don't care what its price is, I will buy it. There are mods that people have created like The Ambience Enhancer, but for those of us whose mod skills are limited to Play-Doh©®TM, there is always the iPod Skin - considering how beat-up mine is at this point, I may very well be making such an investment.
This next item is, in my opinion, in questionable taste though undeniably interesting. The Titanic-DNA Watch is made from metal recovered from the actual ship. The price is yet to be announced, but expect to pay a steam-powered first-born for it. Despite being wonderfully attractive in keeping with the Steampunk aesthetic, capitalizing on such a disaster is questionable at best . . . but that didn't stop Celine Dion.
Finally, for you Radio Riel listeners and other various audiophiles, prepare to empty your wallets for these giant speakers from MBL. They're only $180,000 . . . but everyone goes into a little debt around the holidays, right?
*. . . but Mr. Weyland does have his price!
Let us start with the Steampunk AnglePoise Webcam, available here. Though a relatively low-powered camera, can you honestly say you have anything this fine on your desktop?
Clockwork anything makes me giddy as a schoolboy and I promise you that if they ever create a steampunk MP3 player, I don't care what its price is, I will buy it. There are mods that people have created like The Ambience Enhancer, but for those of us whose mod skills are limited to Play-Doh©®TM, there is always the iPod Skin - considering how beat-up mine is at this point, I may very well be making such an investment.
This next item is, in my opinion, in questionable taste though undeniably interesting. The Titanic-DNA Watch is made from metal recovered from the actual ship. The price is yet to be announced, but expect to pay a steam-powered first-born for it. Despite being wonderfully attractive in keeping with the Steampunk aesthetic, capitalizing on such a disaster is questionable at best . . . but that didn't stop Celine Dion.
Finally, for you Radio Riel listeners and other various audiophiles, prepare to empty your wallets for these giant speakers from MBL. They're only $180,000 . . . but everyone goes into a little debt around the holidays, right?
*. . . but Mr. Weyland does have his price!