 "QUANTUM SHOT" #7Link - by A. Abrams A steampunk dream come true! These fabulous Japanese designers seem to have raised the bar for laptop technology and fashion... again. Not only is this model made out of wood (and a bunch of original 1930's typewriter parts), but - guess what - it actually works, and includes all the hi-tech features that you'd expect from a respectable laptop:   Couple of USB ports? Check. Ethernet, wireless, DVD drive? Check. Who cares that it's impossible to open the thing and actually see the wiring? You can smell the wood - an exquisite choice of wood! What's more, the interior design iron works company that makes this electronic marvel, shows quite a few other creative projects in its portoflio (see its "heavy metal" style, for example)   (images credit: IronWork) This Japanese "iron works" company also shows on its site a glimpse of another (bigger) desktop computer (plus the whole steampunk-styled office set surrounding it, complete with the antique office chair!):   (images credit: IronWork) Also worthy of mention among the "steampunk'd" computers, here is The ElectriClerk, manufactured in America - a retro-futuristic case mod, inspired by Terry Gilliam' "Brazil" movie and - just maybe - H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu visions:  (image credit: Ahleman) It's fully functional, albeit with an ancient 1988 Mac SE inside. BTW, all this futuristic/retro stuff may sometimes work in pretty unexpected ways:  (image credit: Pandamonium) Article by Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend. See our "Steampunk" category for more!
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