Pursuits: Elizabeth Thomsen » Steampunk http://www.ethomsen.com Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Steampunk Keyboard http://www.ethomsen.com/2009/steampunk-keyboard/ http://www.ethomsen.com/2009/steampunk-keyboard/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:12:24 +0000 Elizabeth Thomsen http://www.ethomsen.com/?p=1452 Continue reading →]]> Jake von Slatt of The Steampunk Workshop transforms a keyboard from the 1980s into a functional Steampunk keyboard. This Wired.com video shows the process, but if you’re really interested, be sure to check out his Steampunk Keyboard Mod blog post for a step-by-step description of the process and a lot of great photographs.

]]> http://www.ethomsen.com/2009/steampunk-keyboard/feed/ 0 Philco PC http://www.ethomsen.com/2009/philco-pc/ http://www.ethomsen.com/2009/philco-pc/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:18:50 +0000 Elizabeth Thomsen http://www.ethomsen.com/?p=1446 Continue reading →]]> Here’s a beautiful redesign of the personal computer from Dave Schultze of Schultzeworks, his design studio known for “lots of mostly bright ideas.” The design was inspired by the classic 1954 Philco Predicta, old typewriters, and the steampunk movement, and it’s a sleek and lovely work of modern minimalism, certainly the coolest device ever to run Windows.

I want to run right out and buy one, and design my home around it. Unfortunately, that’s not possible quite yet. This was designed for a contest sponsored by V-Ray, makers of 3D rendering technology for the Rhino modeling software, and the computer itself doesn’t actually exist yet. But it was awarded one of the top three prizes and has been getting a lot of attention, and I’m sure that one of the computer manufacturers will want to bring this beauty to market.

Philco PC from Dave Schultze on Vimeo.

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