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[KingArthur]

That's splendid HT, please pass on my thanks and assure him that he will be fully credited. Great to know we have such esteemed lurkers too.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Another one of Datamancer's steampunk computers - a laptop - made it to Technovelgy.com. Be sure to check out the 1600-1899 section of their timeline of when inventions were first mentioned in fiction.

Oh yeah, best for last, there's a guy who's using twin Tesla coils as stereo speakers. Not to power the audio, the coils are the speakers. I guess we'll have to add Surround Sound as a tech. And add Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" to the soundtrack.

Now that I think about it, probably only Tesla coils could drown out the noise of a clacking kinotrope. Apropos of which, here's a link to the Difference Dictionary.


Edit: And here's a goof about the entertainment offered on the Titanic. Maybe in a SteamPunk world they too would have used a clacking kinotrope.

 

[Plotinus]

My God, what's their carbon footprint?

 

[Blue Monkey]

My God, what's their carbon footprint?

You mean the audiophile Tesla coils? I would think ozone would be a bigger issue than CO2. Of course they could grab power from the aether as Tesla originally intended.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Just thought I'd mention the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, even though I'm sure a lot of you have already heard of it. I borrowed it from a local library. It's a guide to the fantastic literature written roughly during the period, written by the same fellow who wrote those guides to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. If nothing else it could be a source for plenty of GL names. Look up "Electric Bob"'s entry for example. Maybe he'd be a good choice for a Science Advisor head.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Tesla Coil Tannenbaum. Be sure to cruise the web site for other fun stuff, like the mobile forcefield for vehicle protection (potential unit fortify animation?), & the foil hat lightning rod.

 

[Blue Monkey]

SteamPunk Santa (unit concept art?).

 

[KingArthur]

Not so funny as SteamPunk Santa but here is a nice link I stumbled across for The Steampunk Magazine: http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/inside/

The magazine is avaiable as a free to download PDF and certainly makes interesting reading.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Steampunk made it onto NPR (National Public Radio).

 

[Blue Monkey]

Check out the Nautilus Home Theatre.

 

[Blue Monkey]

did you know that the Victorians invented & built (at least prototyped) all that "virtual meeting" "web-cam conversation" type stuff?

Check out the Comic Electric Telegraph.

 

[Blue Monkey]

May I present for your delectation the latest of Professor Symian Azule's Patented Solecistic Wonders -

Spoiler :

"The Solved Mystery, or A Requisite Plenitude of Gentlemen for the Proper Infixing of an Electric Torch"

 

[Blue Monkey]

I'm truly chagrined by my multi-postings. On the gripping hand, I refuse to slow my pace until I find one worthy of a comment. Even a Bronx Cheer.

Came across an interesting contemporary image of Countess Ada Lovelace working out the maths for Babbage's Difference Engine. I'm not sure if it's an engraving or a woodcut:

Spoiler :

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

That woodcut of Ada Lovelace is cool...

Here is proof that sometimes old-school technology totally PWNZ new-fangled crap.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Steam engine noise driving birds away and thus spoiling your Sunday drive through the countryside? Try out the Charvolant, designed by another brilliant British inventor.

 

[Plotinus]

That's a fantastic idea. I want one.

 

[KingArthur]

A good idea to help stop global warming perhaps

 

[Blue Monkey]

This site is ripping good! Modern products such as Wii, cell phones, etc. advertised in vintage style, many Victorian.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Gadzooks! discovered this blog about a whole Second Life SteamPunk community.

 

[Plotinus]

This site is ripping good! Modern products such as Wii, cell phones, etc. advertised in vintage style, many Victorian.

That's been doing the rounds at my girlfriend's office since you posted it here. What great stuff. Although the car/bike ones don't look remotely odd to me, since all cars/bikes are indistinguishable to my eyes.