Tag: STEAMPUNK

Having grown up on classics like 'Day of the Tentacle' and the 'King's Quest' series, fogies like us are lifelong fans of adventure games. The genre possesses more than just retro appeal, however. In fact, we've now entered a kind of indie renaissance. This week we'll share our favorite free-to-play picks for those in the mood to do a little pondering and puzzle-solving; take a refreshingly ...

We've never carried them, but we sometimes wish that we had pocketwatches. You know, with a gold chain arched over the middle button of a sharp looking vest (which we've also never owned). It's a strange sentiment, particularly since most of us don't even wear wristwatches. (There's a clock on that cell phone for a reason.) A slightly less intense, but altogether similar sentiment cropped up when ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Boy, are we stoked about Philippe Starck's latest lamp, recently presented during Milan Design Week. The lamp, manufactured for Flos, is a collaboration with a few of ...

Recipe for Internet success: Take at least two things (the more, the better) that are popular right now. Jam them together. Post photos or video online. Enjoy your 15 seconds of meme fame. That recipe seems to be working for Rusnan, a reader at autobloggreen, who decided to mix the Web's love for all things steampunk (a steam engine and rust) and eco-friendly (a bicycle), with sheer ...

It's always fun to look back to see the "cutting edge" of technology from eras past. If you're in London, you'll have to stop by the British Library Business and Intellectual Property Centre, where a collection of Victorian era gadgets has gone on display. Some of the gadgets are terribly unsophisticated precursors to modern must-haves, such as the wrist-watch-styled GPS ancestor with scrolling ...

British-born artist Paul St. George has brought to life the vision of his fictional great grandfather, Alexander Stanhope St. George, the Telectroscope. What is it? The Telectroscope is a giant, telescope-like optical tube that runs under the Atlantic allowing people in London to stare at people in Brooklyn, and visa-versa. In reality, the Telectroscope is a giant art project mixing fictional ...