Oct 21 2008Steampunk Cell Phone May Look Good, But Works Horribly
This steampunk cell phone looks pretty freaking sweet. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. Made out of wood, brass, and ass, the faux phone looks like it came right out of the 19th century and requires a unique punch-card to dial a number (if it actually worked). The unit would go perfect with this nonfunctional bluetooth headset. Then you can pretend to make old timey prank calls all day long. I dare say good sir, you haveth just been steampunk'd!
Hit it for a couple more, including one of a guy with a brass-cut.
Steampunk Cell Phone Takes Tech Backwards [unplggd]
Thanks to abe, who built a steampunk iPhone which was later stolen by a time traveler in tophat and monocle.
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Reader Comments
1. Sharpie - October 21, 2008 12:31 PM
First! fags
2. Mr.Mitmchell - October 21, 2008 12:33 PM
Super funky
3. Sharpie - October 21, 2008 12:33 PM
These are pretty neat. I already have one. they dont work if your wondering. its a toy. grandfather gave it to me. he told me to never back down from playing with it either. someday someone will answer.
4. Mr.Mitmchell - October 21, 2008 12:36 PM
@sharpie- No f***in way. You have the same kind as the one there?SWEET! you should give it to someone to mod...That would be crazy
5. Ash - October 21, 2008 12:37 PM
Looks kind of cool too bad it doesnt work guess ill keep using my moterola Brick phone. You can't kill a classic
6. Mr.Mitmchell - October 21, 2008 12:38 PM
Like the Zack Morris phone in saved by the bell
7. Thumperchica - October 21, 2008 12:40 PM
Still faster than the "laptop" featured yesterday...
And what is it with steampunking stuff w/o making it actually work?
Look Ma, I made more old looking worthless shit!
It does look cool though.
8. Sharpie - October 21, 2008 12:42 PM
@4, everyone has everything. you just haven't picked it up yet....nor found it.
9. LSDiesel - October 21, 2008 12:47 PM
Wait till you see the new model that sends texts! It's basically this with a typewriter and a homing pigeon attatched.
10. Gizmoduck - October 21, 2008 12:58 PM
yawn
11. suzy blue balls - October 21, 2008 1:00 PM
GW, I believe you meant "steampunk'd". But I'm only correcting you because I am Ashton Kutcher.
12. mamadough - October 21, 2008 1:00 PM
those early 20th century inventors were a bunch of smartasses.
13. C-Basstian - October 21, 2008 1:08 PM
why make it if its not functional...f***in paper weight... might as well have made it out of legos.
14. LSDiesel - October 21, 2008 1:12 PM
Steampunk is against my religion. I'm offended.
15. Daisy - October 21, 2008 1:56 PM
Fake!!!
Thats an obvious photoshop job. You can tell because the shadows are all wrong. You can also tell because the number punched into the card isn't a real number.
it does look a little like the TV remote control they used in the movie Never Back Down though.
16. proteon - October 21, 2008 2:21 PM
Whats with the band aid?
Round goes to Sharpie.
17. Elmo - October 21, 2008 2:31 PM
I like it
but why the f*** don't these things work?! I would buy that!
18. Thugnifficent - October 21, 2008 3:31 PM
#7........... dang! exactly what i was thinking! if they could actually make this work you know! then what's the point? anyone can make some old looking shit and call it whatever they want it to, in this case this can be whatever! it looks like one of them electric shaving things, shit, you could say it's anything! i mean, this steampunk stuff is kinda lame sometimes, i do not see why everyone thinks it's so cool.......
19. Elmo - October 21, 2008 4:31 PM
does anyone else notice the band aid??
20. Thumperchica - October 21, 2008 4:38 PM
Elmo, read the entire post, GW pointed out that the person pictured (w/ the bandaid) had a brass cut.
"including one of a guy with a brass-cut"
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