Steampunk gadgets get their inspiration from the Victorian era, when steam was the main source of power. They are modern sleek gadgets, with looks that take them back to 19^th century. Many steampunk enthusiasts and designers work meticulously to give a retro look to these new era gadgets. Replete with clockwork, copper pipes, brass carvings, these high tech gadgets look every inch look antique pieces. One of the modern gadgets that have found favor with steampunk designers are USB drives. Some of the interesting steampunk designs are given below.

Bottle-stopper USB

From the look anyone can get confused that it is an old fashioned bottle stopper. It I completely made from waste or recycled material the copper body is made from pipe, and other parts are made from wastes such as pipings of a construction site. When it is in use it glows blue, and it looks classy.

Train USB

This 8GB USB drive is made of brass and copper and is as steampunk as can be. It truly belongs to the era of steam engines. Why? Because a beautiful steam engine of a train is embossed on the back. Designer Rockwell’s signature is also imprinted on it. There are bolts and wheels at various places on the front. It looks awesome as soon as it is plugged in as it starts emitting yellow like which looks like a small furnace. It comes in a vintage faux tin box with colorful details as is wont with Rockwell brand.

The Wheelhouse

This replica of the engine telegraph of Titanic is made of brass and copper tubing. It is adorned with a miniature ship’s wheel and brass trim. Signature of Will Rockwell with date is engraved on it. For the fans of Titanic, and all things nautical, this 8 GB USB comes in trademark Rockwell faux vintage tin box which as velvet lining in the interior.

The Collective

This collectible item is made from rosewood. Four coolant pipes are attached to a brass manifold, and they add to the beauty of this device. The rosewood frame is also decorated with a tiny imitation gauge with a watch hand, placed inside a domed cover. When in use, it is lighted by a convex cut framed cabochon. This 16 GB flash drive has a storage tank as cap. It is engraved with the signature of Will Rockwell and dated 2010. It is housed in a beautiful glass museum case with a velvet pedestal on which it can rest.

Quartz crystal USB

This waterproof beautiful steampunk USB drive is made from brass copper, glass and genuine quartz crystals that rest inside a large elegant glass window. When the drive is plugged in, the view is remarkable, as the crystal starts emitting blue glow, and it glows red when transmitting data. This solid drive has an antique look. Creator Derrick Culligan  has created the effect by distressing the metal. It is sturdy and all the metal connections are soldered with silver. For those who always loose the cap, it has a wire bale to attach it to a necklace.

Glowing test tube USB

Here is a device made from reclaimed copper, brass, and ….frosted test tube! This 1GB flash drive emits red light from the test tube during data transfer. Copper and brass surface gives an antique look as polished but not treated so that natural platina can develop.

Flashy Tail USB drive

This Derrick Culligan piece is made of brass, copper and glass. A copper wire coil winds inside the glass tube and remind one of a light bulb. This solid piece is waterproof, so you need not worry if you spill your cold drink or coffee over it. Its tail glows red when the drive transfers data. It is given an old fashioned look by distressing the surface and applying platina. The cap of this antique looking steampunk gadget can be used as a pendant of a necklace.

Are you ready for a picnic? You will obviously want music for you and your friend’s entertainment. Be it outdoor birthday party, picnic, a small barbeque get together, unless there is some sort of music blaring from the speaker, the party remains colorless. With the help of latest technology, that is not very difficult. You can have your own DJ with the help of your smart phone and wireless speakers. You can choose the speaker of you need from unlimited varieties of speakers available in the market.

Bose SoundLink

With the shape of a clutch purse, this speaker is fit for any outdoor party. It is provided with lithium battery and you can play music for up to 8 hours. There is a front flap of nylon, available in four colors. As soon as you open it, the device goes into Bluetooth pairing mode and searches for your Android, tablet, iPhone or any other device. It has a memory of up to six devices. Now you can listen to good quality music on the go with this system.

Turtle Shell

This sturdy wireless speaker by Outdoor Tech is water-resistant, dust-proof, and shock-proof. Available in many colors, this Bluetooth enabled device can connect you to you smart phone, tablet, or any other Bluetooth enabled device. It has an audio range of up to 30 feet and can run for 9 hours on single battery charge. It can be mounted on a bike and you can listen to any kind of music on the go.

Big Jambox

This stainless steel portable device has built-in microphone that lets you enjoy music whether you are working in kitchen or your backyard, and allows you to make hands-free calls or video chats. Its three dimensional sound is clear and crisp. You can stream your Bluetooth device, and control the Jambox from anywhere in the room, or use the buttons on the top. Available in graphite, white and red colors, it can run up to 15 hours per charge, and has the range of 33 feet.

Libratone Live

This Scandinavian sound system has a minimalist design and high quality raw material, this décor friendly device fits anywhere in your house and adds to the aesthetics. Available in many colors, it comes with a handle for easy pick up. Its triangular design produces 360⁰ sound. So now you can wander free anywhere in the room, and customize the sounds cape to match your room.

The Outcast

The large portable outdoor full-range speaker is a high definition audio system. You can listen to your iPod, iPhone, Android, MP3 player or any other analog audio source with this all weather speaker system. With rechargeable battery of life of 10-20 hours per charge, you can be sure of listening to music uninterrupted for many hours. Sold with an iDevice dock, and multidirectional speaker, and 100 watt digital amplifier, it pumps out loud music which can be heard up to 300 feet. With weight of 25lbs, it is not so light, but is truly a joy for any outdoor party.

Mobile LP from ION

In this age for high mobility, this device can turn your favorite vinyl into MP3 files, and you can listen to the track wherever you are. With protective dust cover, this device has old world charm and new age features. It has carry handle to carry it anywhere easily and enjoy LPs. It can operate on batteries or you can plug in and connect it to your computer, and listen, make custom playlists, or transfer your music to your iPod or MP3 player.

Vacuum Cleaner Duck

Have you ever eaten sandwich while working on computer? If you are the one who has his food while working, there must be bits of food lying around on your workstation. Don’t worry. Here comes a little duck which will suck away all the tits and bits lying under your PC while you work. This USB power duck shaped vacuum cleaner sucks away all the dirty pieces from all the tight places like the cracks of a sofa, or inside a drawer, and of course from your keyboard.

Hamster Wheel

Do you like to keep pets? Though it gives you a lot of pleasure by its cute little antics, you also have the responsibility of feeding it on time, taking it to vet. No such hassles with this hamster will ever be there. This USB hamster wheel comes with a fake hamster, which begins to run on the wheel, as soon as you connect it to your computer and start typing. Its speed increases with the speed of your typing.

Vision and posture reminder

Do you sit very close to your PC? You have backaches due to wrong posture while working. Here comes a gadget that will tick you off, whenever you sit too close to your monitor. The recommended distance from your monitor is 1 to 2 feet, and this USB posture reminder will start flashing as soon as you come closer than that. If you do not correct your posture within it might even start chiming. So now you are sure to keep your vision, and posture.

Wooden Memory Sticks

You are nature lover, and lap up anything that is made from eco friendly material? Here are wooden memory sticks crafted from hand-picked wood from the forests of the Netherlands. Dutch company Oooms brings out these USB flash drives in the range of 256MB to 2GB. Price $60-$110.

Heating slippers

In winters, our feet might go cold while sitting on our PC. These little fuzzy slippers will keep your feet warm. These 13-inch long and 13-inch wide slippers generate heat when connected to a USB drive. They also have battery backup, in case you want to disconnect from your computer.

USB Fondue set

After working hard, you want to relax with your friends. Enjoy a warm fondue with your friends courtesy USB desktop fondue set with blue LED glowing heater element. Now melt that cheese or chocolate and enjoy your snacks. If you are not into cooking, you are provided a recipe booklet to help you.  Six forks are provided for your hearty meal.

• The Sojourner keyboard

This polished brass keyboard looks very old fashioned. The faceplate is made of aged leather, and the keys, which are electroplated in brass and look weathered, are done so for special effect. In fact, the brass board itself is artificially tarnished to give antiquated look. The high quality mechanical switches have a built in ‘click’ feeling for extra effect.

• The Datamancer Ergo keyboard

It is made from a rare IBM Model M-15 split ergonomic keyboard. It has beautiful burgundy velvet elbow rest, which can be removed for cleaning. There is an interesting comfortable keyboard where typing pad is tipped forward.  A button less touchpad mouse is given at the centre. The sides of the keyboard are decorated with intricate brass design. Violet LEDs add to the beauty of the keyboard.

• Steampunk Flat-Panel LCD Mod

This flat panel monitor went the steampunk way to match a steampunk Keyboard! Its original steel encasing is painted to look like brass. Arms of this monitor are actually the arms of 19^th century gas lamp. The controls are made from grandfather clock’s chime lever. A marble lookalike wooden base with gold painted trim completes the antique look.

• The Dial phone PC

This antique phone uses Skype technology for talks. You can Google talk, or MSN voice chat using this old fashion phone. The telephone itself is an antique piece. The antique box is fitted with computer and you can use latest technology with this old looking phone.

• Victorian all-in-one PC

This beautiful and stylish 24’ screen monitor has a built in Pentium motherboard, and is a fully functional computing system. The beautiful base is made from a waste aluminum shelf, and the other parts are also obtained from waste materials. This grand PC looks Victorian in every aspect, but can work like any other present day computer.

• Steampunk Furnace mouse 2

Here is a computer mouse which has a furnace burning in it! Its body is made of mahogany and a copper wire cage encloses an artificial furnace. The coal of furnace is made from small glass pieces glued together by black silicon sealant. The effect of fire is brought by orange LED. Designer Unklian has beautifully designed this burning mouse.

• The Electric Clerk

According to its designer Andrew Leman, this beautiful Steampunk machine is inspired by the retro-futuristic machines in the movie Brazil by Terry Giliam. The 1988 Macintosh SE was completely broken down and fitted with vintage typewriter keys, wooden encasing, radio tubes etc. to give it a retro look. Despite all this rough handling this machine works very well.

• The Jules Verne

This tall Jules Verne case mod looks cool with intricate mechanism. With copper and brass work, and coolant green pipe, this elegant looking gadget won the first prize in the xLAN case mod competition. The clockwork mechanism works with the help of concealed motors.

The BenQ Siemens Snake concept phone

BenQ designers design this snake style, irresistible bracelet phone. There is a tiny display, media playback buttons, and various phone keys. Since it remains in touch with the body, it also has a body-monitoring sensor for fitness conscious people. A smart idea, isn’t it?

Nokia 888 mobile phone

This light and simple phone can change form according to your needs. You can bend it or even roll it and keep it in your pocket. Designed by Tamer Nakisci, it uses liquid battery. It has flexible touch screen and speech recognition feature.

The Ring phone by Tao Ma

Tao Ma designs this simple and beautiful phone. This Sony Ericsson Ring phone concept won the SE design competition in 2004. You have to bring the ring near your ear while making a call. There is a beautiful round screen at the centre.

CiSi Android concept phone

This eco friendly futuristic phone has a beautiful wooden finish. It has all the cutting-edge features and extremely thin casing. It runs on Android 2.1, a custom interface for Android OS. It has four backlit main keys and a volume rocker.

The Dial concept phone

This futuristic phone, designed by Jung Dae Hoon is inspired by the good old glorious era of dial phones. It combines mobile technology with modern jewelry sensibility, and can be worn like a bangle. A projected light beam at the centre acts as a touch-screen dial.

Finger touching phone

Sunman Kwon designs finger touching phone concept. There is no keyboard and your fingers become keyboard. This futuristic concept may make you feel like a nerd, talking to your fingers, but this phone allows easy communication. The phone uses the 12 instinctive finger joints for easy controls. It is a bracelet like handset that projects its keypad into your hand.

Its head quarters are located at Hanover, Germany, Saxony, Lower, and Wedemark. With 2183 employees it is earning around 513 million dollars every year. We can just imagine how popular it is on seeing its revenue! This audio firm had teamed-up with Drykorn, a European fashion label. This partnership had resulted in the formation of fabulous momentum headphones. This headphone really looks fabulous in style. In fact this would be the choice for those who are looking for something stylish and unique. These 2 firms have decided to give an extra push to the momentum by organizing a competition on the Pinterest known as ‘Momentum for the beautiful people’.

This competition has created a great popularity for their momentum headphone. In fact it added a great style to the product! The entrants of this competition have to create the mood boards on a photo sharing site by using different ideas, products and designs which complement Drykorn’s and momentum headphone styles. His audio firm has already finished designing the pin boards to both the black and brown versions of momentum headphones by using Drykorn pieces. These companies has also introduced a Hash tag’Momentum for the beautiful people’ too.

Four people will be chosen as the winners in this competition by the judges, while each winner will be awarded 650$ price money by these firms. The specialty of these headphones is that they are designed in a very eye catchy way with high quality materials. These materials assures for high standard performance. No other company had designed such a stylish headphone ever! Due to all these reasons this headphone has become the perfect choice for those who are looking for stylish and quality headphones at an affordable price.

You will definitely love it for sure due to its unique style and quality of sound which it delivers. No other in the world had designed such a fabulous headphone ever. The people who love the fashionable accessories can opt for this to look trendy and stylish. No doubt in it, this is one of the finest and stylish headphones of the world. As the momentum headphone is designed by using high quality parts, it lasts for a long time. You can find this headphone in all the online audio accessories stores.

Thus you can buy them directly from online to enjoy it! Unlike other companies these firms haven’t tagged high price to their headphone. They have tagged it a very affordable price in order to make it available for all the people from different backgrounds. As they are available in both online and offline stores you can purchase them from any of the stores according to your comfort. However, purchasing it directly from an online store will help you in saving your money and time.

No doubt in it, this would truly be a great choice for the people who want to look stylish!

Standing at just 9mm thickness, the name is a combination of energy flow (Qi, pronounced Chee in Chinese) and tiny (mini). The miniature disc shaped device can fit in any pocket or purse with ease. Powered by best portability in today’s world, it makes your Smartphone’s charging go mobile as well.

Launched by European company Tektos utilizing the Chinese Qi technology, this device supports most of the new Nokia Lumia smartphones. Discard your heavy wired chargers as Qimini utilizes the power of USB 3.0 to guarantee charging speed as fast as a traditional one.

All you have to do is pull out the 9 cm long USB cord tucked into the disc and plug into your laptop, tablet or personal computer. Just place the phone on top of the sensor disc and it’s done. The newly launched Windows tablet series can easily share its battery juice with your phone. The power transmission pad can support only phones with compatible receivers built in. It is the electromagnetic induction that is responsible for charging up the device very fast.

Receiver of Reddot design award in 2013, market experts expect it will not come cheap. However, you can pre-order your copies now while they come in four attractive colors: black, white, green and red. The Qimini series is a must have for techies and professionals for whom portability is the ultimate criteria in their profession.

Its creator, luxury retail Mima Studio, has created the Mimo on the motto “Love yourself”. After all, it gives you so much of relaxation that you are bound to love yourself. The Mimo serves the dual purpose of giving both hot and cold massages, that too sitting on the comfortable sofa in your living room!

So how does the polished rock fares better than others. First, its shape is bound to get your attention. Boasting of smooth curvature to enable firm grip, the stone can be placed anywhere thanks to its four legs. They can be applied to any part of the body. There is a cork attached to the lid on the top. Opening the lid, you can add water of varying temperatures. Pour in lukewarm water or ice cold water to get best of both worlds. The healing effect can be felt as the pain subsides and muscles relax.

Presently listed at the Kickstarter to gain backers’ support, the first edition of Mimo will be launched in three different colors: pure white, charcoal black and cream color. Expect more colors to come soon. Mimo makes sure that it is all about delighting and pampering you. Only then you can spread the happiness to others.

Well, if you are one of those music enthusiasts who love to forget the world with music, then this list is made just for you. With these headphones you can revolutionize the concept of listening to music and finally get a companion for your music.

• Digital Silence DS-421D

This headphone will sure upgrade your music. It not just has stylish, discreet looks, but it also annihilates noisy frequencies and cancels noise from outer forces. These aren’t your standard headphones and you will find them incredibly fascinating. You would be fascinated to know that even if you just put them on without music, the noise cancellation would work in unimaginable ways. The microphone comes with a single button for ease of usage. Available for 99 pounds, the only thing wrong about these headphones is that they are pretty bulky and the case is far too big to fit in the pocket.

• Bose MIE2i

Listening to music is an experience redefined by these headphones. Apple lovers all over the world favor these headphones, which come equipped with SoundDock music system. Moreover, these earphones are comfortable to wear, even when you for a morning jog and have three button remote and microphone. The only thing wrong with this 119 pounds headphone is that the noise isolation is less and therefore, even though you can enjoy music in public transport, you still have to bear the noises.

• Beats by Dr Dre Heratbeats 2.0 by Lady Gaga

Beats are certainly one of the best selling headphones all over the world. And if you are a fan of Lady Gaga, then this is the headphone that you would love to brag about. The flat tangle resistant wire offers ease of usage and makes up for average sound quality. Priced at 129 pounds, this is an ideal gift for Teens and Gaga lovers.

• Atomic Floyd Superdarts +Remote

If you like tastefully tweaked music and an enhancement that truly enhances all details, and then this is an ear headphone that you will surely love. The headphone is designed with tough stainless steel casing and it’s a product that you could own a lifetime. Priced at 199 pounds, the only trouble with this product is its uncanny resemble with Beats’ products.

• Sennheiser IE80

If you want to be wooed, these headphones are great bet. These audio specialists won’t really disappoint you a bit. The clarity and detailing are worth appreciating. Brushed metal housing and clear sound is astounding and comforting. Any music lover would like to own Priced at 269 pounds, this is a product that.

• Westone UM3x

Particularly high end and expensive, they offer un-adulterated experience of music listening and the sounds are exactly what they are supposed to be. Crystal clear sound and captivating vocals makes this headphone a leader in the category. Nevertheless, you might be a bit disheartened by exclusion of remote, microphone and average looks. Priced at 319 pounds!

Inspired by the very famous Japanese CD player from 2000 by Naoto Fukusawa, the MJBTS-1 guarantees to give you the same good old feeling, at the same time being a power packed gadget of this era.  For lovers of old school technologies, the unit comes with a hanging cord that can be simply pulled to turn on or turn off. Bluetooth activation can also be noticed externally by green indicator at the corner of the speaker. Just pair it with your Smartphone, Laptop or Tablet and play the song in your cell via Bluetooth, that’s it and the speaker will do the rest for you.

Being able to support Bluetooth 3.0, the speaker utilizes maximum transfer speed while playing your favorite music files. The speaker has a FM radio integrated in the system as well. The speaker has a small screen on top and five dedicated keys to complement its compact outlook. For those of you, who detest the idea of walking up to the wall every time to pull the speaker on or change the volume, there is nothing to despair about. You can manipulate everything with a touch of the remote control that comes in the package without moving a muscle!

The speaker even has a long power cord with two pins that fits almost any socket for charging the device. Available at an extremely pocket-friendly price (under $100), the MJBTS-1 is sure to complement any wall of your home as well as satisfy the techie in you.