Make (and I believe several other places today) have posted about this lovely device above – a device that will show you in no uncertain terms how certain ‘things’ are doing. What things? Well, that’s up to you – the Device plugs in to your computer and you use the software provided to set up what things it will display the changes of – from the temperature of your hardware, to the progress of your online auction, to the time left before you achieve your dreams of world domination! (I assume you have to enter some dates for that last one).

There are two dials, and a vial of agar based gel that can glow at different brightnesses on command – and a red light on the top for emergencies. The creator of the device is looking for support for when they go to visit the people with the money to make such items for consumers, so I wish them the best of luck. I wouldn’t count this as the most Steampunk item I’ve ever seen – but it’s not far off, and if this gets made, who’s to say a more Steampunk version with valves couldn’t make an appearance!