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Steampunk Cellphone

You might not realize at first quite what this contraption is, but it’s the first full-fledged steampunk cellphone! It has, “no display. No 3G. No data plan. No games. It doesn’t even have a dial pad,” write the people at Unplggd “You make your calls with binary-coded punch cards, steampunk.”

The device was created by a Mr Arthur Schmitt.

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  1. First Reported Working Steampunk Cellphone Short on Convenience, Rich in Style » The UberReview Says:
    November 28th, 2008 at 7:35 am

    [...] The steampunk cellphone is the work of engineer Arthur Schmitt. [Arthur Schmitt via Unpluggd, Brass Goggles] For the latest info on the coolest gadgets, emerging technology and wired madness, subscribe to [...]