Steampunk laptop powered by a Raspberry Pi is a work of art

I love a bit of steampunk, so this laptop caught my eye. Okay, so maybe you’d never want it on your lap, per se, but it’s still absolutely gorgeous. “Phrazelle” is the mind behind it and he created it for his girlfriend’s birthday. It has a lovely wooden case, plenty of bits and pieces bought from eBay and Etsy and key-caps to make it look like an old-fashioned typewriter. You can see an image below of the innards:

He’s added a USB hub and generally brought all the ports to where they can be accessed usefully. It’s powered by a special battery pack that outputs 5V, 12V and 9V at the same time! You can check out his build log and how-to by visiting Instructables.

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