[For the next twelve days, I’ll be posting a steampunk item suitable for giving to that special someone this holiday season.  Yes, I’m starting a bit early, but you’ve got to account for shipping, you know…]

On the first day of Steampunk Christmas,

My true love gave to me:

One Datamancer Keyboard.

Possibly my favorite Datamancer keyboard, the Sojourner.

A few years ago when I was starting to explore this magical world of steampunk, I ran across Datamancer’s keyboards (and displays, and laptops) on the web and was BLOWN AWAY!  (So, maybe these are the gateway drug for steampunk.) As I live in a Victorian house, having a computer that blended into the architecture seemed like such a great idea.

Take some time and peruse the site and you’ll come across all sorts of steampunk goodness. Look at some of the close-up pictures; the attention to detail is wonderful.