There are pretty many fans of Steampunk, including me. Some die-hard fans have created modern tech disguised under Steampunk masks.

Also, most of today’s watches are quite boring, and follow the same design line. A clean, simple bezel with a leather or metal armband, seamlessly fit most of the time. Some are nice to look at, the others are dedicated to just being practical.

A Japanese company has decided to cater to our taste and manufacture a whole range of steampunk-themed watches. They all respect the intricate, aged theme of the genre, but are powered by modern Seiko or Citizen machinery.

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Johnny Depp was just so endearing in Edward Scissorshands, but here is a pair of Edward Scissors that will definitely spruce up your desktop in a jiffy. When placed inside its custom holder, this pair of German-crafted stainless steel scissors acts as a pair of spectacles to the pair of round, alien-like eyes. At $10.95 a pop, these would make a great gift to any newcomer to the office. It would be cool to have the holder come in different shapes such as a snail or a hermit crab…

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This unique writing instrument comes with an added advantage - a fan located on the opposite end of the writing side. Now as you ponder over just exactly what to put down in your appraisal form, you can keep a cool lid on things without getting all heated up about how management has overworked you while paying out peanuts. The Cooling Fan Pen is powered by a M5 RIP 1.5V battery, retailing for £4.99 a pop. This is definitely the “coolest” piece of stationary in the office by far and large.

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Go into any casino and chances are you’ll be given free alcoholic drinks in order to dull your senses when you gamble away you annual salary, letting the house gain back much more than it has lost via it’s initial investment - a margarita. The Spin n Shot Drinking Game lets you have some drunken fun with your friends without losing your shirt, whereby the “winner” is often on the losing end the next morning as he/she wakes up with the worst headache in the world along with a mouth that’s drier than the Sahara. Remember to keep your fingers crossed that your number won’t be called at every spin. The Spin n Shot Drinking Game retails for £12.99 a pop. I think everyone here at CG will love giving this a shot

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If my daughter ever sees one of these I’m going to be broke, the UBFunkeys, a vinyl doll thing with it’s own virtual world.

Yes, we know they look like highly collectable designer art toys - and they are. But these cute little vinyl creatures are not only collectable, they’re connectable. And by that we mean they can be connected to a computer where they can explore Funkeytown, the virtual world where UBFunkeys live and play.

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Castlevania has been a fan favorite for many over the years, and to commemorate the launch of the Castlevania line of figures, NECA’s booth at the Comic Con in San Diego this year will be putting up this 3″ tall Belmont as an exclusive promotion. There will only be a thousand of these pieces available, so you can be sure that supply will be scarce. For those who cannot make it to San Diego, there is always eBay. You just gotta love 8-bit figures as the imagination is much more involved compared to today’s real life graphics that do nothing other than spoonfeed the player with preconceived ideas.

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Stereotypes abound in this world - Muslim militants think that America is the Great Satan, effeminate men are looked upon as gay, and single ladies who end up as old maids seem to have an unnatural attraction to cats, being some sort of patron saint for our feline friends. Is this what our viewpoints are that they cannot be changed? Well, there is now a desktop toy available that enforces the last stereotype since it comes in the form of a Crazy Cat Lady. Yes, the name isn’t too endearing either, so let’s read on more about her and her meowing friends after the jump.

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Baseball fans, unite! There is now a device that displays the latest game scores on a retro-looking stadium scoreboard smack right in front of you. You no longer need to have an Internet Explorer/Firefox window open at all times, waiting for MLB.com’s website to upload those scores. No sir, the Liveboard from Vroop does all that for you, giving you one of the quickest and most efficient methods when it comes to pitch-by-pitch updates. How is this possible, you ask? Was it done via a little sprinkling of fairy dust? Find out further after the jump.

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