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UNI – The Modular Computer
Richard Choi had developed a modular computer concept called UNI. In UNI, every important functional part of the PC is separated and broken up into individual modules. Whenever you want to upgrade your...
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Clean up cable clutter
How many of us have a cables cluttering up desks, tabletops and nightstands. Below is a video showing a simple and easy way to clean up the cable clutter. I would warn you that almost every powerbrick...
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Vista Powered Super Nintendo
Now this is what I call a serious case mod. Some guy in Japan has taken his old Super Nintendo (known as the Super Famicom over there) and turned it into a Windows PC.He started off with an MSI Axis...
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Rocking out with the Yoshida Brothers
In my household we love our Wii to death, so much that when one of those “Wii want to play†commercials hits the TV is makes us want to turn the Wii on and have some fun.Yesterday when that very...
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Unmaker Laser Gun
This past weekend I spent some time fighting crabgrass around the house with a propane torch, if I had $53,700 laying around I could have purchased this cool backpack laser from Clean Laser which would...
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Awesome chameleon furniture
The Fuwapica furniture, which is currently on display at the Siggraph show, uses sensors embedded in the top to figure out the color of any item that is placed on it.The color of the stools then change...
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A basic server for under $100
If your looking for a second computer to run some basic tasks around the house like a small web server or a file server and don’t want to hack your way into a Slug box then look no further than this...
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Small Fry 1,000,000 Volt Mini Stun Gun
It’s small and packs a serious punch. It’s called the Small Fry and don’t mess with it. It can shoot out 1,000,000 volts and can easily barbeque someone. It comes with a rechargeable battery system (at...
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9V Battery Flashlight
How ridiculously simple and effective is this. Three super bright LED’s are housed in a small plastic cap that attaches directly to a 9V battery. There is also a small power button that allows you to...
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Hack your remote control
Have you even been sitting on your couch and had to stretch your arm out until your tendons creaked? Ever lean forward in your armchair and fallen off because you were trying to get your remote control...
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Apple’s collapsible connection patent
Apple is expected to introduce a widescreen ultra-portable laptop in the coming months. A new design patent has revealed that it may contain a c collapsible connection receptacle on the back to house...
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Build your own Camera light
With more and more point and shoot cameras having video functionality lighting can quickly become and issue. Now you could spend $60-$80 purchasing a light unit that slips into the hot-shoe or one that...
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Cinema Display Dock Patent
Looks like the guys over at Gizmodo have dug up a brand new patent from Apple that shows off yet another truly innovative design from the company. The patent application describes a modified Cinema...
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Cheap Photo Studio Lighting
I’ve always been a sucker for anything with a lens. Between shooting Digital Underground.tv and my amateur (and i mean amateur) photography hobby trying to get good at both costs both time and money....
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How To Make A Mic Flag
You ever hit the door of a big conference with all of your gear only to be rejected as press because your index card press badge that you wrote with magic marker and stuck in your hand just wasn’t...
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Handheld Gaming Powerhouse
I love me my portable gaming (yes the English was bad on purpose). I always have my DS and PSP stuffed into my backpack (along with every other portable gadget I own) just incase I am stuck somewhere...
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Best Buy Admits To Selling Infected Picture Frames
If you bought a picture frame for yourself or a loved one at Best Buy over the holiday season you might have gotten more than you bargained for. Apparently they came with a factory installed virus...
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Xbox Media Center Coming For The Mac?
For those of you who never toyed in the original Xbox hombrew sense Xbox Media Center was the end-all be-all of homebrew applications. It was originally created in 2002 and required either a hardware...
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Build Your Own Witness Camera
Looking to beef up security around the house or office? Looking to catch them kids who are messing up the front of the house? Why not build your very own Witness Camera?“The Witness Camera is a...
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Convert Your Phone Lines To Ethernet Connections
Have you decided to kill off any connection to that evil phone company? Have you decided to move to a nice cheap VOIP provider and are now wondering what you will do with all them phone jacks in your...
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Pens That Make Their Way Back
Do you hate it when someone comes by and asks to borrow your pen only to never have it come back? I have a drawer full of cheap bic pens for that exact reason. I can guarantee that when you lend this...
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Paintball Sentry Gun
Do you live in a rough part of town? Been thinking about getting a dog or a security system to help protect your house? Maybe you should think of getting this Paintball Sentry Gun. Just turn this baby...
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RoboStool
I’m so glad to see that engineers are out there working on solving the worlds problems like pollution instead of building robotic furnature, oh wait, some of them do work on building robotic...
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DVD/NES Mod
I’ve been dying to actually put my old NES up on the entertainment unit but when you try to explain the gameplay and graphics to your wife and kids when you already have a Wii and 360 hooked up, well,...
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Google Street View Captures Blazing Home
Google street view has captured some interesting and wacky things since the trucks first hit the road to start snapping pictures of street views in major urban areas across the world but I don’t think...
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DIY: PSX to USB
Here’s a great project to make use of your old PSX controllers that you might have laying around the house. Izuna posted some details on building a micro-controller that is using an ATmega8 chip to...
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DIY: Add USB Ports To Your Alarm Clock
Every night I fall asleep listening to my iPod, and every morning I wake up with it dead as a door nail. This cleaver hack actually came to me via my wife. She said “You put USB ports in everything...
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Xbox 360 Wireless Interface
A crafty hacker on the benheck forums decided that building a portable Xbox had been done so instead he decided to build a wireless video interface for his Xbox 360. The device acts more like a “thin...
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Ultimate Arcade Cabinet
Last week we mention the Super Genintari which housed 4 classic console system. Well, today we take it one step further with the ultimate arcade cabinet. The C-MACC arcade cabinet can play virtually...
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Pop Can Solar Heater
This is an ingenious idea. Used old pop cans to heat your house. The Pop Can Solar Heater is a simple idea and will work quite well to heat your house. Plus, a lot of the content is recycled so your...
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Famicard – An NES Inside An NES Cartridge
Remember the Super Genintari which jammed 4 different classic game consoles into a single unit? Well, how about an NES system inside of an NES cartridge. The famicard is just that.The unit includes a...
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Put Your Old Gamecube To Good Use
This crafty UK hacker decided to put his old Gamecube to good use and cram a PC into it. It took him over a year to put it all together. It’s not exactly a powerhouse of a machine, but it is one of the...
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USB Monitor
This monitor is small. I mean really small. It measures 77mm x 127mm x 17mm, with a 4.3 inch backlit WVGA (800 x 480) display. So what is so special about a tiny monitor anyways? We see them all the...
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DIY Image Stabilizer
A crafty Instructables users has figured out that by using a pair of spining hard drives you can create the same gyroscopic effect that the pros use to keep their cameras nice and steady. A camera...
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Cool Your Xbox With Mineral Oil
You really have to be playing your Xbox non-stop to generate enough heat to justify submerging your Xbox motherboard into a non-conductive fluid such as mineral oil which B-rad used.Besides the two...
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Real Life Flinstones House
This real life house looks like something straight out of the Flinstones. The house which is located in Portugal uses two gigantic stones for it’s main structure linked with a concrete mix.I’m sure it...
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A New Commodore 64?
The original Commodore 64 was a complete game changer in the personal computer realm. No personal computer of it’s time could come close to it. Countless games, dedicated users and the most innovative...
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Cheap WiFi Radio
Looking for a cheap way to stream your tunes all around the house? Then look no further than this cheap DIY WiFi radio.Video blogger Tinkernet shows us how to build one by using an Asus WL-520GU and a...
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Yikes: Build A Fusion Reactor
I’ve tried a few thing to cut our electricity cost. I’ve priced out both a solar and wind powered system to power all of the computers we have in the house that run around the clock. I’ve also added...
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Doorbell Control
Do you find that your doorbell system lacks that little bit of luster? Tired of it doing nothing more than ringing when pressed? Hardware hacker Nicholas Skinner felt the same way and decided to do...
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DIY: Mini MAME Cabinet
We have showed you in the past how you can build your own MAME arcade cabinet, but if you are lacking space for a monster arcade machine this mini MAME cabinet would be perfect for you.Modder Ed had an...
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U-Socket’s Now Shipping
For those of you who have been waiting patiently for their U-Socket’s to ship rejoice, they are on their way. FastMac’s U-Socet is a wall socket that offers your standard dual 110V outlets alongside...
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