Archive for September 2009
Aiptek Pencam Trio HD: I Don’T See What’S Trio About It. Tiny Yeah, but Trio?
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Aiptek’s shooting for the money of people who wear extremely tight pants and have good eyesight with the PenCam trio HD. Measuring only 5.1 x 1.4 x 0.7 in, the PenCam trio HD shoots 720p at 30 fps. Attach a string on one end and you can use the camera… |
September 9th, 2009
Upgrade Complete: the Goal of the Game is to Upgrade the Game
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It’s true! It may be confusing as a concept, but once you start playing the Flash-based Upgrade Complete you’ll see how straightforward it is. Meta-video games like this are more often than not bursting with humor, and Upgrade Complete… is no exception. At the start of the game you’re immediately |
September 9th, 2009
Circuit Bent NES Makes a Fun Video Synthesizer
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What happens when you splay open the guts of a classic NES console, and wire up a bunch of knobs, buttons and a patch panel? This, of course.… |
September 8th, 2009
Snoopy USB Hub Comes in for a Landing
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Peanuts fans, here’s a fun way to put a little tribute to Charles Schultz’ canine best friend on your desktop. This Snoopy Flying Ace USB hub connects up to three of your USB devices while the battling beagle takes on the elusive Red Baron. And this isn’t just one of… |
September 8th, 2009
Lethal Pneumatic Ping Pong Gun: ‘Nuff Said.
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MAKE magazine fan/artist/inventor/sculptor/prototyper/modern da Vinci Ron Kissinger built an air-powered gun that turns ping pong balls into balls of fury. The gun has a magazine that can fire up to 14 shots. It takes a few seconds to load the ammo – i.e. a ping pong ball – and prepare… |
September 8th, 2009
How to Make Your Own Ds Lite Covers: a Quick Lesson
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Are you paying attention? This will be a quick tutorial on customizing your Nintendo DS Lite. Here we go. Step one: draw some stuff. It probably helps if you can draw. Step two: vectorize that business and print it out. Step three: cut out designs from desired material and affix… |
September 8th, 2009
Onslaught of the Electric Zombies: Zombie Minesweeper
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Minesweeper is one of the things I miss from running Windows. I’m sure there are browser versions available, but it’s just not the same as opening up that friendly little window and clicking around, only to have my butt blasted across the room. Metaphorically, anyhow. But for a zombiefied Minesweeper… |
September 8th, 2009
Microsoft (Mis)Educates Best Buy Employees About Linux
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A Best Buy employee recently posted screenshots of what he claims is part of a training program about Windows 7. The screenshots show some Windows vs. Linux comparisons. You probably know where this is going. The employee is overclock.net forum member GodofGrunts, and here are some of the screenshots he… |
September 8th, 2009
Minicooker Pc Oven Casemod: Now That’S Cookin’ With Gas
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Why would you want to make a PC that looked exactly like a kitchen appliance? Dunno, maybe just so you could say it could be done? Czeck modder Zbyšek built his Project MiniCooker PC that’s a dead ringer for his full-size cooktop, complete with blue LED “gas burners” that look… |
September 7th, 2009
God Hand Robot Ready to Get You With His Kung-Fu Grip
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Give your robot a hand (or two) with these incredibly complex mechanical digits from Japan’s Crafthouse. Instead of the typical grippers you might find on a hobby robot, Crafthouse’s servo-controlled GOD HANDs give miniature robots a set of flexible digits that work much like their human masters’ appendages.… |
September 7th, 2009
