Archive for April 2010
Game Boy Advance Sp Gets an Original Gameboy Retrofit
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It’s true that the original Game Boy is a timeless piece of portable video gaming. Heck, I know that I spent countless hours trying to beat my best at Tetris…. In this great little hack, the familiar green screen is gone. Why? Well, Flickr user CRTdrone modded his original |
April 21st, 2010
Hp Designjet 3d Printer is Here, but We Still Can’T Afford It
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When Hewlett-Packard promised to make 3D printers more affordable for the masses, I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean bums like you and me who just want to print 3D models of bacon, Patlabor and Olivia Munn (not necessarily in that order) will be able to get one. But yeah, HP’s… |
April 21st, 2010
Flushing Noise Generator Still Doesn’T Cover Up the Smell
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Apparently in Japan, the toilets in many public female restrooms are equipped with an Otohime (“Sound Princess”). Otohimes produce a flushing sound when activated, presumably to mask lady farts or umm… other sounds that may be produced while on the throne. But not all public restrooms have Otohimes; what if… |
April 21st, 2010
Archetype: Lampshade or Shadelamp?
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Designed by Goodmorning Technology for Milan-based lighting store Luceplan, the Archetype lamp combines the classic shape of a traditional lamp shade with modern LED technology, resulting in a device that is as familiar and approachable as the lamps we’re used to, but is far more efficient and longer-lasting. The Archetype… |
April 21st, 2010
Guy Turns Famicom Controller Into a Wii-Mote
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It’s anyone’s guess why you’d want to rip apart your shiny new Wii-mote controller and make it looks like something out of the 1980s, but this is the DIY-geek generation, and where there’s a will, there’s a way. This Japanese modder took two old Famicom controllers (that’s NES to you… |
April 20th, 2010
3d Dot Game Hero Character Creator in Action
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Chomping at the bit (or is that champing at the bit?) to get your hands on 3D Dot Game Heroes… for your PS3? With the game hitting consoles on May 11th, you won’t have to wait much longer. But while you wait, Sony has released a brief (and humorous) video |
April 20th, 2010
7-Eleven Adds Used Games Next to Slurpee Machine
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I am not a big fan of buying used games. Anytime I can get the same thing new for only a few bucks more, I go new. I know some folks – like my mom – will do anything to save a buck so my kids come home with used… |
April 20th, 2010
Beetlecam Wildlife Robot Gets Up Close and Personal With the Lions
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Since they don’t have feelings (yet), it’s an obvious use for robots to send them into the battlefield to disarm bombs and IEDs. However, this is the first time that I’ve seen a robot used to do something that could be equally as life-threatening: getting face-to-face with untamed wildlife. The… |
April 20th, 2010
The 64-Boy: the Littlest N64 Console
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If you’ve still got an N64, you probably haven’t used it in a while. The age of Nintendo’s 64-bit gaming platform didn’t stop Bentomo from shrinking his N64 into a portable form. I have to say that this build is totally amazing, reminding me of the TurboGrafix-16 portable, the TurboExpress.… |
April 20th, 2010
Isochron: Like X-Com on Your I-Device
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A lot of fans of the tactical video game X-COM were disappointed, to put it mildly, when 2K Marin announced that they’ll be remaking the cult classic as a First-Person Shooter. If you’re one of those fans, know that the X-COM… spirit is still being copied alive, and it’s coming |
April 20th, 2010
