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Toolbox Boombox: for Garage Bands

toolbox boombox by floyd davis iv

Floyd Davis IV makes Gentleman’s Boomboxes – sound systems out of old suitcases and other types of luggage. If the idea sounds familiar, it’s because there’s something exactly like it – though Davis claims that the idea was stolen from him. Oooooh, intrigue. You’d think that he’d be more protective…

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January 19th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Intel Offers Overclocking Warranty for its Processors: Modders Rejoice!

Intel Performance Tuning Protection

If you are a hard-core overclocker ready to grab up a new Intel processor, you will so jizz your pants at this. Intel has announced that it is now offering an add-on warranty on certain Core processors that will replace it – even if your overclocking kills the CPU. That…

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January 19th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Skyrim My Little Pony Mod: The Stuff of Nightmares

my_little_pony_skyrim_mod

I used to ride My Little Pony, until I took an arrow to the knee. Thankfully, I can still get some My Little Pony… Action in a horrifying, flying little girl toy way. A geek going by the gibberish name zdzichorowerzysta, which I believe to be Russian for ZOMG… Ponies,

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January 19th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Steampunk Sony VAIO F Goes Back to the Victorian Era

sony_vaio_f_steampunk_mod_1

Is your laptop feeling too modern and shiny for you? Why not give it a retro redo? With the eCog Mercury mod, you can give your Sony VAIO a serious steampunk makeover, and send your 21st century gadget all the way back to the 19th century.…

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January 18th, 2012 by: Technabob

Car with Dual Power Windows: Now it’s Tinted, Now it’s Not

dual power windows by lech sokolov

I don’t often post about automotive technology, hacks or mods because I don’t know a lot about cars, but this one is too neat to pass up: a car with two sets of front windows, a pair that’s transparent and another pair that’s tinted.…

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January 17th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

GLaDOS Voice on Garmin GPS: Question is, Do You Trust Her?

glados garmin gps voice

…because the researchers at Aperture Science did, and look what happened to them. But if you’re brave enough, a Redditor has created a GLaDOS voice for Garmin Nuvi GPS devices and is sharing it free of charge. Then again, the Redditor’s name is GLaDOS_Garmin_Thrwwy. So you know, could be a…

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January 10th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Board of Awesomeness Kinect Longboard Uses Everything but Your Feet to Make It Move

board of awesomeness kinect longboard by chaotic moon labs

The Kinect was designed to make it easier for us to command software, but the guys at Chaotic Moon Labs knew they could make it move actual objects. The result? The Board of Awesomeness, a motorized longboard that relies on video recognition, speech recognition, gesture recognition, location data, accelerometer data…

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January 10th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

MakerBot Replicator: Out of Star Trek into Your Own Garage!

makerbot replicator 3d printer

I’ve always been a fan of 3D printers, especially when nowadays you can have one in your garage or basement and just print away. Bre Pettis has unveiled the latest edition of the MakerBot 3D printer. It’s called the Replicator and includes a host of improvements, which will allow you…

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January 10th, 2012 by: Range

LanZilla RC Casemod: Off-Road Computing

lanzilla remote control car casemod by stephen popa

Having a moveable computer case won’t come in handy in daily use, but it would save you a lot of time and back pain when you do need to move or transport it. Which is why I envy Stephen Popa – not only does his PC case have wheels, it’s…

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January 6th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Twine: Hassle Free Hardware Hacking

twine by supermechanical

The web has been buzzing about this wonder device for a while now, but I think it’s still worth sharing here on our blog because it will allow you to replicate some of the hacks that we’ve featured. So what is Twine, and what does it do? In a nutshell,…

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January 5th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

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