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glowing gaming pc for a good cause [casemod]

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How’d you like to own the fastest and coolest looking PC on your block, and at the same time help find a cure for cancer – and then write the whole thing off your tax bill? You’d be sold, right? Well that’s exactly what’s going on here. This stunning custom PC casemod is being auctioned…

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November 20th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft technology video games

google search stories: what did you search for today?

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Robert Wong and his co-workers at Google’s Creative Lab created a bunch of short and funny clips showing how their search engine helps people not just to find websites but to improve their lives: “In other words, the best search results don’t show up on a webpage — they show up in somebody’s life.”

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November 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing just plain fun technology

google chrome os download, almost exactly the same as the browser

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Curious and/or impatient techies! An early developer build of Google (Google’s?) Chrome OS – which was just formally announced – has been unleashed on the Internet for those who want to take an early early early peek at what I like to call the BrOSer. From what I’ve read about it Chrome OS basically offers…

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November 20th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech technology

alestrukov’s wooden computer mice: the mightiest mouse in the forest

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These gorgeous computer mice are made from exotic woods, and are truly stunning. Created by Russia’s AlestRukov, each one is handcrafted using cultivated sustainable woods and carved, sanded and polished to a shiny finish using linseed oil and carnuba wax.

Each one is built from the finest electronic components, with an optical resolution of 1600…

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November 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design geek art + craft technology

touchscreen imac g4: a nice mixture of new, old and windows

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Earlier this year we featured modder Jonathan Berg aka Dremel Junkie’s Wall-E casemod. Now he’s back with a 20-inch iMac G4 with touchscreen capabilities and *gasp* a bag of hurt a Blu-Ray drive.

Berg encountered a couple of problems while modding the G4, the first being the proprietary connector that the iMac monitor uses to…

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November 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

firefox coming to the ps3?! please be true [rumors]

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Sony rolled out firmware v. 3.10 for the PS3 today, bringing Facebook integration to the system. Your boss will now know that you’ve been playing Pro Evo 2010 instead of writing your blog posts. Yay. Screw that, here’s something us PS3 owners can look forward to: a PlayStation Insider source who’s “very close to Sony” says…

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November 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets technology video games

best portable dreamcast casemod yet?

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While this wouldn’t be the first handheld based on the Sega Dreamcast, I have to say that from the looks of these blurryvision pics, it sure looks like a good one.

Fans of the classic Sega console will appreciate the clean and compact styling of this portable remake what is arguably one of the best…

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November 18th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods mobile tech retro technology video games

matias tactile pro 3 keyboard: the mac gets a real keyboard again

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While many of you might like the industrial design of the keyboards that Apple has been churning out for the last several years, I still long for keys that FEEL like keys. Thankfully, the guys over at Matias have the same sentiment and are getting ready to release a new Mac keyboard with REAL keys,…

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November 18th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design technology

fuji instax camera prints tiny pics for $1 each, will really make you treasure your captured memories

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Remember the PoGo? That’s Polaroid’s modern-day take on their classic instant cameras. The PoGo lets users edit pics before printing them, or you could save the pics and upload them to a computer later on. Fuji’s Instax instant camera has half of the functionality of the PoGo at half the price, which seems like a…

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November 18th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech retro technology

nec batteryless remote control: we don’t need no stinkin’ batteries

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How many times have you had to get your lazy ass off of the couch to get up and change the channel because the batteries in your remote died. Well thanks to some fine high-tech minds, someday you may never need to worry about changing the batteries in your remote again.

This unassuming looking prototype…

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November 17th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech gadgets strange + wonderful technology

nasa launches free iphone app

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Space puns ftw! NASA recently released a free iPhone app that promises a ton of content for space fans, including mission details, videos, images, and twitter feeds. The mission portion is probably the geekiest part of the app, allowing users to read mission details, view launch or arrival countdown clocks, and even follow the orbit…

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November 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun mobile tech technology

minivan speakers for tiny soccer moms

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One of my recurring nightmares is about the day I end up driving a minivan. Thankfully, that particular dream hasn’t come true, but this new gadget might keep that idea in the back of my mind if I kept it in my pocket.

This minivan mini speaker from Korea’s Newgood is perfect for those times…

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November 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets just plain fun media players technology

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