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ben heck’s xbox 360 laptop rev. 5 is one bad mofo portable system

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This wouldn’t be the first time that casemodding king Ben Heck has cranked out an Xbox 360 laptop. As a matter of fact, this is the fifth revision of Heck’s portable 360 modding shenanigans. But the fact that he manages to cram such a beefy system into a portable case never gets old for me.

The Xbox 360 Portable –…

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July 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods mobile tech video games

gamestop summer fun bundles: wii, water guns, and wtf?

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I’m not sure who decided that water guns and rubber duckies were just the thing to help sell the console that has never spent more than a few days at most sitting on the shelf, but that seems to be the thrust behind GameStop’s wacky new Wii bundles.

The GameStop bundle: when it’s important to buy a water gun and a…

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July 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: just plain fun technology video games

bandai’s samurai pedometer: how warriors kept their healthy physiques

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Here’s an odd little gadget fresh from Japan. It’s a digital pedometer with a twist. Instead of just measuring how many steps you’ve walked, it has you play a little Samurai game as you amble along.

From what I can tell, Bandai’s YUU HO KEI pedometer game involves ordering your foot soldiers out to battle with you – by making…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology video games

sleek, compact portable snes mod

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The Super Nintendo has been the target of some really sweet mods in its time, and this latest portable fits right into that pantheon of excellent mods. Marshall’s Supertendo looks so good that you’d swear it was professionally made.

To get a good idea of the size of this custom handheld, check out this picture from the point of view…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods retro video games

openemu mac emulator lets you play and play with retro video games

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There aren’t as many video game apps for the Mac as there are for Windows computers, and even then I have a feeling that there’s no program, Windows or otherwise, that lets you play and play with retro video games the way OpenEmu does. The basic function of the app, as its name implies, is emulation of various retro video…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys hacks + mods interactive retro technology video games

spewer: this game will make you want to puke

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Here’s a fun concept for a video game… you’re stuck in a maze and the only way out is to puke all over the place. That’s the basic concept behind Spewer.

In this indie physics-based game from Eli Piilonen and Edmund McMillan, you play a test subject caught in a variety of devious puzzles, and your only method of escape…

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July 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

queens: simple homebrew, sobering concept

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If you play any sort of video games at all, you’re probably intimately familiar with character death. We’re desensitized to it; touch the bad thing, fall off the cliff, fail the jump, and down goes your character. Whether the game is as simple as the original Super Mario Bros. or as complex and terrifying as a survival horror title, we…

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July 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

ti-boy: ti-84 calculator game boy emulator: math geek, meet retro gamer

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Got one of those Texas Instruments graphing calculators? This nifty little program forĀ  TI-83+SE, TI-84+, and TI-84+SE calculators lets you play Nintendo Game Boy games instead of doing your math problems.

Written by Brendan Fletcher (aka “calc84maniac”), TI-Boy SE is a Game Boy emulator that runs on TI’s Z-80 based graphing calculators thanks to similarities between the CPUs of the…

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June 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods retro technology video games

finally, expensive furniture to store your rock band instruments in

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If you were just dying to drop another big pile of money on your Rock Band hobby, you’re in luck: check out this sweet ottoman designed to hold your gear! No more drum kit shoved into the corner of the living room. Now, instead, you can shove a pricey ottoman over there.

The Rock Box (gotta love the name) will store…

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June 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: gadgets home entertainment video games

zombie desert: undead homebrew for the psp

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Zombie Desert has everything you (and by you, I mean I) want in a game: zombies, violence, deserts, and the 1950s. Oh, wait, is that a tiny shotgun? I’ve died and gone to homebrew heaven.

The design is simple, dark, pixelated, maybe even perfect for a run-and-gun zombie game. You can get your gore anywhere–go for style.

Zombie Desert is only in…

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June 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

razer megalodon headphones will pummel your ears with 7.1 surround

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Let’s play six degrees of anything! How many objects do you think will it take to connect an extinct shark with a pair of headphones? The answer is – wait for it! One. Razer named their latest gaming headphones after a prehistoric gigantic shark, the megalodon. At least they chose an awesome shark – according to Wikipedia, megalodons could grow…

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June 29th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets technology video games

steampunk ps3, more expensive than a regular ps3

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Sony’s PlayStation 3 has certainly had its ups and downs since its debut, but even the hatiest of haters must have a hard time denying that the console looks pretty good. That sleek black finish complements any gaming setup. So is it necessary to take a PS3 and make it even prettier? Nope, not at all, but it sure looks…

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June 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful video games

nes controller doorbell: I’d hit that

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To whoever made this fun doorbell: wouldn’t it be more awesome if you had to punch in the Konami code before it rang? Requiring the code will also deter naughty neighbors who’ll no doubt be compelled to play with the doorbell. Or just press it at least once. I know I would. I mean, it’s a controller tacked on a…

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June 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: hacks + mods just plain fun retro video games

bottle cap mario and pac-man art pop onto etsy

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I really love these whimsical folk art renditions of classic video game characters, handmade from bottle caps.

Etsy artist BottleCapArt turns discarded beer bottle caps into pixel art. Each creation is handmade from bottlecaps, paint, pine, and tons of hot glue. My fingers hurt just thinking about the burns the artist must have endured pressing metal into scalding hot glue…

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June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro video games

serious sam is back, getting down to business on xbla

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Nearly a decade ago, Croteam, a team of six developers in Croatia got real damn serious about making a first person shooter, and the resulting hero is the stuff of cult legend. Serious Sam has everything that makes great shooters really great: crazy weapons, major fights, and a sense of humor. And now the hero is back, and heading to Xbox…

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June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: retro video games

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