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your plants can talk (via twitter)

gadgets | just plain fun

Adafruit Botanicalls Twitter Kit

Now we’ve all heard the myth that talking to your plants help them to thrive, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a way to find out what they’re saying back to us. This gadget lets you keep tabs on your house plants via the Internet, letting them reach out to the world using the popular micro-blogging website Twitter…

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May 9th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

circuit bent commodore 64: revenge of the 80s

computing | hacks-mods | retro

Bent64 Commodore 64 Circuit Bending

One of the most popular computers from the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is having a minor renaissance as an electronic musical instrument. The C64’s audio chip is famous for producing an array of warm, familiar 8-bit beats and blips…

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February 16th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

your message in light emitting diodes

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Peggy LED Lightboard Kit

Want to get your point across? Why not say it with light? This new kit lets you create your own custom LED light board using any pattern you want. The whole thing reminds me of a modern-day Lite-Brite.

The latest Open Source creation from Evil Mad Science Labs, “Peggy” gives you the parts you need to make a pixelated grid of LEDs in any design your little heart desires…

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January 31st, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

ybox2: set top box in an altoids tin

computing | gadgets | hacks-mods

YBox 2 Set Top Box Altoid Tin

Here’s a fun weekend project for all you hardware hackers out there. The Ybox2 is the latest version of a programmable IP-connected set top box which can fit entirely inside an Altoid box.

The system can be programmed to display widget-like channels on your television, using a library of freely-available software…

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January 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

storm circuit: modern led watch has retro spirit

design | retro | timepieces

Storm Circuit LED Watch

For some reason, the latest digital watch from London’s STORM features a readout that brings back memories of classic TV shows from my childhood. I’m not sure if it’s more reminiscent of a Cylon Centurion helmet from Battlestar Galactica, or the dashboard from KITT from Knight Rider. Either way, it’s still pretty retro-cool…

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October 2nd, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

sound lab teaches kids circuit bending

gadgets | just plain fun

GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab

Whether your child is an aspiring audio engineer or just likes to make weird noises, this educational toy looks pretty cool.

The GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab lets kids (and kids at heart) experiment and create their own electronic sound effects…

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July 9th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

xbox 360 elite dissected

home entertainment | video games

Xbox 360 vs. Elite Motherboards

Now that the street date has been broken on the Xbox 360 Elite, consoles have begun to pop up all over the place. The guys over at The Llama’s Adventures managed to get their grubby hands on one, and the first thing they did was rip it open to see what was really under the hood…

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April 20th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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