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Billet Dock: A Modern and Minimal Home for Your iOS Devices
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So you’re about to receive your new iPad, whether it’s by mail or you’re picking it up at an Apple store. You’ll have to get a nice, new docking solution for it, right? Check out the Billet Dock that’s available through Kickstarter. It looks pretty slick, and it’s machined out of… |
March 16th, 2012
Wood iPhone Boombox Gets Birthed by Shopbot
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Are you tired of looking for that perfect iPhone boombox? Are you sick of those cheap looking plastic ones in every store? Take a look at this minimal wooden boombox.… |
February 21st, 2012
3Tone Halftone Art: Painting with Drill Bits
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When it comes down to it, pretty much every image you look at is made up of dots – whether it’s a digital image made of tiny pixels, the fine grain in film stock, or the halftone patterns you see in traditional printed media. But I have to say this… |
February 15th, 2012
5-Axis Milling Machine Carves Helmet from Block of Solid Aluminum
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I’ll start out by saying that this video has been floating around for a couple of years now, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it and thought it would be worth sharing for those of you who’ve never seen it before.… |
July 26th, 2011
Gamecube U Portable Handheld Can be Yours if the Price is Right
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Ever wanted a Gamecube portable of your very own? Well today could be your lucky day. Modder techknott is back again, and this time, he’s built a nifty GCp and put it up for sale on eBay. The Gamecube u features a fully-functional Gamecube console, along with a bright 5″… |
September 18th, 2010
IPhone Revolver Holder: Put a Gun to Your Head Every Time the Phone Rings
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Assuming you don’t have to pass through airport security, this iPhone carrying case that looks like a gun will definitely draw attention whenever you whip it out to make a call. Created using 3D object printing technology on a MakerBot, DIY-er Junior Tan created this bit of awesome for all… |
May 30th, 2010
Makerbot Prints iPod Docks
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Sure, there are thousands of iPod docks out there, but how many of them were printed out on somebody’s desktop? Not many, I bet. This unusual dock was rendered using a MakerBot desktop 3D printer. Will Langford from BotMade used his desktop MakerBot CNC to create this iPod/iPhone charging dock.… |
November 27th, 2009
Bioshock Belt Buckle: How Splicers Keep Their Pants From Falling Down
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Here’s the perfect fashion accessory for Bioshock… fans. Technabob reader Matthew Borgatti (aka “M@”) created this intricately detailed bronze belt buckle which bears the inimitable Art Deco logo from the classic underwater shooter. M@ started out by having a wax mold carved on TechShop’s Tormach CNC. He then produced a |
June 16th, 2009
It’s Toast-Errific… the Toast Printer
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Sure, we’ve seen toast with images of Elvis, Jesus and other famous cultural icons, but this device lets you create any image you’d like, in toast form. The computer controlled toast burner uses a specially modified CNC fabricator with a hot air gun in its carriage. As the system moves… |
May 2nd, 2007
