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Toy Story 2 Once Deleted by Accident (and Again Because It Sucked)

Anyone who uses a computer long enough eventually deletes a file by mistake they really wanted to keep. If you ever had this happen at work on a corporate network things get ugly really quick. I can only imagine when Pixar was working on Toy Story 2… and a bunch

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May 21st, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

4M Retro Wooden Computer: HAL 1000

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The 4M is another retro wooden computer from Swedish artist Love Hultén. Unlike his earlier creation Sputnik 0667, which was an all-in-one PC, the 4M has a more conventional tower and monitor set up. Hulten counts steampunk and HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey… as the influences behind this

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April 3rd, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Future Supercomputer to Be Faster Than 50 Million Laptops

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If you’re a computer enthusiast, I bet you think your rig is pretty fast. I don’t care how fast your computer at home is, you’ve got nothing on today’s supercomputers. When you think about the supercomputers coming by the end of the decade, you’re not even on the same planet.…

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March 30th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

eyeMac Difference Engine of Wickedness: Steampunk Computing at Its Finest

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Despite all its brass and wood bits and bobs, this retro-fantastic machine hides beneath its surface a fully-functional iMac. The eyeMac Difference Engine of Wickedness is the creation of David Lee of Hatton Cross Steampunk, and it’s definitely one of the best looking steampunk computer mods I’ve seen.…

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March 23rd, 2012 by: Technabob

Tobii Shows Off IS-2 Eye Tracker Module: Are Eyeball-Controlled Games the Next Big Thing?

For over 20 years, gamers have been using a mouse to control their video games. Over the last couple of years, motion controls such as the Kinect, Move and Wii-mote have become common on game console, and are starting to make their way to PC gaming and other computer uses…

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March 10th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

PowerUSB Power Strip Lets You Control Outlets with Your PC

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Power strips that turn on or off when you turn your computer on or off aren’t new. These things have been around for several years now and they’re good for saving power for people that like to be green. A new power strip has launched called the PowerUSB Basic and…

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February 17th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Godfather Casemod Makes You an Offer You Can’t Refuse

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It’s been a while since I’ve spotted a cool casemod I thought was worth of a mention. Here’s one that I think you’ll like – assuming you enjoy movies about the mob. What you’re looking at here, my friends, is the Godfather of computers, literally.…

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February 12th, 2012 by: Technabob

The iPhone 4 Legacy Case: Retro Macintosh Goodness

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Have you ever wanted to make your iPhone look like an old Mac? Well this retro case for your iPhone makes it look like a classic Macintosh computer. It’s actually a case, with a vinyl skin for the front, so it actually would offer some protection for your iPhone. It…

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January 7th, 2012 by: Range

foxLO Subwoofer Promises Lots of Boom in a Small Package

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I love bass in my games, TV shows, and movies on my smartphone and my computer. I hate the giant subwoofer enclosures though, since they always seem to take up a bunch of space. A company called soundmatters has a new subwoofer called the foxLO that will be displayed at…

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January 6th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Servers Could Heat Your Home or Office Just as Well as a Furnace!

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Back when I had a “real job,” I took care of the servers for a large and busy pharmacy. It was a cool job some days, but my office was the server room. A small closet size room with a desk and four servers in there makes for a massive…

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November 28th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

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