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LED Matrix Glasses: That Hack Cray

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Someone call Kanye West. I know he’s a very busy man but he has to know that Garrett Mace has made the best pair of shutter shades of all time. Mace’s LED Matrix glasses have flashing lights just like Yeezy on Graduation….

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May 24th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Mechwarrior Cat Playhouse is Meow-velous

If cats ever wanted to lay waste to dogs they could do so. Yes, the war between cats and dogs is as old as the animals themselves, but it could come to an end tomorrow if our feline overlords so wished it. The proof is in the image below.…

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May 24th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Mad Max Motorcycle Built from Car that Broke Down in the Desert

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For most of us, if our car broke down in the desert, we would have no choice but to just walk or pray for rescue. Most of are not so technically inclined to take our cars and build something else out of the parts. Well, Emile Leray is far more…

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May 23rd, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Turn an Old G4 iMac into an iPad Stand

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Have you got an old iMac G4 laying around? Well I don’t, but Reddit contributor cwtfozzy bought one and decided that it would make the perfect iPad stand. I have to say that it looks like a match made in heaven.…

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May 23rd, 2012 by: Range

DIY Star Wars Toys from Old 3.5″ Disks: The Floppy Strikes Back

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Got some old floppy disks lying around? How about a little spare time? Are you a Star Wars… fan? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, here’s the perfect project for you – a Millennium Falcon, X-Wing Fighter and Death Star cobbled together from old floppy disk

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May 21st, 2012 by: Technabob

8-Bit Pop Up Cards Invade Birthdays and Other Special Occasions

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Hallmark cards are fine, but they usually aren’t very geeky, so stop giving them your hard earned money. Make some cards yourself like these 8-bit cards instead!…

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May 21st, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

2012 Wall-E Toy Controlled by a 1983 Portable Computer

Old technology meets new technology here, and in this case they can actually interface very well despite their age difference. YouTuber Aliencurv modified an old 1983 TRS-80 portable computer with 20kb of memory to control a 2012 Wall-E robot. I hear ya. That’s crazy and pointless you say. I agree. And it’s…

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May 17th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

MIT Student Constructs Mario Kart Racer, Cafeteria Runs out of Bananas

Charles Guan, an MIT grad student, has created a working replica of the vehicles from Super Mario Kart…. It is powered by four motors attached to the wheels and can reach speeds upwards of 26 mph. It can also do some crazy turns when the driver leans into the

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May 14th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

R2-D2 Rain Barrel Collects Water Without Swimming through the Dagobah Swamp

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I live in an area where being green and recycling isn’t really a big thing. In fact, I lived here for 10 years before I knew we even had a recycling center. In some communities, though, the push to be green is much more substantial. Case in point – in…

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May 11th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

It Doesn’t Hate You, But This DIY Portal Turret Will Still Shoot You

Sure, we’ve seen the odd Portal turret here and there, but this one actually shoots. It was created by a Penn State University student for his Advanced Mechatronics class’ final project. Just like in the game, it tracks its victims using a camera and shoots at them.…

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May 11th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

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