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So what do you do when you crack your iPod screen? This industrious hacker has decided to turn his broken eggs into an omelet by turning his fractured iPod into a tiny little laptop.
Owen McGarry created his iTop mini laptop by cutting his old iPod in half, keeping only the screen, battery and audio portions intact, then flipping that portion up at a 45-degree angle…
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June 3rd, 2007
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filed under: computing | mobile tech
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Palm today rolled out the details on a new device which extends the functionality of smartphones. Dubbed the Foleo, it’s a companion product for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions of Treo smartphones.
In a nutshell, Foleo adds a big screen and a full size keyboard to your mobile phone…
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May 30th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | video games
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While most of the world is interested in making computers more and more portable, HP has taken the opposite approach with their high end gaming notebook…
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May 11th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | hacks-mods | mobile tech | video games
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Hot on the heels of Ben Heck’s last mod, the PS360 hybrid joystick, he’s at it again. This time he’s cranked out another Xbox 360 laptop, which improves on the original one he did a few months back.
This time out, Ben has implanted the brains of the 360 in a black laptop case with green accents, versus the white case of the original…
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April 17th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | gadgets
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If software-based security products are getting you down, check out this little (and I do mean little) gadget called the Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro. It’s a complete computer security solution that’s small enough to fit in your pocket.
The Linux-based miniature security appliance features 13 serious security systems in one little piece of hardware…
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March 16th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing
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Looking like something out of a James Bond movie or an episode of 24, this portable computer from Estari features an innovative dual LCD interface that folds up into an aluminum briefcase.
The core design element of Estari’s DC15 briefcase computer are two 15-inch (1025 x 768) touchscreen LCD monitors…
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March 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | mobile tech
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For those of us travel with our laptops for work, anything that can reduce the number of accessories you have to carry is a good thing. The PCPAL 3-in-1 Laptop Mouse aims to integrate a mouse, laser pointer and presentation remote control in a single slim device.
The PCPAL is even slim enough to be stored in your laptop’s PC card slot…
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January 26th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech | video games
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My favorite console mod-god, Ben Heck is at it again. This time, he’s helped Engadget take Nintendo’s Wii gaming console and turned it into a laptop.
The portable features a 7-inch widescreen LCD monitor, and even has a built-in “sensor bar” replacement at the top of the screen…
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January 19th, 2007
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