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gears of war xbox 360 casemod kicks ass

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Gears of War Casemod by DFW Monkie

Here’s a dark and disturbing Gears of War Xbox 360 casemod that would make Cliffy B. himself proud.

Modder DFW Monkie, the same guy who brought us this creepy alligator Xbox 360, has outdone himself this time with his new Gears 360.

The case features an intricate sculptural Gears of War logo, complete with a skull and gear that glows in an ominous red light up when the console is on…

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July 30th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

excel art is lots more fun than formulas and functions

filed under: computing | geek art & craft

Excel Art by Danielle Aubert

Artist Danielle Aubert creates pixelated masterpieces using Microsoft Excel, with surprisingly dazzling results.

About the project, she says, “…the drawings are a part of a series that I executed on an irregular daily basis for 16 months. Each drawing is in a new ‘worksheet,’ which is automatically set up as a grid…

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July 25th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

xbox 360 pro 60GB price and release date announced

filed under: video games

Xbox 360 Pricing

Microsoft today confirmed that it is preparing to release a new Xbox 360 model, the Xbox 360 Pro. The console will hit U.S. and Canadian stores in early August, and will be priced at $349. The new model triples the storage from the current Xbox 360 Premium to a much more usable 60GB, offering plenty of space for downloads from the Xbox Live Marketplace…

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July 13th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone case with zune logos: sabotage?

filed under: media players | mobile tech

iPhone case with Zune logo

Belkin is soon to release this iPhone case that appears to have a bunch of Zune logos all over it.

Is this a matter of stupidity or subliminal sabotage? Are the Belkinites a bunch of closeted Zune lovers or are they just a bit clueless?..

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June 13th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

xbox 360 gator casemod rises from the swamp

filed under: geek art & craft | hacks-mods | video games

Gator Xbox 360 Casemod

Here’s an amazing Xbox 360 that looks like it just crawled its way out of the Everglades. The alligator-themed 360 is covered with a lizard-textured skin, and even has an realistic alligator eyeball in place of its power switch.

Rest assured, no actual alligators were harmed in the making of this console…

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May 10th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

classic arcade games excel in spreadsheets

filed under: computing | retro | video games

Pac Man in Excel

Sure, you could use your copy of Microsoft Excel to create the business model for your next big multi-million dollar venture, or to calculate last month’s sales for your used car dealership, but why not put it to some really good use and play some arcade games with it instead?..

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April 5th, 2008 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

xbox 360 arcade controller blows my mind

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xbox 360 arcade controller by shaolindrunkard

Can’t get enough of the classic arcade games up on Xbox Live? Then you probably know how miserable it can be to play most of the old school arcade games with the 360’s modern controller. I guess that’s why this one-of-a-kind custom 360 arcade controller has me green with envy…

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March 21st, 2008 14 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

microsoft mysong generates music from vocals

filed under: future tech

MySong from Microsoft Research

Up until now, singers needed to either play an instrument or the help of a professional accompanist to help them realize their musical ideas. With this new technology coming out of Microsoft Research, vocalists need only sing their ideas into a microphone to automatically generate musical accompaniment…

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March 2nd, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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