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Todd McLellan’s Disassembly Breaks Retro Tech Down Into Its Tiniest Components

todd mclellan disassembly disassembled tech photos apart

These photos are part of a series by Canadian photographer Todd McLellan. They showcase retro tech that’s been completely disassembled down to its individual parts.…

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November 25th, 2011 by: Range

Ohm My God, What Pretty Resistor Earrings You Have On

Ok guys, you can all thank me for this later. I have found the perfect gift that shows your girl you love her, and lets you flex your geek muscle at the same time. Over on Etsy you can pick up this set of butterfly earrings.…

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February 3rd, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Henry’S Robots: Metal Model Mechs Make Me Merry

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These amazingly intricate robot models come to us courtesy of Henry’s Robots.

Henry has been amassing a virtual army of miniature metal mecha in his laboratory over the last few years. Each one is lovingly handmade by Henry, and I only wish I could have one sitting on my desktop…

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February 7th, 2010 by: Technabob

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Found Junk Becomes (Not So) Evil Robot

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According to Yllas, the artist who created these robot sculptures from old electronic parts, camera lenses, and other surplus junque – she was planning on building an evil robot. Instead she ended up with this guy, the Not So Evil Found Object Assemblage Bot. He’s available over at the Nutzen…

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March 26th, 2009 by: Technabob

Homemade Laser Tag Will have Friends Lining Up to Play

Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back to, oh, say, 1998. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but regardless, we all played laser tag with gusto. Now you can play it in your very own home!

Yeah, I know, I’m excited too! Apparently…

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September 20th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Build Your Own Robot in 2 Hours or Less

2 Hour Robot by Fritsl

Every day, I come across all sorts of cool homebrew robot projects, but never thought I had the skills or patience to make my own. Now, thanks to a generous member of the ‘bot building community, even the most novice builders can crank out their own little robots with ease.…

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March 25th, 2008 by: Technabob

Homebrew Star Wars at-St Learns to Walk

Star Wars AT-ST Robot

Check out this awesome homemade Star Wars AT-ST walker, built from a mish-mash of electronic parts, brass tubing and custom cut circuit boards.

The bipedal MiniMechadon walker is fully functional, and can hobble around just like the ones in the motion pictures. While it’s not quite as polished as the…

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November 6th, 2007 by: Technabob

Chrome Your Xbox 360

Xbox 360 Chrome Shell

Think Microsoft’s white Xbox 360 case is a bit bland? While you could pick up one of Microsoft’s not so exciting faceplates for the 360, or stick on some sort of cheap-looking vinyl decal, why not go all out and replace the whole case with something a little less dull?…

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January 17th, 2007 by: Technabob

Ps3s to Lose Up to $306 Each at Launch

Playstation 3 manufacturing costs

Market intelligence firm iSuppli has completed their preliminary analysis of the costs to manufacture Sony’s Playstation 3 consoles. It looks like the two PS3 models (20/60GB) will lose between $241 and $306 each, not including the cost of accessories such as cables, controllers, packaging or shipping.

The estimated material and…

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November 16th, 2006 by: Technabob

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