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geiger counter pc casemod can’t play half-life

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

Geiger Counter Casemod

Before all you budding nuclear physicists attempt to correct me, I know this isn’t truly a Geiger Counter. It’s actually one of those Cold-War era Ion Chamber radiation detectors. But that’s not what most of us think, so I’ll stick with the more familiar Geiger name…

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posted: June 20th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

art lebedev’s data dolls store nothing but themselves

filed under: design | geek art & craft

Art Lebedev Matroshkus

If you’re unfamiliar with the Russian craft of Matrushkas, they’re those little stacking wooden dolls that fit inside one-another, gradually getting smaller and smaller. Designer Art Lebedev has taken these traditional dolls and put a geeky spin on them, adding data storage measurements to each one…

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posted: June 17th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

motorcycle casemod hits top speed

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

Motorcycle Casemod SLI Machine II

If I saw this brightly glowing motorcycle coming down the street, I’d definitely have to stop and stare.

Alas, it’ll never get out of the starting gate. This heavily modded, liquid-cooled PC is strictly for use while parked (unless you want to strap a monitor to your lap while riding, and connect a really long extension cord)…

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posted: April 3rd, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

tetris blocks fall on oscilloscope screen

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Scopetris Oscilloscope Tetris

Here’s a cool hack which uses an old oscilloscope to play an accurate game of the arcade classic, Tetris.

Engineer Lars Pontoppidan created Scopetris using an AtMega32 micro-controller to drive the beam of an oscilloscope to mimic the game play of the classic Soviet puzzle game…

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posted: February 15th, 2008 5 comments author: technabob

it’s people. tetris is made out of people!

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Human Tetris

Everyone’s favorite Soviet block video game has been brought to life using a roomful of people, taking on the roll of the various colored geometric shapes from the game…

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posted: December 31st, 2007 17 comments author: technabob

art lebedev’s pultius remote is ridiculous

filed under: design

Art Lebedev’s Pultius Remote

So what do you get when you put your remote control in the taffy-pulling machine from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? This crazy design from Russia’s Art Lebedev Studios was an attempt to include as many channels as possible on a single remote, without a need to press multiple buttons…

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posted: October 5th, 2007 4 comments author: technabob

never put your money in this bank

filed under: just plain fun

Russian ATM With Unactivated Windows

I’m always wondering about those suspicious looking automatic teller machines you see in every little bodega and convenience store these days. You know… Will my ATM card get eaten? Will they steal my PIN number? Will it wipe all the money out of my bank account?..

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posted: June 9th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

worst computer ever

filed under: computing | retro | strange and unusual

Soviet Sinclair ZX Clone

Check out this rare DELTA-C vintage Soviet computer (if you can call 1991 “vintage”) that I found over on eBay. It’s apparently a clone of the classic Sinclair ZX personal computer, but it sure looks like something you’d find down in a Dharma station on LOST…

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posted: March 19th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

lebedev tells the time in words

filed under: design | timepieces

Art Lebedev Verbarius Clock

Russian industrial designer, Art Lebedev has introduced his latest creation, a clock that displays time using words rather than numbers or hands…

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posted: February 21st, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

the $4000+ mp3 player

filed under: media players

Gresso Symphonia MP3 Players

For about the price of fifty iPod Shuffles, you can own one of these exclusive MP3 players made from rare woods and precious metals.

Made by Russian electronics maker Gresso, the Symphonia series of media players are handcrafted from rare 200 year-old African Blackwood and gold…

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posted: February 19th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

art lebedev does sound

filed under: design | home entertainment

Art Lebedev Sonicum Speakers

Industrial designer Art Lebedev is known mostly for his Optimus Mini Three OLED keyboard and his nifty cursor shaped mouse.

Now his clean, minimal designs will be showing up in a new desktop speaker system. Art’s new Sonicum speaker system is a 2.1 system featuring two satellite speakers and a powered subwoofer…

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posted: November 12th, 2006 post a comment author: technabob

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