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Volpin Props Creates Epic N7 Rifle for Mass Effect 3

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [2]

How awesome is this dude at making replica weapons for video games! We have seen the work of Harrison Krix before back when he made the M8 Avenger replica weapon in his spare time for grins. The dude does some epic work and this time around he was asked by the folks at Bioware to make a replica of the new N7 rifle from Mass Effect 3 to be used in the marketing surrounding Comic-Con. Read The Full Story

Wall-E becomes a real robot, no fairy godmother needed

, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

Pinocchio needed a fairly godmother to become a real boy, but all Wall-E needed to become a real robot was a geek with some parts and a bit of time. A dude going by the handle DJ Sures took what appears to be one of those plastic Wall-E toys from last holiday season and hacked the thing up to become a real robot. The result is a cute robot that I have to keep my kids from seeing or they will want one just like it. Read The Full Story

Geek makes DIY key mounting thingy out of LEGO

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [2]

I have a very short memory so it's good that I spend my days flitting from one subject to another for work. I do tend to lose my wallet a few times a day though. Mostly it's because the wife likes to put stuff on top of it. I think she is trying to drive me insane so she can have me committed and have full access to the remote for watching all those chick flicks she likes. I don’t go anywhere other the than the store and home so I don’t really have the chance to lose my keys. Read The Full Story

Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS is perfect for geeky tinkerers

, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Lately there have been a lot of interesting DIY robots that have surfaced. One of the cooler ones was the Android mascot robot that I mentioned last week. One thing that all these little robots have in common is that they all use Arduino for programming. If you are the sort that likes to make little projects that you can control and add various functionality to the Arduino platform is a good one to go with. Read The Full Story

Spazzi dancebot busts a move

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

Generally, the robots we see around these parts are larger things that are quite bulky. They do typically move in one way or another with remote controls and such generally. A little dance bot called Spazzi has landed on Make with the directions for you to build your own if you are so inclined. The little bot is tiny and has no arms or legs. Spazzi's entire point of being is to dance to the beat of your music. Read The Full Story

Remote controlled, DIY Android mascot surfaces

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are a fan of the Android operating system, you will recognize the geeky remote controlled robot you see in the photo below. This is the Android mascot and a geek from Taiwan made the bot using some elbow grease, a trashcan, and Arduino among other things. The bot is very cool and the body and head are made from a trashcan that was modded for the project. Read The Full Story

Disgusting edible Angry Birds cakes are cool and gross

, Jul 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

We have seen some things based on Angry birds that you can eat before, but generally, they were of the cute variety. A woman and her husband created a very cool, but thoroughly disgusting cake that looks like an old grizzled real life version of the green king pig and his little lackey. The cake is so realistic it looks pretty gross. Read The Full Story

Joerg Sprave creates a new slingshot that flings iPhones

, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [6]

Our sling shot making pal Joerg Sprave is back with his latest homemade slingshot. This time around, he's not flicking saw blades, machetes or even ball bearings as his ammo, he is using iPhones. I think Sprave might be onto something here. In the event of a zombie apocalypse you can collect all the iPhones from the walking dead you kill off with your saw blade slingshot and then use these iPhones to shoot at the next zombie hoard. Read The Full Story

DIY Instant Camera actually needs minutes to print photos

, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

Typically, when you say instant camera, we think of the sort like the old Polaroid's that you shoot the pic, the film comes out the front and in a bit you have a nice color photo to share. A dude named Niklas Roy made his own instant camera. While the photo might take about the same amount of time as that old Polaroid to be ready to share, it's nowhere near as fast for the subject of the photo. The subject has to stand still for three minutes. Read The Full Story

DIY wooden 5230 B front shovel makes me go hmmm

, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

On one hand I look at this wooden 5230 front shovel and think dude, whoa, that is awesome. On the other I look at this wooden front shovel and think, dude WTF, it's a wooden front shovel. I can't say that I would sit down with plans to come up with a wooden build project with the most tedious and awesome details I have ever seen and decide to make the project a replica of something like a piece of earth moving gear. Read The Full Story

Triggertrap lets geeky photogs control how and when their camera snaps

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have a cool camera that you take with you wherever you go and want a gadget that will let you play with that camera in new and interesting ways, the Triggertrap on Kickstarter right now might interest you. This is a small box concept looking for the loot to come to market. As of right now, the Triggertrap has more than the amount it needs to come into the real world. Read The Full Story

Dutchman Johan Huibers builds gigantic wooden Ark

, Jun 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

I would wager no matter your religious views that we are all familiar with the biblical story of Noah's Ark. The giant ship that god commanded Noah to build to save his family and a pair of each animal so that the world could start over after the flood. A Dutchman named Johan Huibers has constructed his second ark and this time he built the thing to the same dimensions that Noah used. The first ark was about half the size of the latest and Huibers chartered that ship charging $7 per person and raised the money to build his new ark. Read The Full Story
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