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The lo-tech Mowercycle

, Jul 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

As a kid I used to beg my parents to just buy a mower that I didn't have to push around the yard. Yet if they had managed to pick up one of these, I think I'd have wished for the usual push mower back. Read The Full Story

The DIY Car Stereo Stock Radio Fake-Out

, Jul 10th 2008 Discuss [1]

If you're worried about someone thieving your car stereo, there is an Instructable posted to keep it hidden from thieves and ninjas alike. The modder shows exactly how to make it appear that you just have a very outdated tape deck. Read The Full Story

The Gamecube WALL-E Case Mod

, Jul 7th 2008 Discuss [3]

With Wall-E hitting theaters and even before that there have been a few Wall-E replicas pop up. Some are just non-working units that just look cool and others are very basic robots. This Wall-E is now my favorite so far. Read The Full Story

Tabeee touchscreen slate mod from 7-inch ASUS Eee

, Jul 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

It's already been confirmed that ASUS themselves are working on a touchscreen tablet version of the Eee budget notebook, but over at the OCAU forum they're taking matters into their own hands and constructing an Eee-based slate for ebook reading and web browsing.  Using a cheap 7-inch Eee, the end product - the Tabeee Mk1 - will lose the keyboard and gain a touchscreen (similar to the existing mods). Read The Full Story

The Cigarette Tin Boom Box

, Jul 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

Upon first glancing at this little mod, my initial thought was shock. They really still make tin cigarette boxes? I mean, I don't smoke but I did work in a gas station that sold a lot of cigarettes a very long time ago. I don't actually recall seeing a single tin of cigarettes. Read The Full Story

PC mod made of old motherboards

, Jun 30th 2008 Discuss [0]

Gadgets made out of motherboards are one of those things that I know are so incredibly beyond geeky with very little, if any chic thrown into the mix. Yet even knowing that I can't ever get enough of them, which means this PC is drool-worthy in my book. Read The Full Story

Gameboy effects & sampler foot controller hack

, Jun 16th 2008 Discuss [3]

We've seen Gameboy mods before, but I didn't know you could repurpose one to act as a guitar effects and sample loop box. That's just what software Nanoloop does, and since you don't really want to be jabbing at a D-pad while you're meant to be concentrating on your frets, Joey Mariano has just the breakout-box hack necessary.  Edit: Check out Joey's clarification of the setup in the comments. Check out the video of the system in action after the cut Read The Full Story

The Crashproof File Server Case Mod

, Jun 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

This mod, made out of an old little black box just goes to prove that modders go through a lot just to get the desired result. This particular modder risked lung cancer just to get his cool new PC. Read The Full Story

Huge success – 2D Portal for the DS

, Jun 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

Portal is one of those games that I keep going back to every now and then because it's fun and is a great way to kill time. I love downloading new maps and seeing what challenges other people can come up with. I'd love to see some sort of portable version of this game on my DS, and luck would have it, someone has created just that. Read The Full Story

DIY – Rock Band Drum Kit Accessibility Mod

, Jun 2nd 2008 Discuss [1]

Rock Band has easily become one of my favorite games, which I tend to play a lot. I'll switch out between rocking the guitar, drums and vocals, however, I feel bad that those without full use of their legs can't use the drums. Thankfully someone has created an awesome mod that will allow anyone to play the drums, so long as they have full use of their hands and arms. Read The Full Story
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