diy
Software
DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch Is Almost Worth Destroying A Hard Drive
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin’ awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. More »
Music
Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive Than No-iPhone Ocarina
2:10AM Adam Frucci | Do you have three iPhones kicking around that you aren’t using? If so, you could make an insanely expensive ocarina out of them using some laser-cut plastic. But the real question is why you would do such a thing. More »
Computers
10:35PM Danny Allen | Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More »
Sony Vaio UX Becomes A Killer Hackintosh UMPC
10:35PM Danny Allen | Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More »
Gadgets
Perhaps It Is Time To Make “The Switch” To An Electric Razor
12:20PM Sean Fallon | Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. More »
Music
3:20AM Mark Wilson | With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just five minutes. More »
MidiFighter Melds Music And Button Mashing
3:20AM Mark Wilson | With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just five minutes. More »
Gadgets
Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into A Chumby
Gadgets
Inductive Charging…Through Wood
5:40AM Mark Wilson | Inductive charging, allowing you to charge a gadget just by placing it on a non-electrocuting surface, is a pretty neat parlour trick. But you’re still putting a gadget on a charger. This DIY mod, however, trades synthetic chargers for wood. More »
Design
Camouflage Cords
5:00AM Mark Wilson | Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight. More »
Games
Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze
3:40AM Sean Fallon | Some old-fashioned games simply don’t need a 21st century makeover — like the wooden marble maze. Adding accelerometer control seems like a pointless endeavour. More »
Cameras
