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Mobile

What Do You Get When You Cram A HTC Phone And Fake IPhone 4 Into A Game Boy?

8:00PM December 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Mayhem. That’s what you get. Modder “Goteking” hollowed out a Game Boy, and stuck a HTC Aria in, to peek through the Game Boy’s screen. Not to mention a fake white iPhone 4 for the back. Why? Err… More »


Gaming

Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox-Modding Case Mid-Trial "Based On Fairness And Justice"

7:40AM December 4, 2010 | David Kravets - Wired

Federal authorities in the first-of-its-kind game-console–modding criminal trial abruptly dropped their prosecution here Thursday, “based on fairness and justice.” What happened? More »


Mobile

Building Your Own White iPhone 4

2:30AM June 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

If you were geeked on the white iPhone 4, but disappointed to see that they wouldn’t be shipping until late July, you could always just build your own. Engadget put together a white iPhone 4 with third-party parts and it looks, well, great. Though it’s missing an earpiece grill, lens cover, LED diffusor, and a white Home button, it’s a pretty neat mod for users who just can’t wait for the white version. There’s a Michael Jackson joke here but yeah, we’re not going there. [Engadget] More »


Gaming

Hark Back To The Good Ol’ Days With The Portable N64

1:54AM December 8, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Forget the DSi XL, Nintendo should look to the past for its next handheld console. Or, just commission the modder-maestro Zenlock for a heap of portable N64s, so we can revisit The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in style. More »


Gadgets

Back Up Your Valuables In A Time Capsule Gift Box

11:41PM December 7, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

No broken MacBook and pair of old routers, but you do have a Time Capsule gathering dust? Turn it into a gift box, adding hinges and a silk cushion. Just don’t put an engagement ring in there, trust me. [Instructables] More »


Computing

What To Do With All Your Broken Routers? Make A MacBook Mod, That’s What

4:35AM December 4, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Like the Everest-climbing George Leigh Mallory, modder Tyler saw a Linksys router and decided to shove a MacBook inside, “because it’s there.” Well, it was either that, or a Billy the Big Mouth Bass. More »