mods
Design
ThunderCats Xbox 360 Makes Me Bummed The Movie Is On Hold
11:40PM Danny Allen | I’m a sucker for great paintwork, and this airbrushed 360 from largomods reminds me how much I loved the ThunderCats as a kid. Too bad WB put the CG-animated movie (directed by Jerry O’Flaherty from Gears of Wars) on hold. More »
Games
New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?
1:36AM Mark Wilson | Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favourite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation. More »
Games
Oil-Cooled Xbox Hints At How Microsoft Should Have Made The 360
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Taking a cue from classic PC modding, one gamer dunked his original Xbox in a fishtank full of mineral oil (minus the DVD/hard drives). And it runs 10 degrees cooler than before! More »
Robots
Wii Nunchuk-Controlled Robotic Tail Is For Furry Fetishists
2:10AM Danny Allen | Regular Giz readers will have seen countless crazy homebrew inventions powered by the DIY Arduino platform — but this could be the strangest yet. How about a robotic tail that’s controlled by RFID “mood cards”, or a Wii Nunchuk? Yep. More »
Computers
3:22AM Sean Fallon | Everybody’s favourite hackintoshable netbook, the Dell Mini 9, has yet another identity — it can be converted into a pretty fantastic internet slate PC/tablet. More »
Dell Mini 9 Netbook Converted Into An Internet Tablet
3:22AM Sean Fallon | Everybody’s favourite hackintoshable netbook, the Dell Mini 9, has yet another identity — it can be converted into a pretty fantastic internet slate PC/tablet. More »
Games
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | This is how you show you care: By meticulously hand-painting a controller for your girlfriend. Or, that’s how you get her to play video games. Or you want a pink controller, and you say it’s for your girlfriend. [Flickr via Technablog]
The Girlfriend Controller (That You Secretly Want)
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | This is how you show you care: By meticulously hand-painting a controller for your girlfriend. Or, that’s how you get her to play video games. Or you want a pink controller, and you say it’s for your girlfriend. [Flickr via Technablog]
Games
What Would Happen If We “Play” This NES Emulator Cartridge Casemod?
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Finally, an NES cartridge casemod I can get behind without weeping uncontrollably. This one houses a complete library of NES games, uses the original buttons, and hides inside the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo cartridge. But wait, there’s more: More »
Games
Yet Another PSPGo Mod Blinds You With LEDs
5:30AM Jack Loftus | Seriously, what is wrong with the PSPGo? Is the handheld so ho-hum that people are purposefully modding it into awful things, or is it just a really hard device to work with? More »
Games