mods
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 » 
Games
Banned Xbox Users Plan Class-Action Lawsuit, Claim Conspiracy
3:02AM Adam Frucci | Microsoft recently banned a whole lot of modded consoles. Was it to prevent piracy, or was it a conspiracy? A new lawsuit is positing the latter theory. More »
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 »
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 »
Vehicles
The Frictionator: Jet Powered And Street Legal
11:31PM Danny Allen | This is what happens when you strap a 7000hp General Electric J85 Jet Engine (with a top speed of 320km/h) to a Ford F650 ute. Video after the jump. More »
Gadgets
Hands-On Gifts For Hackers, Makers And The DIY Obsessed
5:00AM Phil Torrone | Hi there, I’m Phil. I live in an electronics factory and regularly need to pluck microcontrollers out of my feet when walking around barefoot. I thought I could bring some of that joy to you in a gift guide. More »
Computers
Borg-Like ION Cube PC Wins Nvidia’s Case Mod Contest
Games
7:00AM Jack Loftus | So a new, potentially very popular Mario title comes out today. Sweet, sweet nostalgia. To celebrate, let’s revisit all the 2009 NES hacks and mods that have, thus far, utterly destroyed or otherwise corrupted my most cherished memories, shall we? More »
Let’s Count The Ways NES Modders Have Decimated My Fondest Childhood Memories
7:00AM Jack Loftus | So a new, potentially very popular Mario title comes out today. Sweet, sweet nostalgia. To celebrate, let’s revisit all the 2009 NES hacks and mods that have, thus far, utterly destroyed or otherwise corrupted my most cherished memories, shall we? More »
Games
Potential Fix Available For Banned Xbox 360 Users
12:52PM Rosa Golijan | The millions of Xbox Live players who were banned because of their modded Xbox 360 consoles may get a second chance with some firmware workarounds. Beware though, it’s a complicated process. More »
Science
