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Gaming

Receipt Racer Is A Modern Day Ode To Obsolete Printers Long Gone

Designers Joshua Noble, Martin Fuchs and Philip Whitfield breathed new, modern-day life into this archaic receipt printer by combing it with a PlayStation controller, light sensors and some Spy Hunter-esque gameplay mechanics.

May 20, 2011
Science

Turns Out Kinect Can Read Sign Language

Kinect’s patent application said the device could recognise American Sign Language. Microsoft then backed off the claim, at least for the initial generation of the device, saying that sort of application would be supported in later models. Then people started developing open-source Kinect drivers and doing all sorts of cool things with them. And lo and behold, the commercially available Kinect recognises sign language.

May 15, 2011
Computing

This Wall-E PC Casemod Does Everything Save Compact The Trash

German modder Thechoozen loves Wall-E and PC casemods so much that he combined them into this swanky build that, yes, actually moves around his garden.

April 13, 2011
Gaming

The Super Nintendo You Can Hold In The Palm Of Your Hand

And no, don’t make a Game Boy Advance joke, you smartass. Hyperkin’s Supaboy is an upcoming handheld unit that’s actually a Super Nintendo. Like, you have to insert Super Nintendo cartridges to play it.

April 6, 2011
Gaming

The Wii Does Not Need Water Cooling

Using water as a cooling solution for computer hardware is usually only required if you’re building a PC capable of time travel. You do not need it for the humble Nintendo Wii.

April 2, 2011
Geek Out

Create A Cubicle Mansion In 5 Easy Steps

Tired of having to remember how many cubicles in from the edge of the cluster yours is? Give your space some flair with this great weekend project from This Old House.

March 24, 2011
Gaming

Your PS3 Headset Isn’t As Badass As This Guy’s

When el8id games on his PS3, he doesn’t use a regular Bluetooth headset. He uses a military-issue helmet from the 1980s, making him look more like “Maverick” than “some guy playing a video game”.

March 22, 2011
Gaming

Here’s Kinect – Working On A PS3 (And Playing Killzone 3)

This genie of Kinect modification is never going back in the bottle. Now a modder has figured out a way to get the Microsoft device to work with a PlayStation 3.

March 2, 2011
Cars

Gizmod: We Have A Winner!

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Tens of thousands of entries all led to this. One Toyota Rukus. One lucky reader. Who’s it gonna be?

February 28, 2011
Gaming

Atari 2600 "Stella" Mod Provides Pure, Portable Nostalgia

These days, GameCube and PlayStation portable mods are a dime a dozen, it seems, so it’s rather quite refreshing to see the craft applied to their “grandfather,” the Atari 2600.

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