Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 9:43am
Why would you ever want to make a computer that looks like a as stove? Well, why not? That's really the only reason I can think of. And now a Czech modder has done just that. The Project MiniCooker PC...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 6:27am
This old classic Game Boy used to have a life filled with Tetris and Super Mario Land. But it's been replaced with newer and better handhelds. That doesn't mean it's outlived its usefulness, however. It's just turned into an 80GB...
Friday, September 4, 2009 - 10:14am
34-year-old Tao Xiangli is an amateur inventor whose efforts aren't looking all that amateur. The Chinese man has built himself his very own sub all on his own, spending two years and 30,000 yuan ($4,385) on the project. It's driven...
Friday, September 4, 2009 - 6:15am
If you solder things in your spare time or are a smoker, you know the value of having a good ventilation system. Nobody likes sitting in a room full of deadly fumes, no matter where they came from. If you...
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 6:47am
There are good ideas, and there are bad ideas. Filling an air horn with butane to turn it into a flame thrower? That's an extreme example of one of those things, but I can't decide which. The best part of...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 9:46am
Looking to force yourself into doing some aerobic exercise? Just can't find a way to get motivated? The Webcyle may be what you're looking for. Essentially, the Webcycle is a stationary bike hooked up to a laptop. The faster you...
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 10:17am
Nothing says family fun like a terrifying, four-legged robotic spider being controlled by modified Wii controllers. Or does it? Because that's just what this thing is. With a price of about $1,000, this is one fancy piece of useless machinery....
Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 9:29am
This clever "Pour Lighting" lamp is a simple combo of two objects that are easy to come by: an Ikea watering can and an Ikea Vedum fiber-optic lamp. All you need to do is saw off the tip of the...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 9:46am
What do you do when you're a parent who's a combo of geeky and lazy? You program a way for your computer to rock your baby to sleep, of course. This enterprising parent used their Linux box and a custom...
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 8:31am
Have a pile of brass clock gears laying around? Looking for a weekend project? Why not build yourself a nice steampunk flash drive? Basically, this guy consists of gears, screws and pipe. Oh, and a flash drive of course. It...
