Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 1:57pm
If you're going to tool around town on a scooter, you might as well equip it as a roving hot spot with GPS, a pirate radio station and enough power to juice up an electric guitar. Now that's a scooter....
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Monday, September 1, 2008 - 7:23am
Finally, one man will be able to rock a "My Other Car is A Landspeeder" bumper sticker and mean it. Daniel Deutsch spent six weeks building a replica of Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder featured in Star Wars: A New Hope,...
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 3:42pm
When there's a disaster that knocks out lines of communication and power, or in a country that isn't so technologically advanced, UNICEF busts out its prototype "Bee." The Bee was designed to be mobile and versatile. It can be set...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 2:21pm
When you buy a Falter 2D Pen, don't expect to start writing with it immediately. That flat sheet of iron you see pictured above is what you'll start with. The pen under it is the goal. You'll have to...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 12:29pm
Next time you're gone, your friends may end up replacing you with a robot. At least, that's what happened to Steve Ganz. The Ganzbot may not look like much, but it's the most expressive block of cardboard you're likely...
Monday, August 18, 2008 - 1:33pm
Everybody loves hovercrafts. They're one of those fun, impractical vehicles that make much more sense as a remote controlled toy than as a legitimate mode of transportation. But what if you don't want to pay top dollar for a fancy...
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 10:15am
Now here's a fun little project: turning the high tech into the low tech by converting a video into a flipbook. You remember flipbooks, right? You flip through the pages quickly to create the illusion of motion. Well, now, using...
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 7:20am
The original Nintendo is turning into the most popular mod in the history of mods. We've seen old Nintendos and Nintendo controllers messed around with more than any other gadget, and with good reason: everybody loves the NES. And now...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 12:24pm
Really serious PCs are known for getting really, really hot. In fact, a whole cottage industry has sprouted up aimed at helping the super-nerdy keeping their monster PCs nice and cool. This custom PC takes the opposite approach, being proud...
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 1:18pm
Steve Norris's house must be full of robotic marvels. He's got that RoboStool we showed you, and also this creative clock that uses a robotic arm and a series of 14 numbered cards. He's coupled a CrustCrawler Smart Arm...
