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R2-D2 mod crams in eight game consoles and a projector

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 1:12pm

R2-D2 always seemed to have the right tool for any odd job, whether it be projecting a message of distress or opening up a blast door. Now, thanks to Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis (and PAX attendee, from the...

Stargate motorized pyramid is a PC case from another world

Kevin Hall

Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 1:08pm

A user by the name of Gup over at the TechPowerup forums has whipped up one of the most impressive Stargate case mods we've seen 'round these parts. It's modeled after a Goa'uld Ha'tak starship from the series, and features...

NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 10:18am

We're used to seeing people turn their old hardware into stuff like joysticks and robots, but here's something different: a wireless doorbell. This guy gutted an NES controller and fitted it with a wireless module. "The module was modified a...

Homebrew Game Gun ditches the keyboard and mouse for a gunsight

Kevin Hall

Monday, June 22, 2009 - 10:42am

For a waggle fatigued gamer like myself, it'd take a lot for me to put down a traditional controller and pick up one of the many crazy new peripherals coming out. An awesome mod like the Game Gun, though, could...

Damnation steampunk PC could be yours for a song

Michael Trei

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 10:23am

We love steampunk style here at Dvice, but normally the only way to own something this cool is to make it yourself. This gorgeous creation called Telecalculograph Mk II was created by steampunk artist Jake Hildebrandt using a cutting edge...

Solar-powered Nintendo DS Lite: Guilt-free gaming for green geeks

Adario Strange

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 11:45pm

Yet another fan created hardware modification is pointing the way towards a greener gaming future. The mod takes a Nintendo DS Lite and affixes a set of 60x60millimeter solar panels to the cover of the gaming device. The entire solar...

WeeP5: half MP5 submachine gun, half Wiimote, entirely on the wrong console

Kevin Hall

Monday, December 29, 2008 - 8:41am

Finally, there's over-the-top, realistic weaponry for fans of (the short list of) shooters for the Nintendo Wii. You always wanted to play Chicken Shoot and the leftovers from the other consoles with a submachine-gun-turned-Wiimote, right? The WeeP5, by Instructables user...

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R2-D2 mod crams in eight game consoles and a projector

Stargate motorized pyramid is a PC case from another world

NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

Homebrew Game Gun ditches the keyboard and mouse for a gunsight

Damnation steampunk PC could be yours for a song

Solar-powered Nintendo DS Lite: Guilt-free gaming for green geeks

WeeP5: half MP5 submachine gun, half Wiimote, entirely on the wrong console

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