Tag Cloudhttp://made2mod.comThu, 09 Sep 2010 20:33:05 GMTSteampunk Computer Mousehttp://made2mod.com/steampunk-computer-mouseThu, 04 Mar 2010 17:39:07 GMTvanessa thomas Some great pictures possibly the best steampunk mouse I have ever seen

See all the pics here

Via Hacked Gadgets

]]>http://made2mod.com/steampunk-computer-mouseMini-humanoid robot with iPhone headhttp://made2mod.com/mini-humanoid-robot-with-iphone-headTue, 28 Jul 2009 21:46:43 GMTvanessa thomas

Got to love the innovators!  This hobbyist has created an application that uses the iPhone as a functioning robot brain. 

Nicknamed "Robochan" it consists of a humanoid Kondo KHR-2HV kit with a iPhone brain that is attached to the body via a dock connector.  Robochan has a vararity of functions including change its facial expressions, dance with playing music, wake up alarm with body motion, interaction with its body and, teach and playback

 

Via Pink Tentacle

]]>http://made2mod.com/mini-humanoid-robot-with-iphone-headPC-in-a-vase fabulous for hiding your under-powered media centerhttp://made2mod.com/pc-in-a-vase-fabulous-for-hiding-your-media-centerTue, 02 Jun 2009 16:53:08 GMTvanessa thomas Made by ECS, this full Intel Atom 230 system, including NVIDA ION graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 2.5-inch HDD and a Blu-ray drive has been stuffed into what looks like a family heirloom. There's even room for a couple USB ports, Ethernet and HDMI plugs on the bottom, which keeps the main body uninterrupted other than the tray-loading drive.

 

Via Gizmodo

]]>http://made2mod.com/pc-in-a-vase-fabulous-for-hiding-your-media-center6-in-1 Solar Robot Kithttp://made2mod.com/6-in-1-solar-robot-kitThu, 28 May 2009 18:48:18 GMTvanessa thomas  From a Red5, a UK based gadget shop is the 6-in-1 Solar Robot Kit.  This guy has 6 different ways to build it including, dog, boat, car, windmill and a moving or stationary plane.  With only 25 pieces and tool-less build, this is a great intro to solar power, though it may only qualify as a robot in the sense that it has automation.  But the best thing about this bad boy is if you like in Seattle, Portland or the UK, it can be powered with a 50 halogen bulb (or brighter).

 


 

Available from Red5 for £13.00 and yes they do do international shipping
Via BotJunkie Zygbot

 

]]>http://made2mod.com/6-in-1-solar-robot-kitZombie Embroideryhttp://made2mod.com/zombie-embroideryWed, 29 Apr 2009 22:32:32 GMTvanessa thomas Tis always the season for zombies!  And now you can create your very own embroidered zombies. 

 

Why should knitting and embroidery be reserved for the grandmas who only what to make those hedious peach colored sweaters for you every year?  Now is the time for the Zombie Craft Revloution! Arise my minions!

Sublime Stitching via Bonnie Burton

]]>http://made2mod.com/zombie-embroideryExtremeTech Case Mod Competitionhttp://made2mod.com/extremetech-case-mod-competitionThu, 23 Apr 2009 23:31:50 GMTvanessa thomas Things to watch for in the furture:

Count down to the end of the world

What Google is going to do for April Fools Next year

ExtremeTech's Case Mod Competition

For those of you who did not follow this intently last year, I hope we can look forward to more sick mods like, the Optimus Prime case, the Motorcycle case, the gerbil case and many more ridiculously AWESOME case mods.

The week one winner was announced on Monday, here is what he says:

It is a 100% custom case made entirely of Carbon Fiber. I chose to use carbon fiber because of its structural properties, its lightweight.

 

Having 8 sides allowed me to showcase a different part on each side of the case such as windowed hard drives, LED intake and exhaust fans, LCD panels, DVD drive, power buttons, and a hot swappable drive bay. It is water cooled and has a motorized panel that lifts out of the top to show LED status lights and a LCD temperature monitor.

More details and images at ExtremeTech

]]>http://made2mod.com/extremetech-case-mod-competitionMore TMI via Twitterhttp://made2mod.com/more-tmi-via-twitterWed, 22 Apr 2009 22:37:07 GMTvanessa thomas It might be bad enough that you alway know when that guy in the cube next to you has had burritos for lunch, but if you just can't get enough of other people fartingmaybe you should also consider following the Tweeting Office Chair.  Not only can you get a blow by blow of the toots, he also provides a instrucatable so you can share your TMI with the interwebs too.

 

 Aside form the fart factor, I would like to see some documentation as to what he is eating previous to the tweets, I do notice some are quite close to each other, maybe an hour or so after lunch?

]]>http://made2mod.com/more-tmi-via-twitterSteampunk Treo [Slideshow]http://made2mod.com/steampunk-treoMon, 13 Apr 2009 22:12:51 GMTvanessa thomas Unfortunately he does not include a instructable for this steampunk Treo, but it is a beautiful fully functioning steampunk phone mod.  Below the watch is even a functional directional pad.  I have to say I would definitely rock this one

Steampunk Treo Smartphone Mark 1

]]>http://made2mod.com/steampunk-treoPower Glove 20th Anniversary Editionhttp://made2mod.com/power-glove-20th-anniversary-editionFri, 10 Apr 2009 23:08:17 GMTvanessa thomas OOoooo this takes the cake!  I have to say I was a fan of the power glove because it looked so AWESOME! Even though there was only 2 games it worked with, I still felt like a bad ass wearing it.  This indy game developer has taken the classic Power Glove and replaced the original ultrasonic sensors with an accelerometer, the microcontroller with an open-source Arduino, and the wired connection with Bluetooth.

Wiimote with a vengeance!

 

He even goes so far as to provide the schematics and code, both can be downloaded from his website. Check out the vid on his blog at about 11 mins in to see it in action.

Instructable

biphenyl.org

Via Hack a Day

]]>http://made2mod.com/power-glove-20th-anniversary-editionLED Easter Egghttp://made2mod.com/led-easter-eggFri, 10 Apr 2009 19:21:31 GMTvanessa thomas In honor of the day that zombie Jesus rose from the grave I would like to share the LED easter egg.  I also want to point out that it has Hello Kitty on it which it instant win in my book.

 

Gorgeous LED Egg Via Make

]]>http://made2mod.com/led-easter-eggCommodore 64 Laptophttp://made2mod.com/commodore-64-laptopFri, 10 Apr 2009 01:41:25 GMTvanessa thomas Another awesome mod from Ben Heck! If you are not familar with the name Ben Heckendorn is the mastermind behind the XBox laptop and the Wii laptop. 

Now his latest the Commodore 64 Laptop,  here is his offical reasoning as to why you should have a Commodore 64 laptop

This is a fully functional Commodore 64 laptop using actual hardware, specifically the C64C motherboard which was one of the last and smallest revisions. It uses a Gamecube power supply in place of the original power brick.

It's much greener than using the original configuration because you:

a) don't need a CRT
b) don't need a slow, power-wasting disk drive
c) everything is powered by a single power supply.

Also this is one less Commodore 64 that will end up in a landfill, wasting away to nothingness after once being the greatest 8-bit computer of all time, 2nd only to possibly the Atari 800!

Plus all of the ribbon cabling was recycled from old computers - it's cheap, if not free, and doesn't goto waste.

And I have to say I totally agree, if I had an old Commodore 64 laying around I would totally make it in to a lappy, if only to take it to the local coffee shop and run some BASIC.  And believe it or not I also stumbled across a Commodore 64 BASIC guide! Now you have no excuse not to build this.

 

Commodore 64 Laptop

]]>http://made2mod.com/commodore-64-laptopWall-E Case modhttp://made2mod.com/wall-e-case-modFri, 10 Apr 2009 01:26:27 GMTvanessa thomas Wow, this is one of those amazing mods you only see a few times a year.  It was build by a Russian modder and took him 18 days to finish it.  It is so carefully done and awesomely detailed you think it might just roll right up to you

 

 

 

 More detailed images of the build at EnglishRussia via Make

]]>http://made2mod.com/wall-e-case-modBuilt Your Own Surface Computerhttp://made2mod.com/built-your-own-surface-computerFri, 10 Apr 2009 01:25:50 GMTvanessa thomas The guys over at Maximum PC have come up with a DIY guide on building a multi touch surface PC.

Touch interfaces are hardly futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big deal, and we decided to see what big things are going on in that field. What we found that surprised us the most wasn’t anything about the future of multitouch; it was about something that people are doing right now.

 

Step by step details on how they did it at and a movie about how awesome it is MaximumPC via Make

]]>http://made2mod.com/built-your-own-surface-computerThe Bender PChttp://made2mod.com/the-bender-pcThu, 09 Apr 2009 20:36:49 GMTvanessa thomas Ok I admit it, I am a cartoon freak and a computer nerd.  So when I see the sweet world of cartoons combine with the sweet world of computers I might wet myself a little.  Its ok, we can throw that chair out.

 

 Yes it is another classic, the Bender PC.  Via mini-itx.com

 

]]>http://made2mod.com/the-bender-pcEnvadorhttp://made2mod.com/envadorThu, 09 Apr 2009 20:34:31 GMTvanessa thomas If you have any interest in PC mods at all you will need to see this site.  This guy puts most mods I have seen to shame.  A few of my favorites are the Mystery Box and the Cyberpumpkin. 

Is it bad that in my wildest dreams I envision having a work area where I can where I can mod and hack the crap out of everything? Fair warning, I might not be seen for days on end when this happens, but that's ok, the world doesn't need to be cursed with my ugg-mug while I am in the middle of a hack bender.

 
http://www.envador.com/

]]>http://made2mod.com/envadorNintendo Cell Phone Modhttp://made2mod.com/nintendo-cell-phone-modMon, 13 Apr 2009 22:06:24 GMTvanessa thomas This is actually a hack I saw I long time ago and have been toying with doing.  After I cleaned out my Mom's office I found quite a few old phones ranging from the Audiovox 9000 (real LED display) to the Moto Razr. 

Seems to me the mechanics of the phone don't change it just a fancy cover.  What I would really like to see is functioning buttons.  A for Send, B for end etc...

Build it here
Youtube Video of the mod

]]>http://made2mod.com/nintendo-cell-phone-modMake Your Own Banthahttp://made2mod.com/make-your-own-banthaThu, 09 Apr 2009 20:04:35 GMTvanessa thomas And who wouldn't want to hunker down after a long day with a soft cuddly bantha?  These are so cozy looking I might need two, you know, one for me and one for my Tusken Raider buddy duh.

 

 Via Starwars.com

]]>http://made2mod.com/make-your-own-banthaStar Wars Paper Craftshttp://made2mod.com/star-wars-paper-craftsThu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:10 GMTvanessa thomas How awesome are paper crafts? Especially if you have that extra office time and paper to work on them.  I won't lie, I did, in fact, make a few paper crafts myself during the slow ages of the mortgage industry.  They might or might not have been made out of your 1008s.

Millennium Falcon

Tie Fighter

 

 

R2-D2

 

 

More here!

]]>http://made2mod.com/star-wars-paper-craftsThe Whiskey PChttp://made2mod.com/the-whiskey-pcWed, 08 Apr 2009 22:43:17 GMTvanessa thomas I know, my house is just covered in empty whiskey bottles too.  I had no idea what to do with them until I found this little gem.  Now if I could just quit drinking long enough to handle a glass cutter.

 

 

See how to here

 

]]>http://made2mod.com/the-whiskey-pcStupid Should be Painfulhttp://made2mod.com/stupid-should-be-painfulWed, 08 Apr 2009 21:55:48 GMTvanessa thomas

Truly it should. We need to rid ourselves of these morons and make the world a better place. We can start with the stupid criminals, after an idiotic move by a by one of these fools they get the "stupid implant." A fast and exceedingly painful procedure where an anti-stupid chip is implanted into, what every body part we decide. This implant will give off "small" pulses of electricity, say around 2,000 volts at 5 amps, to alert said user of the stupid action that is about to be committed. Below are my recommendations for guinea pigs in the Stupid Implant Project.

The Chatty Bank Robber- This gentleman decided he did not get enough money after he robbed the bank so he called them up on his cell phone demanding more money.

Counterfeiting Jammed- Note to self - remove counterfeit money from printer before sending in for repair.

Driving While Stupid- This one, oh man, teenager stuck and killed a cyclist last week because they were trying to send text messages while he was driving. As if talking on the phone while driving isn't bad enough, now we have to look out for this too?

This strikes me as a little funny too, as I am reading over these stories I wonder... Is technology making us dumber? Or is it just another case of the right equipment in the wrong hands? ]]>http://made2mod.com/stupid-should-be-painfulEverything is Made to Modifyhttp://made2mod.com/everything-is-made-to-modifyWed, 08 Apr 2009 21:41:06 GMTvanessa thomas Everything is made to mod if you just look at it right.  It could be websites, graphics, electronic cars etc...

My currents and never ending obsession is electronic modifications.  Some day I hope to have a work space of my own where I can get covered in solder and crank out my own sweet mods.  But until then let me share with you some of my own favorite modifications.

]]>http://made2mod.com/everything-is-made-to-modifyHow is this one working out?http://made2mod.com/how-is-this-one-working-outTue, 07 Apr 2009 22:35:14 GMTvanessa thomas I hope it is working out just marvlously

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