USB drives are definitely cool to have around. Though, a lot of the time, we would would never trust them with important data files, just because they break too damn easy. If you have one in your pocket and you sit the wrong way, forget about it. It’s history. Luckily for us, this happened one to many times to modder ...
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Microsoft reveals QWERTY Xbox 360 Controller
With the announcement that MSN Messenger will now be integrated into the Xbox 360 dashboard, Microsoft has also announced a QWERTY controller for hassle-free text input for the chat program. The 47-keyed controller plugs into the normal controller via the headphone jack. While it might be a little clunky looking, it sure as hell beats having to lug a full ...
Read More »Why don’t you go suck a screwdriver?!
Despite popular belief, you can have your tools and eat them too. The classic screwdriver is made with a red cheap plastic base. You can find them in your local children’s toy tool kit. With the Screwdriver Lollipop, you can have the same classic novelty without the synthetic materials. OK, well it’s prob still made of synhetic materials, but at ...
Read More »Rumor: Nintendo releasing new colored Wii-Motes and Nunchucks
Thanks to the inept companies who update their product lists early, there is a rumor going around that Nintendo is planning on releasing several new color options for the Wiimote and Nunchucks. The new colors listed on the product list of the retailer in question are silver, blue, and pearl pink. According to the retailer, the new colored hardware is ...
Read More »8 Core Mac Pros now available!
Finally a confirmation on the heavily rumored 8 core Mac Pros. Today on the official Apple website, Jobs and friends finally announced the availability of the uber-exciting 8 Core Intel Xeon. This monster is going to have a storage capability of up to..get ready…3 TB! That’s right, 3 whole terabytes. As Apple says with the announcement “consider the bar raised” ...
Read More »Guitar Hero controller will work with Rock Band
Being the renaissance men that we are, we hardly need to play a guitar-based game, seeing as we can play real classical guitar, while pleasing three women at the same time. For those who aren’t as multi-talented, Harmonix and EA announced in a conference call that the guitar controller for Xbox 360 from Guitar Hero will also work with the ...
Read More »The Computer Table for space conservation is the ultimate case mod
We thought the idea to latch all unneeded gear to the bottom of your desk was an ultimate space saver, and this Computer Table puts the cherry on the sundae. Who needs a tower when they have a desk? The Computer Table fits all of your hardware into a desk drawer, so no cases needed. You can actually call this ...
Read More »Roy Block: Mixed reality video game concept will blow your mind
[ev type=”youtube” data=”kOpeKBOKXz0″][/ev] Roy Block is one of those things you don’t see very often. A creation that can revolutionize how we look at something, in this case, gaming. Using a tangible interface, the came stands on the edge of a mixed reality, integrating our world, with the game world. If words could do the concept justice, we would describe ...
Read More »Guitar Hero Effect Pedal confirmed through 360 instructions
Thanks to an early shipment of Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360, there’s now hard evidence to confirm that Guitar Hero is adding the use of an effect pedal to the game. A diagram of the guitar controller in the 360 instructions shows a plotted port for an effect pedal. Before you get your gaming panties in a knot, take ...
Read More »DIY: Wallet made from computer keyboard circuit sheet
Most households have at least one or two defunct broken down keyboards laying around. How about a productive use for that junk? Check out this cool wallet made from the innards of a computer keyboard. All you have to do with find a keyboard buried with the rest of your junk and follow the easy instructions. You’ll also need a ...
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