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Oh my! Another LEGO creation! Well, this Turing machine is not entirely mechanical… I used the RCX to store the transition table. Since the symbols are bar codes read with a light detector, it would have been very difficult to continue with a physical mechanism. [via] Link.

More NES mods…how cool it would be to have a DVD player made out of a Nintendo. So I got bored and made one. This is a 100% working DVD player. No gimmicks, no fakes, just a true 100% functional DVD, video CD, and mp3 CD player. The DVD tray slides out of the game compartment all on its own (pushes the door up and everything) and is angled just right so that the door even closes when the tray is sucked back in to the player Link.

...a program to transfer files from one PSP to another via infrared. The major limitation is that the received file is put directly in the memory stick root, but this will be flexible in the next version. It’s moderately slow, but it works :-) (next version will be optimized)…and I’ll release the source once I’ve cleaned it up. (pspsdk and ReKleSS’s raster graphics library were used.) Read the README in the zip for more information. Link to post. Files here.

Having 30,000 Lego building bricks at your disposal has it’s advantages. Sometimes, though, I’m hard pressed to on figuring out what to do with them and I can’t believe I haven’t thought of this before. “I’m scared. You’ve figured out how to blend Nintendo and Legos” my girlfriend said this when she found out that what I was doing. I started out with a mock up, drawn in MLCad, and rendered in LDView. Link.

Our retro computers will dramatically alter the way you see your computer. No more unsightly beige boxes; Facade Computer aims to provide you with antique, high-quality cases. Our creations are not only stylish, but affordable, packing solid performance that won’t break the bank. [via] Link.

This keyboard seems to be _the_ coolest keyboard ever. Many of the keys are little LCD screens that seem to be configurable and/or application aware. The site is in Russian, and who knows–it might be some weird prototype, but I think it’s a little glimpse of what’s to come. [via] Link.

Huh, this will be neat to see. With the Beta 1 release of Longhorn now just weeks away, it is time to start talking about two little-known features that will particularly appeal to modders and power gamers. These are good signs that Microsoft is getting serious about these audiences; Link.