NES cartridge clock
Amp points us to Etsy seller GeekGear’s NES cartridge clock. An excellent remake candidate for those games you didn’t like so much. – Link. Related: NES alarm clock – Link. Harddrive clock – Link.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Tactile puzzle cube
Interesting shots of this touch-oriented Rubik’s cube-alike from Flickr member Danny(aka hoakyman). Unfortunately there’s no description on the photo. A Rubik’s for the visually impaired, perhaps? – Link Update: It turns out this was constructed for use by the blind. It was built @ MIT’s Fab Lab and apparently the maker is an avid cuber […]
Build a wireless headphone bike helmet
This bicycle helmet hack sticks a pair of Bluetooth Logitech headphones inside a standard bicycle helmet. I really wish I had something like this when I used to bike to work everyday, rather than praying the wires to my MP3 player wouldn’t get caught in my spokes. Rigged BlueTooth Helmet – Link
Wired.com D&D logo contest
Joel writes on Boing Boing Gadgets: Wired.com is taking submissions for a redesign of their logo in the style of Dungeons & Dragons maps (or riffs thereon). The winner will replace the Wired.com logo for a day on the main site. An awesome gesture, guys. We agree! Redesign the Wired.com Logo, Dungeons & Dragons-Style – […]
Carbon C-thru bike frame
Martin wrote in to point us toward this amazing carbon fiber bike frame from Brano Meres – During construction, all the beams were bonded together in the frame jig, with systematic and precise control of the position and alignment in the structure and the overall geometry of the frame. Once all carbon beams were bonded […]
MAME cabinet with built in Dreamcast
This MAME cabinet is not like the others. It sports a built in Sega Dreamcast controller and the ability to play games from the discontinued console. Check out the detailed instructions and documentation on how it was built at the link below. Arcade Cabinet Project – Link
RFID Interactive Bowl
This is a very interesting project involving RFID’s: The Bowl is a simple media player that can be used by people of all ages, particularly young children. A bowl sits on the living room table and range of physical objects can be placed within it. When an object is placed in the bowl related media […]
