Computers & Mobile

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!

Keyboard painting

Keyboard painting

MAKE Flickr photo pool member Digitalapollo writes – “I have always found beige keyboards depressing, so I decided to spice mine up with a coat of different colors of paint. Five colors to be exact. The bottom sports a flat grey with red flip-out stands. The top panel is metallic slate. The keys are painted […]

Wooden Touchscreen Terminal

Wooden Touchscreen Terminal

Cool project that combines the aesthetics of a wood-paneled den with touchscreen functionality. The green button is a nice touch. This is a 15″ LCD touchscreen with a Celeron 633MHz board with 128MB RAM in a wooden case of my construction. The case also contains the PSU. The bottom part of the screen surround hinges […]

Analog + Nokia phone

Analog + Nokia phone

Daisung says, “I’ve uploaded some photos of my analogue phone + old Nokia phone. I’m currently overseas so I’ve had to leave it behind, but every time I’ve used it, I got great reactions out of people who were extremely curious. The handset works just like a regular phone by the way!” Link. Update 9/1: […]

Computer Museum

Computer Museum

I visited the computer museum at RE/PC recently and took a walk down memory lane. Since I played “Wizardry” for about three years from the age of 10-12, old computers make me feel all soft, fuzzy, and nostalgic. What old computers do you have fond memories of? Photoset link.