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Archive for September 2007

September 21st, 2007

Have Your Own LightSabers In 2 Minutes…Or Less

With plastic tubes, flashlights (torches), reflective material, tape and a pair of red/blue 3D glasses, you can make a pair of red and blue lightsabers in 2 minutes or less. These toys futuristic swords are meant for your kids but you can always play with The Force discreetly, right?
Where To Make:
Finkbuilt {2 Miniute Dueling Lightsabers}
DIY […]

By Patrick -- 1 comment

September 21st, 2007

No New Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Next Year, Maybe Other Stuff In 2008?

Microsoft has confirmed that will be no new and better Xbox 360 HD DVD drive to debut next year. But we look forward to other 360 peripherals.
Halo 360 via Gizmodo

By Patrick -- 0 comments

September 20th, 2007

Samsung 19-inch CX940UX USB Monitor, Plug-And-Play Viewing Goodness For PC And Lappy

Samsung has came up with another wonder…a USB monitor with USB ports for the PC and notebook! The 19-inch CX940UX USB monitor offers plug-and-play solution for the desktop and laptop, no additional driver or hardware (graphics card) is required. The best thing is that you can connect 5 more USB Syncmaster monitors and do whatever […]

By Patrick -- 0 comments

September 20th, 2007

DIY 3D Paper Master Chief

Master Chief in whole 3D paper goodness, just be careful of getting him burnt.
Where To Make:

deviantART {Master Chief Assembled by *billybob884}
Halo 3 Madness coming via MAKE

By Patrick -- 1 comment

September 19th, 2007

How Many Times You Can Hit A Button Electronic Handheld Game, Wanna Make One?

Ok, this DIY tutorial from Michael does not teach you to make a DS or PSP but at least, you can get a decent handheld which tests you how many times you can hit a button within let’s say…10 seconds?
Where To Make:
DIY Handheld Electronic Game {DIY Handheld Electronic Game}
Can de-stress via MAKE

By Patrick -- 0 comments

September 19th, 2007

Rumour: Lower Specs 40GB PS3?

Sony is going to release a lower specs 40GB PS3.
Sony has released a ’stripped down’ PS3 before - the 20GB model - which, in addition to a smaller hard drive, came minus WiFi and flash card slots.
I don’t think I wan via it Games Radar

By Patrick -- 2 comments

September 18th, 2007

Motion Sensing Kit For PSP, Valid For Homebrew Only

A plug-and-play Sony PSP motion sensing kit has been released but it only supports homebrew games and applications and does not work with PSP Slim.
I Luv Homebrew via MaxConsole

By Patrick -- 1 comment

September 16th, 2007

Rumour: $399.99 40GB Sony PS3 Coming Up?

New rumour has it that Sony is going to launch a 40GB PS3 going for $399.99.
From EMSNow…
Insiders in the sector said that Sony has cut the selling price of PS3 consoles, and, at the mean time, planned to launch low-price models, with ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and Hon Hai Precision to supply the models.
Meanwhile, PS2 […]

By Patrick -- 1 comment

September 16th, 2007

Budget Your Gaming Machine For $500, Intel Or AMD?

You can build your own $500 (give and take) gaming PC by choosing the right-priced processor, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, hard drive, power supply, case and DVD drive. This Tom’s Hardware article allows you to instantly see what PC components you need to concoct a decent gaming machine. Both AMD and Intel-powered gaming rigs were […]

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September 15th, 2007

Turn Your Black Box Into A Mean Media Center, Xbox Ressureccted!

Maybe you have not seen your Xbox for some time or have forgotten that you loved your black box before. Anyway, you can give your Xbox a new life by transforming it into a Unix-based media center running XBox Media Center (XBMC) software. Photos, videos, music, YouTube viewing are just some of the cool applications […]

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