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Archive for the ‘Mod’ Category

June 18th, 2008

Wiimote Turns Wii Spray, Virtual Graffiti

Your mum might not approve your graffiti inside your house but if you turn a Wiimote into a virtual spray can and create a virtual masterpiece, I’m sure no one will stop you. Of course, it is no longer a Wiimote but a Wii Spray. Fun.
Where To Gawk:
Wii Spray
Image: Wii Spray | Via: SlipperyBrick

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June 2nd, 2008

Simple Rock Band Drum Kit Mod Makes Jamming Inclusive

Wheelchair-bound gamers may not able to play Rock Band fully due to the kick pedal play function but guys over at Kinetic Communications is able to mod the Rock Band drum kit for under 20 bucks (thanks to a doorbell). Simple mod, giant help.
Where To Mod:
Rock Band Drum Kit Accessibility Mod
Image: Kinetic Communications | Via: […]

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May 12th, 2008

NES Coffee Table, Storage Box & Controller, Supersize Retro Gaming

This is a NES coffee table, NES storage box and a big NES controller (ability to play NES Super Mario) all roll into one. Fancy making one out of your own retro hands? Just hit the link below for your NES coffee table DIY tutorials.
Where To Make:
Ultra Awesome {NES coffee table FINAL POST!! RAH!!!!}
Image: Ultra […]

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May 8th, 2008

DIY Gamepad Add-On For Sony UX UMPC, Makes Portable Gaming Without Fuss

Sony’s UX UMPC is not very suitable for portable gaming but an owner, Dan Middle, has made full use of a USB gamepad to enable it for eight-directional gaming experience. Of course, the gamepad can’t work without combining it with a CF dummy card and attaching the whole mod gamepad into the UMPC’s CF port. […]

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May 6th, 2008

Laser Etching On A Vaio, High Tech Art

Laser etching on this Sony Vaio laptop is like tatooing on Michael Scofield’s body.
Image & Via: MAKE

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April 30th, 2008

Computer Keyboard Guitar, Form Your Own Keyboard Rock Band

Using computer keybaords as guitars, some Georgia Tech guys formed a Keyboard Band and made auto chord, pitch bend and string strumming like a piece of cake. If this can be used in Guitar Hero III or Rock Band, then I’ll just dump my Les Paul. Encore!
Keyboard Band
Keyboard Band is a piece of live performance […]

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April 16th, 2008

The Guitar Zeros, Band Brings Guitar Hero Music To Rock God Level

The Guitar Zeros are a band of guys who plays songs from as you guess it, Guitar Hero guitars. They have turned the Les Paul replica to a real musical instrument by using their open-source music software called FRETBUZZ on a normal computer. Kewl.
Where To DIY:
THE ZERO GUIDE {Making Real Rock Music from your Guitar […]

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April 10th, 2008

The Multari: White Handheld Atari 2600 With 32 Games & Kewl Sound

This may be the coolest handheld (the only one in the world) since the DS Lite or PSP Slim. Presenting…The Multari. The Atari 2600 is immortalized in a white “vacuum-formed styrene plastic case” with a 5-inch LCD and armed with 32 built-in games from the retro years. Including colourful buttons with colourful sounds.
Where To Gawk:
The […]

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April 8th, 2008

Retro Game Console Guitars, Reincarnate Into Musical Instruments

The NESPaul, Family Comguitar, SEGA Dreamcast Guitar are just some of the much-forgotten retro video game consoles that are modded and reborn to be playable guitars. Yes, jamming has taken to a whole new (gaming) level.
Where To Gawk:
TechEblog {Feature: Functional Guitars Made From Video Game Consoles}
Image: TechEblog; Game-Music-Fusion via MAKE

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March 19th, 2008

PS2 Controller —> DIY Arcade Joystick, Play MAME & PS

Here’s a tutorial to help you convert your PS2 controller into an arcade joystick that can be used to play MAME and PlayStation. Wooty.
Where To Mod:
PSX
Dismantle & Convert via MAKE
Image: PSX

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