Posts Filed Under — DIY

[ November 11th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

SNES Digital Clock Mod a Questionable Use of One’s Time

The Mavrinac website provides full instructions as to how you too can turn your broken SNES into an oversized digital clock. Sure, there might not be any actual reason to do this, but it does provide a great place to showcase one’s skills, and an extremely geeky objet d’art for the game room.
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[ November 6th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

TV-B-Gone Hooded Sweatshirt Perfect Mayhem-wear for Upcoming CES

Whether you want to buy yourself a few minutes of silence at a restaurant, or wreak unholy havoc at an electronics expo, this DIY hooded sweater has you covered. The switch is incorporated into the zipper pull and is connected to the device via conductive thread. Build details are available via instructables. [Sternlab via Craft [...]

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[ November 3rd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Steampunk Ergonomics: Datamancer Gets RSI-Friendly

You pretty much have to love all of the crazy creations that Datamancer comes up with, but this is the first one that looks comfortable enough to use for extended periods of time. There is plenty of brass, just enough wood and of course the classic typewriter keys, this is without a doubt the best [...]

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[ October 31st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Caps Lock Trainer Key Aims to Break the Shouting Habit, Painfully

According to the maker it takes only one hit of the caps lock trainer key to bring that electronic shouting habit to a swift and final conclusion. Sean Ragan describes the details of the key:
A standard 101-pattern caps lock key has had its lettering removed by wiping with a paper towel soaked in acetone, and [...]

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[ October 28th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Weekend Project: Papercraft Marvel Characters

If you are blessed or cursed with too much time on your hands and like your Marvel characters a little too much, then you could try your hand at making some papercraft versions of your hero or heroes of choice. Harlancore has a bunch of free patterns, so all it will cost you is the [...]

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