April 2007

Cushion Control Remote

I have seen all sorts of remote controls, but I have never seen a cushion remote before. Only thing I don’t get is how can you use the cushion without accidentally pushing the buttons? “A new generation of remote controls: a bunch of different cushions each having its own function: one for the channels, one for the power, one for the volume and so on. These remote controls can be

Underwater Post Office

If you can dream it, someone has built it. 🙂 Who ever would think about creating an underwater post office? Looks beautiful though… “Vanuatu Post has created the world’s only Underwater Post Office. Situated within a marine sanctuary, off Hideaway Island near Port Vila in Vanuatu, the Post Office can receive mail delivered in person if you are a visiting diver or snorkeller or sent via the Main Post Office

Computer Mouse using a Dead Mouse

If the remote controlled pigeon post turned your stomach you may want to stop reading about this project now… Noahw and Canida have made a computer mouse using a real dead mouse. “Obtain a small travel-size (hardware) mouse. This one is a wired mouse that is way to small to use comfortably every day, but perfect for going inside of a mouse. Obtain a similarly-sized (wetware) mouse. These are commonly

Name the Thing Contest - 3

Congratulation to Matthew and Joel who won last week. There will also be two winners this week. Giveaway item 1 is a laser pointer pen with a built in 256MB USB drive. Giveaway item 2 is a USB SD card reader. This contest will run for this weekend only (April 27 – 29, 2007) . To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be

PowerFest '94 SNES Cartridge - $300,000

If you have $300,000 burning a hole in your pocket and want a piece of video gaming history now is your chance. Auction Link PowerFest ’94 SNES Cartridge Link “This is the game used in the Nintendo World Championships II also known as the PowerFest ’94. This competition cart is one of a kind and is the only one known to still exist. Only around 32 were made and they

SNES RCA Video Mod

Hack your Super NES to have audio out and composite video out. “Well, I was sick of having to dig behind my TV to exchange the cable from my Nintendo 64 to play my SNES. So I figured why not install two RCA jacks so I can plug it directly into the front of my TV.” Thanks for sending this hack in Sashi.

CNC Toast Graphics

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have concocted a wild toast making machine. Well it doesn’t really make toast, it prints images on the toast using hot air. Soon we will have to jack our toasters into the net so that our toast will have ads that go with the ads on our eggs. Video after the jump. “Recently we succeeded in mounting the hot air gun to the carriage of the