Computer Hacks

Urine Control Video Games

Is it me or are pee games catching on? Can’t say that I have ever played one but if I saw one I would give it a try… The top picture is of a game made by Topspeed and the lower picture and video are of the You’re In Control device. “The virtual car has four gears and each gear is controlled by a little seesaw in the urinal. The

Brain-Computer Music Interface

  It is hard to imagine what will be possible with direct mind control in the next dozen years. Will we be driving cars with no steering wheel? Read the research paper (warning it is a PDF). “Researchers at the University of Plymouth created this “Brain-Computer Music Interface”, which uses two laptops to analyze brain waves and composes music based on the results. The BCMI-Piano (Figure 1) falls into the

Forced Induction PC Cooling

Adding lights, windows and paint to a computer case is cool but a turbocharger cooling system is over the top crazy. “We thought a fast computer should have hot rod flames, working headlights, and a custom license plate. As for the cooling system, an LED case fan just wasn’t going to be original enough. Instead, our case fan is a turbocharger commonly found on late 1990’s Mitsubishi Eclipses and Eagle

Hack The Toaster

This is the first of five toaster hacking ideas from Hack The Toaster. In the first episode they mod a computer into a toaster. The results are not very successful but it is funny. In later episodes they make other things such as a rotisserie unit from a computer monitor. Thanks Milan

PCB Keychain

If you are looking to stand out from the crowd why not do it with a one of a kind keychain? The circuit board keychain designs pictured are being sold for $4.00 each at The Rybitski Effect. They are created by Chris_Rybitski, a 17 year old High school Senior who has an interesting taste in design. If you are looking for some more ideas have a look at one of

Amazing Chopper PC Case Mod

Talk about lots of detail. The Chopper Case Mod is a piece of art that I would be proud to have housing my components. “Now this is a computer case mod. The folks at Colorado-based Chopper Computers design cases that look like sexed up choppers motorcycle, complete with custom paintjobs and, by the look of this photo, your very own motorcycle mama. It doesn’t look like they’ve gotten past creating

How to Make a Mouse with a Fan in it

If you want to keep cool while using your computer give this mouse mod a try. If you still need more cooling this USB shirt may be the answer. “It’s not too hard to add a small DC fan to a computer mouse. The plastic housing for a mouse, especially on older ones, is usually wide open in the back. Put a fan in the back to keep your hand