Computer Hacks

Spider's Web Case

This Spider’s Web Case looks cool but is a bit on the big side. OK, now I need to get a CNC machine… “I would like to introduce you, with a few lines, my home made case. This modding was created in aluminium and worked with CNC tools machine. The most part of the pieces could be fixed all togheter with joint.”

VirtuSphere - Totally Immersive VR

Never mind the new joystick designs of the next-gen consoles. Check out the VirtuSphere, this looks like a great VR environment tool. “VirtuSphere is a new Virtual Reality technology that allows a user to truly ‘walk’ in 3D computer generated terrain. All you do is climb into the rig, but on the VR goggles and start walking. The movement of the sphere is then measured and translated into movement in

Electrocute, monument for the AI

Want to rule the world? Sprinkle some AI into some computers and give it a try. “My idea to expose this naive, simple-minded “brain” to the Internet and collect in this way an average internet personality was probably a little cruel, thousands and thousands of people were talking to the “kid” without any moderation, but the result that I got at the end was amazing. After being on-line for three

MIT Party Mode, Dorm Room Automation

Zack Anderson and Russell Ryan over at MIT are playing hard, not sure where they find time to study. 🙂 Check out the elaborate dorm room automation system they have developed. “What happens at 4:10 am when you have a bunch of MIT students hard at work? Naturally, they throw an instant party with their automated control system. Since moving into my dorm this last fall, my roommate RJ Ryan

Perspex LED Hard Drive Lights

Click on the picture to watch the animation of the lights in action. Xmastree drilled some holes in some Perspex and installed some red and blue LEDs. The LEDs were fitted into some holes that were drilled and connected to the power and hard drive access LED outputs of his computer. The result looks quite unique. “The blue (central) one comes on with the power, and the red is the

Weapon of Mass Destruction Part II

I am not even sure if I should call this a case mod since there was no case that was modified. Instead a fantastic and creative computer housing was created! “Bit-tech has what is quite probably the most outrageous case mod on the planet. The attention to detail, man-hours and photographic quality on this is simply insane. It truly is ‘da bomb’! (The case theme is a Weapon of Mass

Top 5 DIY Glove Keyboards

The Acceleration Sensing Glove (virtual keyboard) was created by some students at the University of California, Berkeley. I can think of lots of other cool applications for this other than just typing. “An Analog Devices 2 axis ADXL 202 accelerometer is placed on top of each finger on the glove. Additionally, a sixth accelerometer is placed on the back of the hand. The analog signals from the accelerometers are digitized