AA Battery / USB Flash Drive
Are they batteries or are they USB flash drives? OR are they both? These clever batteries also double as USB flash drives. The neat thing is that they charge the battery side of the mutant while using the flash drive. Now, the next time you need a flash drive you can reach for your batteries [...]
Replace Batteries With USB Power
If you can avoid using disposable batteries then you should. Landfills are full of them and we are doing nothing more than killing our environment by using them. I know that rechargeable batteries are better, but there is always the hassle of having to recharge them and then you eventually have to toss them out [...]
Affordable P1 Jr Pico Projector
Projector technology has really come a long way from the days of lugging 30 lbs projectors around. In recent years we have seen the advent of some really small units but nothing that was ever affordable, until now. Claimed as “the world’s smallest LCOS pico projector” the P1 Jr comes with it’s own battery, external [...]
Allegro Portable Internet Radio
Let’s face it, terestrial radio is all but dead. Who wants to wade through all the commercials and limited avalability of the FM or AM dial? I listen to internet radio all the time, when at work at my desk and even on my iPhone when in my car and this little baby while now [...]
70′s PMP
Why would you want that sleek modern looking iPod or Archos portable media player when you can have this 1970′s styled Q10 from MyRacer? Just look at that volume knob that sticks out, just like your parents old record player. Don’t let the retro look fool you. This old school media player supports all the [...]
The Retro Mini
Got $49.99 burning a hole in your pocket? If so then you can spend it on the Retro Mini. Running off 4 AA batteries, the Retro Mini gives you an outstanding 8 hours of NES goodness. You can pick up old NES cartridges for pennies a pop these days so why not relive your childhood [...]
Real Files Suit Against Studios
Well that didn’t take long at all. Within an hour of making its new RealDVD software available for sail, RealNetworks filed suit against all of the major movie studios and the DVD Copy Control Association. According to Real’s press release, the suit “asks the court to rule that RealNetworks Home Entertainment Inc.’s RealDVD software…fully complies [...]
Perian 1.1.1 Released
The world’s greatest QuickTime plug in has just turned 1.1.1. Perian is a free add on for QuickTime that allows for decoding of virtually every known codec in QuickTime. Some of the great changes include: H.264 in AVI fixed Some anamorphic AVI files are now supported Performance problems due to PIC fixed with Xcode 3.1 [...]
Atari 2600 + Guitar Hero = Atari Hero
What happens when you smash an old Atari 2600 and a Guitar Hero guitar together? The Atari Hero of course. Conner over at Slippery Brick has done just that. This crazy casemod is a real beauty. The guitar is wrapped in a custom circuit board pattern, and in place of the strum bar is a [...]
Thrustmaster’s Lightsaber Wimote Add-On
There have been quite a few lightsaber add-ons for your wimote’s before, but this one from Thrustmaster actually looks quite cool. The units are powered by three AAA batteries and have 17 blue or red LED’s for some glow in the dark fun. I’m not sure how much they will add to gameplay, but they [...]
RealDVD: Rip DVDs Legally
RealNetworks is rolling out what they call “Legal DVD copying” software, RealDVD. For $30 RealDVD does what DVD Jon enabled all of us to do years ago, make digital copies of your DVDs. Unlike the many freeware DVD rippers out there, RealDVD lays on additional DRM allowing you to only make a single copy that [...]
USB Pen Charger
With almost every gadget from your cell phone to your camera being charged via a USB connection, why not have the ability to charge these gadgets in your pocket, your shirt pocket to be exact. The charging pen is a fully functional ballpoint pen that can also function as a cell phone and usb charger. [...]
Portable Packman
Pacman, the video game of my youth. I spent many an hours (and money) at the local coffee shop when I was a kid trying to master this game (I don’t think I ever did). sam_thornley over on the benheck forums came up with this great little project. It uses the guts of a JAKKS [...]
Opentape
I had never heard of Muxtape until it was shut down by RIAA. Thanks RIAA for brining such an awesome service to my attention and thanks for moving the open source project Opentape to the forefront so we can continue to enjoy this fantastic product. Opentape isn’t affiliated with Muxtape, but it’s similar in functionality [...]
