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Super Angry Birds Force Feedback USB Controller (video)

AB-Controller Angry Birds Controller

Angry Birds fans who might like to use a physical real world controller to launch their birds into action, maybe interested in this new creation that allows you to launch your Angry Birds with style. The Super Angry Birds

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Lego Curiosity Mars Rover (video)

Lego-Curiosity-Mars-rover Lego Curiosity Mars Rover

Over the weekend the NASA Curiosity Mars Rover made a successful landing on the surface of Mars and is now poised to start its in-depth exploration of the Red Planet. As part of the Build the Future in Space

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Lego Olympic Park Constructed From 250,000 Bricks (video)

Lego-Olympic-Park Lego Olympic Park

Lego master builder Warren Elsmore has created an awesome Lego model of the current London Olympic 2012 Park in all its glory, using a massive 250,000 standard Lego bricks. The complete Lego London Olympic Park took 300 hours for

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Cubify’s 3D-printed toy robots have interchangeable parts

3D Systems’ new Cubify toy robots look like a lot of fun if you are the droid-loving kind. And who doesn’t love robots?The 3D-printed bots have LEGO-like swappable parts that allow you to create some awesome custom robots.

Bicycle made from cardboard only costs $9 to make

Imagine if we could make bicycles for just $9 or so. Giora Kariv has done just that. And he is making them from cardboard. Giora was inspired by a man who made canoes out of cardboard.

This Double-Decker Bus Does Pushups

With the way traffic is in London right now due to the Olympics, it might be nice to have a special bus. You know, something that can entertain everyone while no one is moving anywhere. Something like this double

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BioWare creative director builds Obi-Wan lightsaber

Every Jedi needs to construct their own lightsaber. And that’s just what BioWare employee Brad Lewis did with this epic replica of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber from Star Wars: A New Hope. The man has some serious lightsaber crafting skills.

Fujitsu Launching DIY Custom PC Assembly Service

Fujitsu Fujitsu Hands-on Custom PC Assembly Service

Fujitsu has announced this week that it will be launching a new service for customers called the Hands-on Custom PC Assembly Service. Which enables customers to build their very own systems with support from Fujitsu during the build process.

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iFixit Repair Manual Android App Now Available

Android-App iFixit Android App

If you prefer to try and fix problems with your electronic devices yourself you are probably already aware of the wealth of repair manuals available over on the iFixit website. Today iFixit have launched their new free repair manual

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Lightsaber Bug Zapper (video)

Lightsaber-Bug-Zapper Lightsaber Bug Zapper

Ever fancied creating your very own Lightsaber bug zapper? Well if you have the the team over at Hack A Day have built one and created a video to show you how to construct one yourself. By modifying a

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Papercraft Prometheus Trailer (video)

Papercraft Prometheus

Artist Travis Betz has revealed his coercion of the trailer for the latest Ridley Scott film released this month, Prometheus. The trailer took Betz over a month to create entirely from paper and includes plenty of awesome low tech

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Lego Star Wars, MC Escher Illusion

Lego-MCEscher MCEscher LEGO Star Wars

Lego modeller Paul Vermeesch has created a fantastic Lego Star Wars version of the famous, M.C.Escher’s 1953 lithograph “Relativity“. As you can see in the image below the optical illusions are carried out to great effect using the Lego Star

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