Mods

Just three hours after the European launch Hector Martin has already hacked Microsofts new Kinect motion system and enabled it to run under Linux open source drivers with support for RGB input as well as depth sensing. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

looking to get a little more creative with your photography and fancy giving high speed photography a go? Why not create your very own high speed camera trigger using a Arduino, piezoelectric sensor (as a sound sensor), a DSLR camera and an external flash. Watch the video after the break to see it in action.

Modder and hacker extraordinaire Ben Heck has been at his tricks again and created a proof of concept by creating a new screen adjustment for in-flight computer use. Heck has taken a value Best Buy laptop and converted it into an innovative idea that allows you to position the screen over the keyboard saving you [...]

Hacker 0TheRain0 has taken a SNES controller and adapted it to work with the new Dell Streak Android tablet. The hack uses a spare Streak connector and a Teensy USB Microcontroller board to make the connection, with the Streak recognising the SNES controller as a USB keyboard. Check out the video after the jump to [...]

Well its not taken long at all since the release of Apple TV for hacker Quiqueck to convert the device into a fully functioning Plex media centre. Plex is a client and server app and allows you to watch a huge range of video formats that iOS would never think of letting you watch.

Memods have created a fantastic Infinity 360 case mod using mirrors and a few LED’s to create a brillinat optical illusion on the side of the case. Memods wanted to create an Xbox 360 mod that had never been seen of constructed before. Well they have definitely done that. Check out the video after the jump.

Similar in construction to Ben Hecks PS3 laptop mod this PS3 slim laptop mod features a 250Gb hard drive and a 19 inch monitor with a resolution of 1440 x 900. It also has a HDMI : DVI digital connection and is fitted with 2W stereo speakers and amp and boxed up in a aluminium [...]

If you have a few hours spare this weekend and are a fan of the game Men of War. You could build your own custom controller as Giorgos Lazaridis of PCB Heaven has done. All the buttons you need for rapid gameplay are all close at hand. Watch the video after the jump to see [...]

The T-Mobile G2 is by now means a slow phone when it comes to processing power. But if you fancy taking it to the limited then why not overclock it. XDA-developers member coolbho3000 has created an overclock module that can take the phone to 1.4GHz with the potential to go even higher. Watch the video [...]

Dean Liou in just 10 days has transformed a Lenovo laptop into a fully working mini arcade cabinet named the ArcadeDock. Check out the video after the jump to see this fantastic creation put through its paces. The ArcadeDock  is a half-height arcade machine fitted with a full-on joystick + large button splay and a secret [...]

Wow check out this amazing wooden Vespa created by Portuguese master craftsman Carlos Alberto, whos named his creation in honor of his daughter, Daniela.

Are you a little bored with the hard drive activity lights on your computer? Fancy something a little more original? Well your could try this modification over the weekend. MetkuMods have created a cool mod that show your hard drive activity as glowing eyes in a skull. Check out the video after the jump.