Mods
MacBook Air Gets Chromium OS Port
Chrome OS hacker Hexxeh has released a port of Google’s Chrome OS for the MacBook Air, Chromium is the open source version of Google’s Chrome OS, and Hexxeh managed to get it running on his MacBook Air. According to Hexxeh the MacBook Air takes around 22 seconds to boot into Google’s Chrome OS, and it [...]
Team Fortress 2 Recreated As Retro Arcade Game (video)
If you are a Team Fortress 2 fan and fancy playing a game with a slight twist on the Valve classic game and with more of a retro feel. Indie games developer Eric Ruth has used his magic once again to create an arcade version of Team Fortress 2, complete with characters and themes. The [...]
Lego PC Case Houses 3 Computers
We have featured quite a few gadgets made with Lego here at Geeky Gadgets, and have seen quite a few different PC cases made from Lego, the latest creation is the work of Mike Schropp. Mike’s Lego PC case, houses not one, not two, but three computers, and it was designed to be a grid [...]
Arduino Launches Arduino Ethernet And Android Arduino Mega ADK
If you are a fan of the Italian open source Arduino platform you will be pleased to know that a new line of products and services which they have just added to their range in the form of a Arduino Ethernet and the Arduino Mega ADK. The new Arduino Mega ADK is Arduino’s take on the recently released [...]
Nook Color Receives Dual Boot Support Via Nook2Android
Since its launch as an E-Reader device by Barnes & Noble the Nook Color has become the device of choice for modders and hackers worldwide , who transform the device into a cost effect Android tablet. Now the team over at XDA-Developers have made it even easier for you to enjoy both sides of the Nook Color device enabling dual [...]
Synapse For Kinect Turns DJ Gestures Into Pitch Controls (Video)
We have featured quite a few different Kinect hacks here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is from programmer Ryan Challinor, and it is designed to let a DJ uses gestures to control the pitch on music tracks. Have a look at the video of it in action below, and Ryan also explains in the [...]
HTC EVO 3D Overclocked To 1.8GHz (Video)
The have seen a number of Android smartphones being overclocked over the last few months, the latest one is the new HTC EVO 3D, and it was overclocked by Michael Huang from the XDA Developers. Have a look at the video of it in action below, Michael is also working to make the overclock work [...]
Swype Typing App Now Available On Jailbroken iPhones (video)
If you have been a little disappointed that the super fast text input application Swype has only been available on Android phones you might be please to hear that a beta version of the application has now been ported on to a jailbroken iPhone. However the port on to the jailbroken iPhone has left behind a few [...]
Kinect Mod Lets You Use A Virtual Steering Wheel For Racing Games (Video)
We have featured quite a few different mods for Microsoft’s Kinect here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one let you control a range of different computer games using your hands. As you will see in the video below, the mod lets you steer a car on Need For Speed, with a virtual steering wheel and [...]
Electronic Instant Camera Prints Your Photo Onto Thermal Paper (Video)
We have seen quite a few cool camera mods here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is from Niklas Roy who created the Electronic Instant Camera, suing an old black and white video camera. The black and white camera was connected to a thermal printer using an ATMeg8 micro controller, the subject then has to [...]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare : Star Wars Galactic Warfare Mod Launches
If you are a big fan of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Star Wars you might already have heard of the Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare mod which has been in development since 2009. Well, the new mod is finally finished and has now bee released, converting your Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game in [...]
Quadrotor Quadrocopter Controlled By Microsoft Kinect (Video)
We have featured quite a few cool mods using the Microsoft Kinect here at Geeky Gadgets, and have seen a couple of quadrocopters controlled using the Kinect, here is another one which was created by the guys over at Flying Machine Arena. As you can see from the video below, the Quadrotor is controlled using [...]
