Modder Ben Heck has been at it again, and has been hard at work in his workshop with help from fellow modder and design engineer Jesse Robinson. Together, they have created a new type of luggage that uses ping sensors to track and follow you, saving you from having to carry your belongings with … [Read more...] about Autonomous Robot Luggage Created By Ben Heck (video)
Cool Mods
Kinect-a-Sketch (video)
The guys over at Waterloo Labs have been busy again this month and combined a Microsoft Kinect controller and an old school Etch-a-Sketch to create a unique mod. The system allows you to control the Etch-a-Sketch simply by standing in front of the Kinect, allowing you to use a huge pencil or even … [Read more...] about Kinect-a-Sketch (video)
Homemade Augmented Reality Heads Up Display
Matt from my20percent decided he wanted to make his own augmented reality heads-up display, and to do so he used a baseball cap, some Fresnel lenses, a plastic mirror, and an HTC Desire Z Android smartphone. On top of that, Matt used some other random office supplies to complete his project, and … [Read more...] about Homemade Augmented Reality Heads Up Display
Sony Tablet P Now Easily Rooted
Owner's of Sony's latest Tablet P foldable tablet may be pleased to learn that a method of easily rooting the device has now been discovered. This new capability allows you to customize your Sony Tablet P in any way you like, providing greater flexibility and control over your device. The method to … [Read more...] about Sony Tablet P Now Easily Rooted
CRTouch Glove Project Transforms Old CRT Monitors Into Touchscreens (video)
A new system called CRTouch has been developed by three students from the University of Hasselt in Belgium, Dieter Meeus, Miel Truyen, and Nand Truyen. The CRTouch system allows touchscreen capabilities to be added to an old CRT monitor. The CRTouch concept uses an Altera DE2-70 board and a few … [Read more...] about CRTouch Glove Project Transforms Old CRT Monitors Into Touchscreens (video)
CM9 Alpha For the Nook Tablet Officially Released (video)
Today CM9 Alpha has been officially released for the Nook Color by XDA Developers. The CyanogenMod 9 alpha 0 still has a few things to be corrected such as the microphone, hw composition, hw video decoding (basically all TI ducati features are not working), Bluetooth, and FM radio. But the latest … [Read more...] about CM9 Alpha For the Nook Tablet Officially Released (video)
iFixit Creates Dual Hard Drive Kit For 2011 iMacs
The iFixit team who are normally taking gadgets apart to see how they tick. Has today announced a new dual hard rive kit it has created for mid 2011 iMac machines. The kit has been created to allow you to fit an extra hard drive within your iMac allowing you to install a SSD drive if preferred with … [Read more...] about iFixit Creates Dual Hard Drive Kit For 2011 iMacs
Trike Drifting Looks Awesome (video)
Unfortunately, I don't have a three-wheel trike lying handily around in the office at the moment, but if I did, I would definitely be busy modifying it for a go at this. If you have a spare trike lying around, you might be interested in this video showing a new trike drifting sport using modified … [Read more...] about Trike Drifting Looks Awesome (video)
CyanoBoot Alpha Nook Tablet Bootloader Unveiled
A new CyanoBoot bootloader has been unveiled this week for the Nook Tablet which has been designed by developer and hacker Fattire. Now that the Nook locked boot loader on the Barnes & Noble device has been circumvented. The new CyanoBoot has been created to be used with the forthcoming … [Read more...] about CyanoBoot Alpha Nook Tablet Bootloader Unveiled
PS Vita Fight Stick Mod For Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (video)
If you are lucky enough to already own one of the new Sony PS Vita portable gaming consoles recently launched worldwide, and enjoy fighting games such as Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, you might be interested in enhancing your gaming experience even further. This interesting fight stick mod might be … [Read more...] about PS Vita Fight Stick Mod For Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (video)
Retro iOS 86 Jailbroken iPhone Theme Arrives At The Cydia Store
If you are looking for a new icon theme to load onto your jailbroken iPhone or iPod, you might be interested to learn that a new retro theme called iOS 86 has now arrived in the Cydia Store. The iOS 86 theme brings all the goodness of an older retro Mac system to your modern-day smartphone, … [Read more...] about Retro iOS 86 Jailbroken iPhone Theme Arrives At The Cydia Store
Retro Record Amp and Speaker
We have featured a number of speaker docking devices here on Geeky Gadgets. But Etsy maker "Hesslerk" has created a unique, funky retro-style speaker and amp which is supported by the iPod, iPhone, and other MP3 players, using an old record. Design and Features Around the speaker, Hesslerk has … [Read more...] about Retro Record Amp and Speaker
