Cool Mods

Check out this cool DIY LED chess set, it was made by Instructables member Tetranitrate. If you are interested in learning how to play chess or brushing up your skills you may be interested in the travelling chess set which is available via crowdfunding and Indemand. Sixteen blue LEDs and sixteen … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The DIY LED Chess Set

Check out these cool homemade speakers, made by modder Ed Lewis (Fungus Amungus) from Instructables. Ed used a custom vinyl doll called a Munny doll from the vinyl miniature creators over at Kidrobot. As the dolls Ed wanted to use were vinyl, they were extremely hard to cut, so he used a heat … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The Munny Speakers

Check out this cool PC mod from modder DSchrubbe. He used an old portable TV from the 1950's to house this clever mod. Originally a 1957 Setchell-Carlson P-62 portable television, this great chassis now houses a PC and flatscreen monitor. Wi-Fi, a wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse reduce … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The Computervision PC Mod

Check out this amazing modded Nintendo Wii from Wii Modder Ramon of Morpheon Mods, the guy behind some of the awesome Wii Mods we have seen before like the Clerks Wii Mod. This amazing Wii mod has a custom console stand with an integrated Wii mote holder and a compartment for recharging the … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The Super Mario Galaxy Wii Mod – being auctioned for charity

Here's another marvelous mod from moder extraordinaire Ben Heck, this time it's a Sony SP3 Laptop. The PS3 Laptop features a 17-inch LCD HTV screen capable of producing HD content in 720p. This screen size and resolution make it perfect for gaming and watching high-definition movies, providing a … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The PS3 Laptop from Ben Heck being auctioned for charity

Check out this amazing mod, the Multari, a handheld Atari 2600 with 32 games built in. Since it's really easy to get the game ROMs to boot straight off an EEPROM, I decided to use one... except I didn't have any usable EEPROMs, or even a suitable programmer! Instead, I grabbed a 128kB FlashROM … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The Multari – The Handheld Atari 2600

Check out this cool homemade photo frame from maker David Bue Pedersen of Volunteer Lab Rat. It lights up various photos in the frame when your friends come online. "Don't want to get off the couch to see who's online on Skype or MSN? Me neither! That's why I've built myself a LED illuminated … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – Homemade IM / Skype photo frame tells you when your contacts are online

There are lots of fun USB drives available today, and some of the coolest ones are crafted by modders and enthusiasts. One particularly interesting creation comes from the folks over at Instructables: the Pink Eraser USB drive. Want to make a flash drive that nobody in a modern office would even … [Read more...] about Fun Mods – The Pink Eraser USB Drive

Check out this cool case mod inspired by Google Android. This fun PC was built by software engineer Eric Burke, and features a Via NanoBGA c7 Processor on a mini-ITX motherboard and runs Ubuntu. There is also 1GB of RAM and a Western Digital 74GB Raptor HDD and a picoPSU, this is a great … [Read more...] about Cool Mods – The Google Android PC