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DIY: Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a Ukulele Party people, wave your wristbands in the air DIY freestanding “Pogo” bookcase, AKA compression shelving Breakthrough? New spreadable electrode may pave way for cheaper LCDs If only you had actually seen The Hurt Locker

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Here’s an interesting modification for a Guitar Hero controller. An anonymous modder posted a project to Instructables showing how to convert a full size controller to a small size. The modder converted his to a smaller size for his two year old daughter, but whatever your reason is, it looks like a fairly easy thing to do.

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DIY: Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a Ukulele

Chiptune is fun to mess around with, but programming on a tiny Gameboy screen can get a little annoying. Nintendo created the Super Gameboy to allow players to plug Gameboy cartridges into their SNES, so it would stand to reason that you could run LSDJ or Nanoloop through your TV.

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Mod: Audio line out from SNES Super Gameboy

Just think of all the fun you could have if the iPhone could interact with RFID tags. But you don’t have to wait for Apple for iPhone version 7 for this feature

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RFIDify your iPhone

I had a problem. I was getting in a couple home theater projectors for review, but I didn’t want to just sit them on a table in the middle of my office. It’s already cluttered enough.

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DIY: A quick and dirty $20 projector ceiling mount

I’ll just come out and say it.

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PSA: Use your computer’s SPDIF connection if it has one

The MOS Technology sound interface device (SID) has been a favorite of electronic musicians for decades. Originally released within the Commodore CBM-II, 64, and 128 series of computers, this little chip could create 4 different waveforms on 3 analog channels.

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HyperSID brings 8-bit sound back to the 21st century

Need a DIY gift for the phone programmer who has everything?

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For the programmer who has everything: Android pillows

Short Version: A bit of a twist on traditional induction chargers, Case-mate’s “Hug Wireless Charging Pad and Case” attempts to offset its $100 price tag by adhering to the Wireless Power Consortium’s universal charging standard, which promises interoperability with other charging pads and devices that are developed using the same technology. Full Review: One of the larger barriers to adopting new technology is the relatively high price tag pitted against the uncertainty of whether or not that technology will become widespread enough to spawn future devices.

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Review: Case-mate Hug Wireless Charging Pad and Case for iPhone 3G/3GS

What’s least energy efficient part of your laptop ?

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Replacing laptop LCDs to save battery life