Last weekend at Maker Faire Bay Area, electrical engineer Jeri Ellsworth unveiled the next revolutionary piece of technology: the Commodore 64 bass keytar.
In most college dorms, the most advanced pieces of technology consist of a George Foreman Grill and a glow-in-the-dark Bob Marley poster. Not so for UC Berkeley freshman Derek Low, creator of the Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD).
A man going by the name of “Le Chuck” has built a 1:6 scale version of the classic 1983 Star Wars arcade game and put it on the Internet so everyone can see his handiwork.
Brent Smith, hero to lazy people everywhere, has rigged his old exercise bike to work like a Super Nintendo controller, which he demonstrated by playing Super Mario Kart.
With the eSleeper, we’ve truly reached the pinnacle of human civilization. While gutting old electronics for conversion into pet beds isn’t a new phenomenon (remember the old iMac fishbowls?), the advent of Twitter alongside inexpensive do-it-yourself Arduino boards means that all gadgets turned pet sleepers must now inform the world when such pets enter and/or exit each domicile.
People spend crazy money on last-minute Halloween costumes and, if you sound like someone who has crazy money and needs a last-minute Halloween costume, why not rock a hole in the gut using two iPads?
George Lucas, if you’re reading, there’s a good reason why Han would have shot first: because he, like German laser hacker AnselmoFanZero, knew that lasers are very dangerous things capable of zapping holes through metal, plastic, and green dudes called Greedo.
Upgrading the RAM in your laptop is one of the easiest, quickest, and cheapest ways to improve your computer’s performance. The actual process is super simple, though some computer shops charge upwards of $50 for what amounts to less than five minutes worth of work.
If you want to go old school–like REALLY old school–with your keyboard, then the USB Typewriter looks to be right up your alley.
