Cool Mods - The NES Purse

Written by Mike James

Ladies, if you’re looking to mix your passion for gadgets with high fashion accessories, check out this cool mod known as the NES purse.

Cool Mods Nes Purse

Designed by Jeri Ellsworth, this unique purse incorporates a fully functional NES console into it’s design. The purse side houses the LCD screen while velcro fasteners affix two NES controllers so that you never have to play alone.

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Reclining Chair Made From Computer Keyboards

Written by Mike James

Texte-ile is the name of this unique chair that is made from PC keyboards. The chair was part of the UMUL 2009 project (Use More, Use Less) which stresses re-use design and go green ideas.

Reclining Chair - Used Keyboards

In order for this project to advance, the designers Dante Bonuccelli and Lamm used keyboards of the same model and dimensions.

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DIY Project - USB Powered Fan

Written by Mike James

Instructables has a cool DIY project on how to build your own USB powered fan called the USB Cooler.

DIY Project - USB Powered Fan

The project requires few starting materials, just 2 CDs, USB cable and plastic tube or papier.

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Sting PC - Scorpion PC Case Mod

Written by Mike James

Sting PC or the Scorpion computer case mod was the design of modder Frenkie.

Scorpion PC Case Mod

The design pays tribute to scorpions and just as some scorpion species glow under UV light, this design is a glow in the dark case mod.

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The Ctrl Alt Del Reboot Tool

Written by Mike James

The ctrl alt del reboot tool is the lazy man’s tool to eliminate the need for touch typing when trying to either bring up Windows task manager or reboot a pc.

Ctrl alt del reboot tool

There’s not a lot of detail on this crazy tool other then the picture but needless to say, this was designed for a windows operating system and will only work with a standard keyboard.

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35mm SuperHeadz Plamodel DIY Camera

Written by Mike James

The SuperHeadz Plamodel DIY kit contains all the parts required to make your own 35mm camera.

35mm SuperHeadz Plamodel DIY Camera

The plastic model kit is similar to other model designs such as model planes and model trains where all the parts come separated.

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The Steampunk Keyboard

Written by Mike James

Steampunk art has a strong following and a designer named Markus created his keyboard mod known as the steampunk keyboard.

steampunk keyboard

This cool keyboard was encased within a wood frame and not just any wood, but old wood from unwanted furniture. The wood itself is over 80 years and has scratches, nicks as well as wormholes which add to the character of this DIY project.

The finished product looks great. The keyboard has that antique look to it, almost as if it is some strange device from the Victorian era.

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Jenga Pistol Defeats The Jenga Tower

Written by Mike James

Jenga is a strategy game requiring skill and manual dexterity. The objective of the game is remove blocks from the center of the Jenga tower and placing them back on top without the towers collapsing.

jenga pistol defeats the jenga tower

One creative soul put his woodworking skills to use and created a geeky solution to this game. Rather then manually pulling out the blocks one at a time, he’d shoot them out with a wooden gun. Hence the Jenga Pistol was born.

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