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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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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Ecofriendly Handmade Purse

Written by Mike James

Each year, PET (Polyethylene terephthalate ) plastic bottles are created in large volumes and many end up in local landfills.

ecofriendly handmade purse

Miulein, an Austrian Industrial Design student came up with an easy DIY project where she took the bottom of two PET bottles, added a zipper and created an ecofriendly, cute handmade purse.

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Custom PC Mods - Lego House Complete With Lego Figures

Written by Mike James

Check out this cool pc mod. This custom made computer case was the end result of a family project, the finished product being a fully functional lego computer.

Total cost of the mods were about $80. There was no glue or screws required, everything was held together using just interconnecting Lego bricks.

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Cool Mods - Propeller Powered Skateboard

Written by Mike James

What does four hours, spread over four days, spare parts including an R/C model airplane engine and one tech geek get you?

Propeller Powered Skateboard - Cool Mods

How about a cool mod called the propeller powered skateboard.

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Home Gadgets - Cardboard Chair Designs

Written by Mike James

Here’s a cardboard chair design known as “Finish Your Self”. The design is that of eco-designer David Graas and can be bought for $89.

Home Gadgets - DIY Cardboard Chair Designs

Order this geeky design and you’ll get a corrugated cardboard sheet upon which a chair outline can be seen. It’s then your job to cut the chair out from the surrounding cardboard packaging and slot the pieces together, hence “finish your self”.

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Expandable Christmas Stocking | Christmas Gadgets

Written by Mike James

Here’s a cool DIY Expandable Christmas Stocking that you can make. The concept of one size fits all doesn’t really work at Christmas time. If you’ve been really and I mean really good all year long, why should you be stuck with the same size Christmas stocking as the guy who’s going to be getting a lump of coal?

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