Mentioning the word “Woody” to your elders — especially the “older” elders — will garner colorful stories and vivid accounts of years past when cars had actual wood on the outside of the body. Crazy stuff. Nowadays, the only thing slapped on the outside of most cars is some form of metal or carbon fiber. Different times, different toys. Seeing as how a ton of wood is now being freed up since it isn’t going to automobile designs, why not take the chance to do something crafty and put that non-used wood to good use?
If you’ve got a solid hour, a USB stick, a couple of blocks of wood, a tool of some sort to cut and/or drill (a dremel is preferred), some glue, and a small bag of patience, you’ve got all that you need to set out and make your own homemade flash drive. The full instructions can be found at Instructables. But really, how hard could it be? Just drill/dremel/cut a hole in the wood, pour in some super strong glue, place USB stick inside, and let dry.
One more thing. The directions and pictures on Instructables depict a rather thick block of wood being used. I can understand the added thickness for durabilities sake. If I decide to undertake “Woody Remake 2010″, I’ll more than likely go with a slightly thinner piece of wood. If you’re in the same boat as me concerning drive size, be prepared to color outside the lines a bit.
You know, every time I stumble upon another steampunk-ified object I start to think “oh my god…again?” with a few exceptions here and there for truly impressive and unique ideas. Taking something as ordinary as a pumpkin is different from normal gadget/electronic versions of steampunk’d devices we’ve seen a lot of lately. But, in the spirit of Halloween and having a little fun, I decided to share this Steampunk Pumpkin with you. I admit, this metal clad pumpkin is actually pretty cool. I’m sure there are at least a few curious cells in between your ears. Go ahead and give the vid below a watch. What can it hurt?
Feelin’ like getting some retro mobile gaming in while you wait for whatever it is you’re waiting for? This Portable “game-in-a-game” system that appeared over at BenHeck’s Forums is a prime example of what geeks such as us are all about. Before you even begin to whip out your wallet, perhaps you’d like to know a tad more, hmm?
Forget looking for the latest in gaming tech inside this little working wonder. Instead, some “generic Chinese media player” is the life blood that makes this geeky creation live. With other features including a 2.8 LCD and 4GB storage means even a do-it-yourself kind of person should be able to pull it off on their own relatively cheaply. But of course, it would be so much more enjoyable to simply hit “buy now” and not have to deal with the actual construction of such a toy. If you’re having trouble justifying a purchase, explain to the wife that you can hook it up to the big screen and play just as you and your parents played games back in the day. That’ll warm her up for sure…
Anyone who knows something about something probably knows the big rip off, eye gouging, theft practices that goes on with the extremely over inflated cost of ink cartridges. Such wallet emptying practices never please anyone. The trend the last couple of years has been geared towards deception. For example, while ink cartridge prices have been falling on certain manufacturers models, the actual physical size of said cartridges is also falling — you’re getting the same raw deal folks. So what is a cash strapped, printer loving person such as yourself to do? Stick it to the man! How? Reclaim your money and freedom with a do-it-yourself project to turn your printer into a continuous ink printer. The fine folks over at Eddiem have laid out the instructions on doing this very task. Who’s ready to get their hands a little dirty?
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