This one’s been kicking around the interwebs for a few weeks now, but it has managed to grow into something of a beast during that period. Frankly, we couldn’t think of less fitting way to send the glorious Nexus One out than to completely deface it and ruin what Google has worked so hard to perfect. But regardless of what we think, that’s exactly what has happened here
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Tweaker ports Samsung’s TouchWIz UI onto non-rooted Nexus One for reasons unknown
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two and a half years since Pixel Qi spun off from OLPC and promised to bring its dual-mode, power efficient display to laptops, tablets, and e-readers.
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How-to: install Pixel Qi’s 3Qi display on your netbook (and why it’s worth it)
Sure, you’ll have seen Lego-based Wall-E imitators before, but few recreate both the cuteness and the basic functionality of the drone quite like this one here. Programmed using Lego Mindstorms , this adorable little creation can transform itself into a box (like the real Wall-E!), pick up and carry objects, look up and down, and even produce and respond to sounds. It can be controlled remotely or left to do things by itself
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Transformable Wall-E gets recreated with some love, Lego and DIY skills (video)
This is probably the most charming instrument that we’ve seen in a long time. It looks great, it’s analog, and it’s useful despite certain limitations (and, as any musician will tell you, sometimes you need limitations to get the creative juices flowing)
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Drumssette DIY drum machine was once a four track, perfect for your Big Audio Dynamite cover band
Computerized chess has been around for at least a few centuries now (okay, so maybe “score” is more accurate), but if you thought an IBM supercomputer dominating one of the planet’s brightest humans was gnarly, have a gander at this. One determined modder has whipped up what may very well be the most impressive way to engage in a single-player version of chess ever , as the DIY Internet Chess Table turns an on-screen opponent into an on-table opponent. Put simply (or as simply as possible), the multitouch table uses a projector to beam a chessboard onto an opaque surface, and moves are captured via webcam and sent back to an internet server
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DIY Internet Chess Table makes single player matches suddenly awesome (video)
You’re familiar with geocaching , right? One person hides a “cache” somewhere in the world and hands out the coordinates; the first person to locate it via GPS wins. How about the “reverse geocache”?
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Deluxe Reverse Geocache is reusable, really awesome
Expert Lego builder Sariel managed to impress us a few months ago with his fully-articulated robotic arm , and he’s now back with a particularly well-timed project: a foosball table built entirely out of Lego. While it’s not fully automated (and therefore ineligible for the Robo Cup ), it does use some WeDo motion sensors to automatically keep track of the score and announce goals on a laptop connected to the table (not to mention on some sliding Lego bricks above each goal), and it even packs a built-in ball return mechanism to help speed up play. Head on past the break to check it out in action
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DIY Lego foosball table advances to Nerd Cup semi-finals (video)
Unless you’re in the music biz, selling out is generally considered a good thing just as long as you can restock, pronto like, to meet consumer demand. So we’re sure Mary Lou Jepsen is roiling in her jollies knowing that the first batch of $275 dual-mode Pixel Qi displays have sold out after less than 24 hours of retail availability
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Pixel Qi dual-mode displays sell out, in a good way
If you ask us, Apple should be giving away free bumpers , lollipops, and anything else it can think of to keep its otherwise loyal followers from revolting. But the Great Bitten One isn’t doing any one of those things, and most of us are stuck either having to pony up $30 for the official salvation from self-inflicted signal harm or looking out to the grey markets
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iPhone 4 gets a $1 alternative to pricey Bumpers
Sorry, we couldn’t wait — having spent 11 hours on the streets waiting for the iPhone 4 , it’s only natural to give our precious new toy some extra special care.
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White iPhone 4: early DIY edition, with a touch of black
