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New BUGBase Brings Self-Build Mobile to Pre and Droid Smartphone Levels

by Jay Garrett on February 15, 2010

Every hardware tweaker will know about BUGLabs‘ build-a-phone, kinda like a Modu self-build, but now it’s had a refresh.

BUG 2.0 is now faster and Android ready.

The latest BUGBase, which is essentially the brain and nerve center, has been upgraded to TI’s OMAP 3 platform.

Before I get “huh?” from you – this actually brings the base up to spec with the likes of Motorola’s Droid and the Palm Pre.

Because it now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with top-end smartphones it’s only reasonable that it should support Android – thankfully it does. This also gives the new BUGBase tastey access to the Android App Market.

Worry not gadget builders! Although the BUGBase is new and sparkly it will still play nice with all those other bits you’ve been using to create your frankengadgets with – whether they be WI-Fi radios, GPS receivers, speakers or the BUGMotion accelerometer.

As yet there’s no price or release date for the new BUGbase.

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Samsung Might Actually Make Transparent AMOLED Screened Laptop

by Jay Garrett on February 4, 2010

Remember that see-through lap top that was spotted at CES at the start of this year?

Well, it seems that those hi-tech sci-fi films and scenes in the likes of CSI, could well be coming to a laptop near you!

Of course, the Samsung transparent screen concept is incredibly cool but honestly; when tapping away at your puter do you ever long to stare at the wall or at the cat that’s sleeping behind your screen?

The concept would be great for head-up displays (HUD’s) in cars or motorcycle helmet visors but on a regular puter?

I guess if they can make huuuuuuuuuge screens that can form a part of meeting rooms, etc then that would also be very cool!

Still, saying that, I hope Sammy goes ahead with building some and lets me have a go and perhaps try and convince me of the merits ;)

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K’Nex Helps You Enjoy the Roller Coaster Thrill in Your Home

January 30, 2010 Click to read more →
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If, like me, you take a lot of convincing (and bourbon) to get on the latest breed of big-dippers then this could be your gadgety answer.
K’Nex will be launching a roller coaster set later this year and it will include a webcam so you can watch the ride from the comfort of your chair whilst [...]

Build Your Own WORKING Star Trek Phaser – Really!

January 15, 2010 Click to read more →
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This is a must for any sci-fi lover or people that yearn for the day we get the chance to tote laser side-arms.
This Star Trek phaser mod can explode balloons in an awesome pewpew stylee!
And: You can build one of your very own
The full how-to can be [...]

LEGO Fender Princeton Reverb – Precision Build

May 18, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, this is up there as a possible ultimate LEGO build! 
Guitarist, Dave Chatterson, decided that he’d go and build an exact replica of a Princeton Reverb amp with LEGO!
Talk about detail!

LEGO cab, grille, handle, fittings, speaker, knobs, switches, jacks, tube chart, reverb tank, power cord and footswitch.
BOSH!

You’d better slide over to Fender.com for more pics and an interview [...]

Acrylic Cowboy Brings New Meaning to Bare Bones Computing

April 17, 2009 Click to read more →
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Looking for a barebones PC?
Well, this has to be as barebones as PC cases get!
Spotted on The Raw Feed this small piece of plastic with just enough room for the essential PC guts making your puter look something inspired by Make – which aint a bad thing
The Acrylic Cowboy (?!?!) looks to be a [...]

OCZ Technology Self Build Netbook

March 31, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you were one of the first to get a netbook and enjoyed the geekudos for that I’m sure you’re missing it now.
Almost everywhere you look there’s someone tapping away at a small puter in a coffee shop, bar or train.
How can you earn more geekpoints?
How about a DIY netbook?
For that self-brewed geekahol look no further [...]

Touch Poet Helps You Write and Tweet Romantic Poetry On iPhone

February 12, 2009 Click to read more →

Need some help writing your love note?
Want to get your Blake, Wordsworth or Keats on but are lost for words?
Grab your iPhone and jack it up with Touch Poet.
59p will get you this just-in-time-for-Valentine’s Day app.
Touch Poet will kick-start your creativity as it offers you with a screenful of words that you can rearrange until something [...]

Real Life Working Mr Fusion Attached to a Honda

January 6, 2009 Click to read more →

Ever since Doc Brown added a Mr. Fusion and a Flux Capacitor to a Delorean, many of us have longed to fuel our car with rubbish and/or travel in time.
Now you can do one of the above thanks to the marvels of Gasification!
Now, here’s the science bit:
Gasification is the use of heat to transform solid [...]

BaR2D2 – The Bar Droid That R2-D2 Couldn’t Be

January 4, 2009 Click to read more →

Remember when R2-D2 was taken by Jabba and converted into R2-D-Tray with a drinks holder so that the little droid could serve the guests on the barge? (see pic)
Well, if Jabba had seen this beauty then R2-D2 could’ve stayed unmodified and Jabba’s party would have gone according to plan as I doubt that this robot [...]

Custom Saber Shop – Build a Light-Saber

January 1, 2009 Click to read more →

I was looking for Light-sabers for the Wii as my bro got one with the Force Unleashed game for crimbo and I was thinking about getting him another one or this duo pack by Thrustmaster.
But then I happened across the fabulous Custom Saber Shop which must be 100% Proof Geekahol!
The site classes itself as “your [...]

Robot Can Kit – I Can Haz Bot

December 18, 2008 Click to read more →

Here’s a great idea for Christmas!
The tin can robot kit will help any budding bot builder to add motors, gears, legs and batteries to any empty drinks can.
When created, the robot “jitters around, buzzing and clacking” which sounds pretty great.
Everything is supplied, you just need to bring an empty can, an AA battery and a [...]

LunaBlocks from Lunatics – Lego Furniture

September 10, 2008 Click to read more →

Building your own furniture has become fun!
Nope – I’m not being sponsored by Ikea, B&Q or MFI!!
Regress (possibly) and remember the joys of Lego.  Now imagine larger blocks.
You now have Lunablocks.
They’re giant perspex Lego-esque bricks that can be used to build pretty much anything -  a TV stand/coffee table is a good starting point and probably the easiest [...]

FonStruct – Free Font Creator

June 30, 2008 Click to read more →

Here’s a pretty cool bit of kit and it’s Free!
FonStruct is a cleverly named online font building tool.
You create the font, and the service then turns it into a “high-quality TrueType font” ready for Mac or Windows.
You are encouraged to share the results of your excellent design knowledge via the online gallery which features tags, voting and intelligent categorisation.

I realise [...]

Open Source Stomp Box Effects Pedal For Geeky Guitarists – Coyote-1

June 20, 2008 Click to read more →

Now here’s a thing.
To get your own custom effects pedal can be a little on the expensive side – so why not do a Brian May and build your own?
The OpenStomp Coyote-1, whilst still in the prototype phase, seems a pretty well thought-out open source guitar effects module.
It has a Parallax Propeller 8-core processor running at 80MHz that can even [...]

ROBO Builder Kit – Does Exactly What It Says On The Box

May 25, 2008 Click to read more →

If you want to build your own robot there are a few kits out there but I’m liking the look of this one.
The ROBO Builder set does exactly what it says on the box and it allows you to build 3 different bots named DINO, HUNO and DOGY.
Each new ROBO buddy can be programmed to [...]