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While making our rounds scourging the Internet, we came across this spiffy hack for your Nintendo DS. Using an asymmetric wavelet codec specifically made to playback video on the DS ARM-based hardware (whatever the hell that means), this Flickr member has managed to capture this image of the Nintendo DS video hack, running on his handheld. Flickr member, Gwire, says ...

“Now any true gangsta’ knows, nobody be messing wit’ our iPod and shit.” That’s probably something like the mentality these kids at Germantown High School were under when they beat the living hell out of a teacher who had taken away their iPod. We’ve talked about the lengths at which people would go for their iPods before but we can ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”ALQwmQrM-Z8″][/ev] ActionCorp TV has this excellent video of Steve Jobs’ keynote speech at MacWorld being dissected and analyzed for all the slight minutiae and variations of the interface that was shown. There’s one point in the video where the speaker can’t quite make out a button on the calendar function. We’ve figured out that it says “Today”. Check ...

With most mobile companies working their hardest to improve battery life and charge time, there are other options popping up as well. This patent for Kinetic power phones would make recharging as easy as shaking the phone, an idea explored in the past only as a concept by ModeLabs. The kinetic energy to electric energy technology is not new in ...

This cool kit gives you everything you need to create your own four-legged, spider-like robot. The Joinmax Digital Quadruped Robot Kit packs in an intermediate level DIY project, with 8 servos for enough degrees of freedom to explore and experiment with the robots motion and gait. The only thing not included in the set that an amateur robotics builder would ...

Star Trek fans will be happy to know that the original Star Trek movie’s Spock Spacesuit is up for grabs on eBay. The spacesuit was featured prominently in the Star Trek first movie when Spock leaves the “Enterprise” to perform a mindmeld with the “V’Ger Probe”. The suit itself has a interesting display of ridges and rivets over the knees, ...

We spotted this Quackers Punk Duck and fell in love. It’s such a nice remake of the traditional yellow rubber ducky made famous from Ernie on Sesame Street. This duck wouldn’t put up with Ernie’s crap. The movement that turned a generation into rebels has created something so much more worth while. Novelty ducks! Complete with spiked choker necklace, a ...

Recycled computer parts are always fun, especially when made into wearable do-dads like these Keyboard Key Earrings. These recycled “Home” and “End” keys, used from real recycled keys, are secured under orange glass beads attached to silver wire hoops. Sadly, the trash dump must of been low on keyboards since the earrings are already labeled as sold out on the ...

[ev type=”youtube” data=”htl_vwkZWHw”][/ev] The music track is a song called “Pac-Man” by Power-Pill, better known as Aphex Twin. Check out this awesome tribute to one of the most beloved game characters. — Andrew Dobrow YouTube Video

PURE Digital will display the new PURE DMX-25 DAB Micro System at the Bristol Sound and Vision show taking place between February 23rd and 25th. The DMX-25 comes with advanced connectivity options with two auxiliary inputs for your iPod, MiniDisc, or MP3 player. The DMX-25 also enables the playback of MP3 and WMA files from a portable USB drive, SD ...