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Vroom, vroom. Gentleman, start your search engines! This V8-inspired (and no, it’s not the healthy yet delectable vegetable juice) Case Mod is one fast looking machine. Packed with eight valved madness, the Engine PC is a true original. Complete with neon blue LEDs and racing flags, the V8 Case Mod is chromed out in phantasmal geekery. It looks as though ...

We never understood the allure of paintball guns. For some reason, the prospect of shooting each other with pain filled projectiles never got our motor going. Though we must admit, the Ultimate Paintball Gun looks pretty bitchin’. With two barrels at your sides, each full of a tank load of paint ammunition, nothing will make you feel more like a ...

Does anyone still buy newspapers actually made of paper? Well, they must. But apparently the maker of this project doesn’t anymore. Using an old newsstand box, he managed to modify it into a crazy digital output machine that displays the top headlines at all times, without the need of loose change. Hell, if we had something like this, we’d even ...

You’re going to hate us for telling you now. Especially if you missed out on getting tickets to BlizzCon. Sources at Blizzard are saying that Starcraft II will be playable at designated Demo areas on August 3-4 at the 2007 annual BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. So, what are we to suppose from this news? Blizzard might ...

Would you mind living in a house that more resembles a black hole than a place of residence? This Tunnel House looks like you’ll be sucked in at any second into a dark void. Sculptors Dan Havel and Dean Ruck present these two tunnel houses in a Montrose suburb in Texas. It would be a pain in the ass we ...

What would any true knight be without a satisfactory time piece? Imagine showing up for a scheduled raid, but realizing that you’re centuries late! Well, that just can’t happen. The Catapult Watch by Backyard Artillery is a needed tool for any rampaging, raiding, rambunctious warrior itching for some pillaging. This very special watch can shoot BBs, seeds, pop corn kennels, ...

Hey, it’s a miracle. For once a phone design that isn’t a cellphone! The Quartz Tele concept uses large quartz crystals instead of the traditional button pad. Each quartz stands as its own number key with embedded LEDs, and illuminates when pressed. All of the quartz stand on a base with a central screen displaying all of the caller ID ...

We’ve seen robots made for both blue-collar duties and military jobs, but not one that can truly do both. The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II can bypass heavy rains and maintain a basic rescuing operation, yet showed off its softer side at the Kawada Industries press conference today. Promet took the opportunity to display his skills with a screwdriver, screwing in some ...

The SonyEricsson Z750i HSDPA folder phone was announced awhile ago, but not a lot of people had the chance to get hands on with the new user interface. At the CommunicAsia show which is still going on, news has been coming out that new Media interface (viz K850i) as well as support for external GPS receiver are spotted on the ...

New advances on the production of photovoltaic solar panels allow for them to be made in the style of roofing shingles. Instead of just a big clunky block of solar capturing, the solar cells can be integrated to look like normal roof tiles, making your choice of power not only inconspicuous, but more pleasing to the eye. The National Institute ...