NES - Built in to a Controller
July 16, 2008
A modder over on the BenHeck.com forums has created a nice NES controller which has 70 built in games and can be further expanded because it has a standard NES cartridge connector on the back of it. Read more
Atari 7800 Portable by Ben Heck
June 20, 2008
Ben Heck… the super talented moder, has added another console to his massive retro custom built library of stuff by creating a portable Atari 7800. According to his site, the project was supposed to start a few years back, but due to the complexity over the Atari 2600 he got cold feet… until now. Read more
Pac-Man Glasses Case
May 15, 2008
Etsy has always been full of weird and wonderful things. This time Etsy, or badclipart, hasn’t broken this trend. Badclipart has created the Pac-Man Glasses Case which features the red ghost named Blinky. Read more
NES Coffee Table
May 14, 2008
The NES Coffee table was created as a cool home made project. The huge table actually does function as a working NES controller and connects up a controller port on an original NES 8-bit console. Read more
Will this bring the Hula Hoop back in?
May 12, 2008
Most people will have tried using a Hula Hoop. It was probably back in the early 80’s I last attempted and have no desire to try again. This doesn’t stop me wanting to mention this funky hula hoop though. The latest Hula Hoop now is packed with LED’s to make a crazy light show while the hoop is spinning. Read more
Home Made Scientific Calculator Watch
April 17, 2008
A guy named Dave Jones has created some seriously geeky scientific calculator wrist watch. The watch was built from standard off the shelf components and can perform a variety of RPN/Algebraic scientific functions. Read more
Lego Telephone
March 21, 2008
Lego is the coolest toy ever (according to me). This latest gadget is a Lego Phone which is built completely of Lego and features a slide out drawer full of spare bricks. This allows you to either modify Read more
