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Lawyers Gone Wild! Patenting the tin can and string telephone

April 5, 2006 Mike S 2 Comments

Tin can phone
Don’t worry – the patent has expired so you won’t have to pay royalties when your kids build one, but the amazing thing is that this patent was ever granted to begin with!
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Electronics, Retro Computing

Retro style nixie-tube clock powered by a 6502 microprocessor

April 4, 2006 Mike S Leave a comment

Nixie tubes
Combining the orange glow of nixie tubes with an old-style microprocessor leads to this neat clock.
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Modern technology combined with ancient Egyptian history

March 31, 2006 Mike S 3 Comments

Egyptian pyramids
What do you get when you combine modern website design with ancient Egyptian history?
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Electronics, Retro Computing

$20 Commodore 64 toy that can be modified for so much more

March 28, 2006 Mike S 3 Comments

Commodore 64
Radio Shack sells a $20 joystick toy that plays video games on your TV and it contains a full C-64 on-a-chip which you can hack.
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Electronics, Fun Stuff

A home bar like you’ve never seen before

March 27, 2006 Mike S 3 Comments

LED bar displaying a pattern
Bring the disco to your home bar with this cool idea.
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