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The hay day of the original NES might be far behind us, but that didn’t stop one modder from bringing a little of the old to the new.  Called the NEStickle, it combines the NES console from the 80s with a Sanwa joystick and is apparently compatible with not only an Xbox 360 but a PS3, PS2 and whole slew of computers.  Oh, and to connect the controller to your gaming machine of choice, it comes by way of a custom USB cord that jacks into the NES’ controller port.

[via Geeky-gadgets]

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Chiggity check these decked out Scion DJxBs by Five Axis on display at this year’s SEMA auto show in Vegas.  They’ve got TVs in the doors, a grill in the back with a sink, amps up the yin yang, slotted turn tables in the roof with dance floor and a whole bunch of stuff that truly does pop!

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It’s as if we need further proof that the iPhone can do just about anything.

Using the same platform used in the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge (an autonomous vehicle system) the Spirit of Berlin team built an iPhone app that allows a minivan to be controlled right from Apple’s smartphone over WiFi.  A forward facing camera transmits real time video to the phone’s screen and a set of buttons control the gas, break and steering wheel, which is tied into the phone’s accelerometer.

While I wouldn’t hurdle myself into shotgun for the proverbial ghost ride, I’d love to give this thing a whirl.

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WTF.  Top speed of the Mac G4 Motorcycle  is rumored to be about 30mph.  That’s a hell of a lot faster than my current G4, which currently sits idle in my bedroom due to a bunk hard drive.  I’d like to see the douches at the Genius Bar diagnose this Mac’s problem when it breaks down.

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Without a doubt the NES Guitar gets the ‘random post of the day award’ (we don’t actually issue that award).  Apparently, this is the second iteration of the mod and it actually works.  Flipping up the cartridge slot reveals the 3 knobs generally found on a guitar and the AV out and power ports have been converted accordingly.  Check the video below for a demo and complete walk through of their work.

[via Technabob]

I’d like to introduce you to Bender and Fender, two 15 ton grapples that can spin at a max speed of up to 72Kmh or 12 revolutions per minute.  Get caught in one of those and your bones are sure to turn to jelly.  If the prospect of the grapples grip power isn’t intimidating enough than consider the tom foolery that could transpire when they’re hooked up to a video game console controller, the Wiimote.  It’s difficult to determine just how fluid the control is but I’d just like to play the game that involves crushing a car.  Hit the video below.

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It wasn’t too long ago we saw an old NES controller modded to fit a Samsung mobile phone.  Yeah, it was gimmicky, stupid and required little to no engineering skills of any sort.  The NES Door Bell mod on the other hand is the stuff dreams are made of.  Ok, that might be over stating it a bit, but how cool would it be to roll up to your best bra’s pad and ring in via a piece of gaming history, or in my case gaming nostalgia.  Check the video below and note the LED light.

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Sure, there’s no utilitarian purpose for jamming a Super Nintendo into a toaster case, but based on my experience every great video game system deserves a new skin.  There isn’t too much to talk about, but of note the construction looks super seamless, the slider button works as a power button and the timer (i.e. toast darkness) controls the built-in red LED lights.

[Hackaday via Benheck]

I can only imagine what the folks at PETA are saying about this video.  As you’ll see, the well paid engineers at iRobot decided to retrofit one of their autonomous vacuums with a hamster, a hamster ball and some sensors.  Which ever way the hamster moves so does the vacuum.  I don’t hear any vacuum noise, though, leading me to believe that this is just for gimmick and won’t ever come to market.  Darn it! I was really looking for another novel way to clean my apartment.

[Networkworld]

Gone are the days of VHS, but that doesn’t mean you should relegate your video tape deck to the dusty old attic.  Some folks have taken a perfectly stock VHS player and transformed it into a toaster that seers bread with a ‘VHS’ logo.  Yeah, totally useless, but so are VHS decks.  Hit the video below.

[Hackaday]