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Glitzy Super Mario Bros. Fashion Collection

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Blueprint's DIY Charging Station Blueprint (Teehee)

GeekSugar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:31:28 -0700

Blueprint's DIY Charging Station

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Hand-Knit Laptop Cord Covers Do Exist!

GeekSugar — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:11:48 -0700

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Create Your Own Funky iPod Case

GeekSugar — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:00:18 -0700

Sometimes the coolest iPod cases I find are those that have been made with a little bit of tender-loving homemade care. If you want to learn how to make your very own iPod case like the one below check out Craftster, a site where you'll find step-by-step, easy to understand instructions to help you get your craft on. The sewing savvy artist that made this case also includes iPod measurements and other great tips to make it as "seamless" as possible. Now if only I knew my way around a sewing machine, I could whip up one of these colorful and crafty cases!

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Vintage Keyboard Gets Matching Monitor

GeekSugar — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:00:42 -0700

Remember the Vintage Geek Keyboard the people over at the Steampunk Workshop made to look like an old typewriter keyboard? Well, they finally realized it looked funny hooked up to a modern monitor and made some creative adjustments to the monitor to complete the set. I must admit I was a little taken aback when I realized the project resembled the golden mustard colored pimped out PC from Smooth Creations, but the retro appeal of the effort won me over.

The monitor, which started out as a Dell 1907FP flat panel monitor, got its makeover with metallic gold paint from Rustoleum, a thin coat of brown Krylon Crystal Color and a new marble base.

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Learn more about the project and Steampunk Workshop from their website.

Duck Hunt Sweater Spotted Out Of Wilderness

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:30:43 -0700

One of my college roommates spent many an hour playing Nintendo Duck Hunt and avoiding her school work (I was worried at first but she had this unnatural ability to ace classes despite her addiction and ended up becoming a brilliant Archaeologist). Needless to say, I was taken on a nostalgic trip down memory lane when I learned Craftster member Quacker Jacks has created a lovely and amazing piece of geek art inspired by the game. Apparently, Quacker Jacks decided to combine her childhood obsession with Duck Hunt with her new obsession of knitting and after about a month of on and off knitting, this gem was born.

If you love this as much as my friend Marissa does, I suggest you follow the pattern and make your own. What do you think, would you wear it?

To check out additional images of the sweater, read more

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Maker Faire Report - Robots, Crafts And Geeks Galore!

GeekSugar — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:02:00 -0700

This weekend thousands of geeks crowded into the San Mateo fairgrounds for Maker Faire, a celebration of crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself projects put on by Craft and Make Magazines. For those of you who have never attended the event it's a mixture of the world's largest science fair, a craft festival with a mini dose of Renaissance Faire (seriously, there were people jousting and dressed up in corsets, though I am still not 100 percent sure why). I will be sharing stories about some of my favorite geeks in attendance all week, but here is a little teaser of some of the most exciting exhibits at the event.

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A second Maker Faire will be in Austin, Texas later this year.

Geek Puts Complete Computer In His Gameboy

GeekSugar — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:51:34 -0700

In a possible effort to out geek iBoy, aka the boy who fit his iPod into his Gameboy, a man has managed to put a complete computer into a trusty little handheld. According to Plastic Bamboo, it's a fully functioning Windows XP PC and it can either be connected to a monitor via a normal VGA port or you can browse the Internet on its tiny screen using the built-in network connection. The maker also added two USB ports and replaced the A and B buttons with LEDs showing power and activity.

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Geek of the Week: Ryan Johns aka the iBoy Boy

GeekSugar — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:00:12 -0800

Unlike most of our Geeks of the Week, Ryan Johns isn't a celebrity - yet - but he recently caught my attention after he turned his Gameboy into an iPod - or rather, cleverly fit his iPod into his Gameboy and figured out a way to make it all function. Ryan is sophomore in college, studying architecture and math in New York City. "I like to make things," Ryan told us. "I like new projects and new problems."

For Ryan Johns' Guide to Turning Your Gameboy into an iPod, and some pretty chic pictues of Johns himself (we love his hair!), just read more

Even someone with a pretty basic understanding of electricity (such as myself) can figure this stuff out. I must warn you though: this is a very time consuming project. Likely a little bit less time consuming with this information...but still. Just about every single part has to be modified in some way to make space for an iPod. Every single part. Seriously. There is a huge amount of filing, and gluing, and cutting...mostly with tiny parts. I guess there are a few shortcuts to be made, but for the most part, if you want it to look good...you need to have a lot of free time.

Click here for John's guide to turning your Gameboy into an iPod

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"I do lots of random little things: I made and sold clothes for a while in my hometown...I made a "Calculus hat" once which showed the rotation of a parabola about the z-axis with motors and LED's. I made a periscope which connected to my arm which was motorized to enable me to see in different directions while only looking forward. Basically, I get the ideas for my projects by thinking of things that are kind of cool (but for the most part completely useless)...then I spend a really long time working on them, and when I'm finished I say 'wow, that is done, and it works...great...' then I start on something else." Here's to many more projects, Ryan!