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  • Dell netbook modded into a rather large handset (video)

    Dell netbook modded into a rather large handset (video)

    Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Eager to get a hold on your very own Dell-branded Android smartphone? This guy here took matters into his own hands with nothing more than his modding skill, his imagination, and a Dell Inspiron Mini. Of course, this thing won't exactly fit in most pockets, but as a curiosity (and a conversation starter) it performs admirably. Have you ever seen a 10.1-inch novelty handset in action? Now's your chance -- peep the video for yourself after the break.

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  • Swype gets hacked onto the original Omnia (Update: And more!)

    Swype gets hacked onto the original Omnia (Update: And more!)

    Posted on December 9, 2009 | No Comments
    If you're one of the 3 million or so people rocking the original Samsung Omnia, you might be feelin' like you've been left out in the cold now that the Omnia II is on the shelves. At the very least, you're probably a bit envious of the Omnia II's finger-swiping text input method, Swype. Yeah? Don't fret - we've got good news.

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  • Ben Heck makes a PS3 Slim Laptop

    Ben Heck makes a PS3 Slim Laptop

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    I'd hate to be Ben Heck. You wake up in the morning and suddenly there's a modded Nintendo DS in your stool. You got eat breakfast and find a modded Commodore 64 inside a cereal box. Then you go to work and suddenly instead of beers coming down the conveyer belt at the bottling plant you start finding modded PS3s inside laptop cases. He used a 1280x720 17-inch laptop screen and has a front-loading Blu-Ray drive and a two-tone grey color scheme. You just press the button and "sexy time" happens.

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  • Android ROM modded gets Google’s lawyers in a tizzy

    Android ROM modded gets Google’s lawyers in a tizzy

    Posted on September 25, 2009 | No Comments
    If you've rooted and modded your Android phone you've probably found Cyanogen, one of the best sources for modded Android ROMs out there. All of his ROMs are stable, usable on the G1 and MyTouch, and well-designed. Google, however, takes issue with him releasing closed-source Google apps like Gmail, Maps, and YouTube and has sent him a cease and desist. They're not particularly mad about the ROMs, mind you, just the apps inside them.

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  • Ancient cell phone modded into media center PC

    Ancient cell phone modded into media center PC

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    phoneNow THIS, my friends, is a mod. An enterprising Finnish fellow has gutted a super old Mobira Talkman cell phone kit and installed a home theater PC inside of it. That's impressive, yes, but what's more impressive is that he fit a USB hub, Wi-Fi card, sound card, and a 128x128 OLED screen into the handset. Oh, and it works for VOIP calls to boot.

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