Case Mod: Add an LCD

May 20, 2009 by Chris

This one is for anyone bored enough to make serious mods to their desktop case. Adding a small 5'' or 7'' LCD to your case can look awesome for things like dispalying current time/temperature/mp3 playlist. This write-up shows you how to take a PSone screen, connect it to your desktop and mod it to your case.


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Chip8 Console

September 5, 2008 by Chris

This little homemade hand-held console uses an arm processor for everything. A nokia lcd screen displays the output for the game & there's a few buttons for input. Looking at it makes me really see how simple the gameboy must have been to design (or would be with current technology). The write-up has all the hardware & pcd layout information listed.

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XBox 360 Power LED Swap

August 11, 2008 by Chris

The XBox 360 comes standard with a green power LED whenever it is turned on. This color is fitting to the XBox color scheme, however maybe you want a red or blue LED in there...no problem! This simple project write-up guides you through the process of getting a new one and installing it onto the board without messing up your XBox.


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Upright NES Mod

July 31, 2008 by Chris

The classic NES video game system is one console that never seems to go away. Mods have been made for it over and over...so with no delay, here's another one. This time the NES has been mod'd to double as a PS2, so yes it plays DVDs! The original site is in french, so here's a link to the next best write-up for it.


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NES Controller TV Remote

May 17, 2008 by Chris

This is a cool little project to transform a standard NES console controller into a TV remote. The TV remote has the most basic of functions: power, volume & channel control. The project write-up is full of pictures and is written quite well, so check it out.


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ATmega Wiimote Hacking

March 23, 2008 by Chris

Wiimote hacking has been around for quite a while and so everything about it is pretty much out in the open now. This project write-up explains how to transmit and receive data with the Wiimote using an ATmega microcontroller.



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X-Box Controller Controller

February 17, 2008 by Chris

The X-Box Controller Controller uses the wifi connection of a PSP to control an X-Box with small servos to press the buttons. However useless this may seem is evened out by the complexity required to build this project.



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Wii Led Nunchuck Mod

February 2, 2008 by Ben

For all the Wii lovers out there this will definitely earn you some style points. This project shows you how to mod the nunchuck under the stick with an led. Pick your color led and get going!



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GBA Ham Radio ‘Bunny’

January 27, 2008 by Ben

Ham Radio 'hidden transmitter hunts' have been popular since ham radios came about. This GBA mod simplifies the task of being the hidden transmitter using the idBoy interface by nintendo and a few other easy mods.



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GBA Console System

January 26, 2008 by Ben

With this mod you can turn a normal GBA handheld into a game console; joystick, tv hookups & all. It's not a difficult mod either so if you're a GBA guru you will love this!



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