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PS3 Slim Converted Into Laptop Form

What looks like a chunky laptop at first glance is actually a mod masterpiece of sorts: Ben Heck transformed a PS3 Slim combined with a 17" Gateway 1775W screen into an on-the-go gaming laptop. Video ...

DIY Painted XBox Controller with a Touch of Pink

We wish we could have included this pink XBox controller in our pinked-out home tech "Technicolor" roundup. But it's not available in stores, just a well-done DIY project from somebody wanting to get ...

Space Invaders Shade is Surprisingly Cool

We're not so into over-the-top themed rooms. But if you're going to go with a kitschy gamer-inspired home, we'd rather see it done with subtle and still cool pieces like this Space Invaders lamp shade...

Arkeg: The Kegerator Meets Gaming System

We love things that multi-task. Seriously, we do, it could be energy generating toilet paper, or dishwashers doubling as storage. But we're not so sure about this gaming meets kegerator combo. W...

Upper Playground Artist Series Speaker Tags

San Francisco urban brand Upper Playground have teamed up with ASTRO Gaming to release three Artist Series Speaker Tags for the A40 Audio System – an audio system combining 5.1 Dolby Digital and D...

Look! Kid's Gaming Screen in the Ceiling

When we asked you "What's the Appropriate TV for a Kid's Room?," the answer was a loud-and-clear N-O. Most of you, despite growing up with TVs in your rooms, elected that your kids shouldn't have thei...

Now We Feel Old!: "Things Your Kids May Never Know"

I was born in the 1980's. I'm hardly entering mid-life, let alone applying for my AARP card. But Wired has found a way to make my twenty-something years feel like a lifetime. The online magazine's tec...

Hi-Tech Sleeping: The HiCan Bed

A year ago, we reported about the HiCan bed, a great excuse to never leave the comforts of your bed: the modern canopy bed design offers a home theater experience with an automatic pull down screen,...

Stream HD Content Through Your Home's Electrical Wiring

Want to leave wi-fi in the dust and stop having to snake ethernet cables all along the wall to hook up your vid game console or home theater PC to the internet? We've always been interested in giving ...

The Periodic Table of Controllers
For All You Gaming PhDs

Gamers, we understand your pain. We know the how hard it is when you're trying to explain how many buttons are in the original Atari Jaguar controller circa 1993, but no one really seems to care or ac...

Look!: Space Invader Cookies

Is it still chilly where you are? Tonight might be a great night to stay inside with a mug of cocoa and bake a batch of cookies. But this time, instead of your usual 7-minute cookie routine of unwrapp...

Roundup: Arcade Cabinets Takes Us Back to the Future

Like very boy growing up in the 80's, one of our most vivid dreams was to own our very own home arcade like that spoiled brat Ricky Stratton on Silver Spoons. Although arcade gaming has faded away wit...

Flickr Finds: One Sweet White Technorific Setup

This sleek, all-white home-tech integration results in a pretty sweet setup by Flickr user hyperslyna. Even if you're against IKEA furniture, you gotta admit this kinda works. First up, you have Sony'...

Stop Dropping Your iPhone, Get the Gaming Grip Case

As awesome as they are, we don't have a Nintendo DS or any portable gaming device that we carry around with us religiously. And we'd have to think that some, if not most, of the adult world is with us...

Nova Slider X600: The Mouse That Does Gaming and Design

One thing that we have realized, is that a good gaming mouse makes a great design mouse. Gaming mice are usually more precise, have less lag, and perform faster than regular mice. Also, the best are u...

Pac-Man Mini: Not Yet Ever in Stores

There's an XBox 360 that lives in my entertainment center, but I have to say that my Plug-and-Play Pac-Man/Namco TV Games unit gets much more action. Something about the simplicity of both the setup a...

Ply Concept Phone Is Sleek, Chic, Impossible to Build

If we went back in time and told Zach Morris and his brick phone about the cell phones of today, with their 3G internet and Bluetooth technology, he'd flip. We have to admit, we are amazed at how much...

Rumor Mill: Xbox 360 Getting Wii-Like Motion Control?

This one comes from Xbox 360 Fanboy: We've heard about the price cuts that are supposed to be coming out around the holidays concerning the Xbox 360. Specifically, that Microsoft is going to be relea...

Microsoft Sidewinder Keyboard and Mouse

Microsoft has finally released their new Sidewinder branded keyboard and mouse. Interestingly, the numeric keypad is detachable, and can be fixed on either side of the keyboard. The keyboard looks imp...