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12 Hacked Nintendo Controllers

Geeks love classic Nintendo and since many techies are also handy at hacking electronics, it’s no surprise that there are tons of mods for old Nintendo controllers. Whether you’re a big fan of Mario, Zelda, Contra or Bomberman, these classic Nintendo controller hacks are sure to remind you of the good ol’ days of gaming. Ding-dong. Who’s there? Does it really matter when you have an awesomely geektastic doorbell like this ? When I posted this one on Neatorama last year , we got quite a few notable comments, some wondering if hitting the right button code would make the secret door in your house open up and others desperately hoping that the ring would be the theme song for Mario. http://www.neatorama.com/neatogeek/2010/06/30/12-hacked-nintendo-controllers/
What are the two worst parts of holiday gift giving? Figuring out what to buy, and, if you can do that, the resulting poverty from your purchases. This year, instead of mass consumption, try these awesome DIY tech gifts.

Top 10 DIY Tech Gifts

http://lifehacker.com/5705002/top-10-diy-tech-gifts
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Amazing Fact Generator

http://www.mentalfloss.com/amazingfactgenerator/?p=738#738 Pigs are no longer commonly employed to rustle up truffles; specially-trained dogs (who are equally adept at the job) have now taken their place.
For the huge fans of photography, if you can’t afford a DLSR camera, you’d probably want a DSLR-shaped USB speaker to soothe your fever for a DSLR camera . The camera-shaped USB speaker is priced at $75, which is very much cheaper than a real DSLR camera that will cost you in the range of at $800 to several thousands of USD. This camera-shaped USB speaker simply lets you blast music from your music players including iPods, MP3, MP4, MD, CD player, notebook, PC, PDA, PSP, mobile phone and other music sources that have the 3.5mm headphone connector. http://askalexia.com/2011/01/02/dslr-camera-shaped-usb-speaker/

DSLR camera-shaped USB speaker | By AskAlexia

Antique Strongbox Protects Itself With Mechanical Loaded Pistols - Popular Mechanics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/security/4319335 Imagine a bank vault that handcuffed every John Dillinger who walked in through the door. Nothing like that quite exists, but this Russian strongbox, circa 1815, comes pretty close. The antique dealer Carlton Hobbs LLC has acquired a nineteenth-century steel safe with a complicated lock system, capable of firing two pistols at an unsuspecting intruder. On first inspection, the safe looks more like a metal treasure chest than a gun-wielding killer. But when properly locked, the box's lid can be lifted 20 degrees before two springs set off the loaded pistols, which happen to be strategically located within the sides of the safe.