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 It’s a wall of website icons made entirely of Legos. It took the builder about 3 hours to make and each logo is 8 bricks by 7 bricks. You’ve got all the big boys there-Facebook, Twitter, old school Apple logo, YouTube, Windows, Amazon, Firefox, Disney, Google, Internet Explorer and more (although he ... read more on Lego Logos Wall...  If you’ve ever tried to log onto Twitter as soon as any World Cup player scores a goooooooooooaaaaaaalll, then you are definitely familiar with the infamous Fail Whale. This delicious looking representation is the perfect geek cake for your Twitter obsessed friend. This Fail Whale cake comes with a huge disclaimer that says ... read more on Twitter Fail Whale Cake: Eat This in 140 Bites...  If you did any computing in the 80′s you probably remember Commodore Computers. The Commodore VIC20 was introduced in 1980 inbetween it’s more famous siblings the Pet and it’s highly successful followup- the Commodore 64. So if you’re like me you probably thought that such an ancient computer could not do anything today’s ... read more on Tweeting Commodore Computer...  Everyone is on Twitter these days (even us…plug: @craziestg) so why not get your dog set up to tweet too? It’s simple to do with Mattel’s cleverly named Puppy Tweets. The gadget attaches to your dog’s collar and whenever your dog moves, barks (or just naps), the tag knows it and ... read more on Puppy Tweets Puts Your Dog on Twitter...  Today’s DIY project is a self-tweeting laser tripwire with webcam capture. The device uses a normal laser pointer, an Arduino, a mirror and a light-dependent resistor. It looks pretty complex to me, but they describe it as suitable for beginning modders. When the laser is tripped, a nearby computer sends a tweet ... read more on Tweeting Laser Tripwire with Webcam Capture...  It’s the Christmas tree that’s controlled by Twitter. The Tweettree has a small embedded server and the fiber optic tree will change it’s color to the one that you tweet! Now you probably want some proof that when you tweet it’s actually changing- no problem- you can follow the live streaming video ... read more on Christmas Tweettree’s Colors are Twitter Controlled...  Mark the date; Twitter has officially taken over the world. It’s a birdhouse shaped like a Twitter tweet! (What do you call that part of your Twitter screen anyway- “tweet box”?) Now your backyard birds can tweet from inside their tweet house. Coming soon from Meninos, this wood birdhouse adds a cute ... read more on Twitter Tweet Shaped Birdhouse...  Combining old and new into one neat hack, the folks at Tinkerlog took and old Commodore SQ 1000 electric typewriter and hooked it up via Arduino with an Ethernet Shield to the internet. The typewriter is set to print out any tweets that come in. It took some technical wizardry to get ... read more on A Twittering Typewriter (Twypper)... |   | ||||
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