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Win an Alienware PC

15th Jul 2005 Alienware are giving away a fully-loaded Athlon 64 Aurora: Star Wars Edition PC with SLI. Read on for details.

Pimp your Mac mini

11th Jul 2005 The compactness of the Mac mini has found favour with car modders, who are integrating the tiny Apple into their dashboards, providing in-car iTunes, DVD, GPS and more.

Bulletproof iPod?

7th Jul 2005 Tough enough for a tour of duty in Iraq, this 'Armor for iPod Photo' case was milled from solid aluminium.

More new Waterchill kits including triple-rad!

6th Jul 2005 Asetek have slashed prices on their Waterchill kits, with new kits including their awesome new pump / reservoir system.

Real Wood iPod by ZapWizard

5th Jul 2005 ZapWizard has created one of the most stunning iPod mods ever: the Real Wood iPod. Hand carved from solid African Padauk hardwood, the results are stunning.

Asetek release mod-friendly Waterchill pump

1st Jul 2005 Fancy a watercooling pump with a USB control panel to monitor pump speed, fan speed and give you a LCD readout? Asetek are already on it...

7" touch-screen case gets reviewed

27th Jun 2005 HTPC news takes a look at this gorgeous baby. Uneed? I need!

Let your finger do the storing

22nd Jun 2005 Only in Japan: Sun Alliance have launched a range of Thumb Drives that are shaped literally like thumbs. Various sushi-shaped models are also available.

Old Phone or new?

21st Jun 2005 Thought the "Old Phone" ringtone on your T610 was cool? How about a real-life Old Phone? Spark Fun Electronics will oblige.

Coffee in the Machine?

14th Jun 2005 Too busy to leave your desk for coffee? German modder René G. has the answer: a fully functioning espresso machine built into a PC case.

10th Jun 2005 In what die-hard Macbashers would claim is the first genuinely constructive use of Apple hardware in year, French bloggers at www.w3sh.com have posted an innovative mod they call the iToilet, a toilet paper dispenser made from a Mac Mini

Project Nighthawk takes flight

8th Jun 2005 Crimson Sky does it again, this time building a triple-display SLI flight simulator in the shape of an F-117A Stealth Fighter!

16MB PEZ dispenser

25th May 2005 Not all mods have to be expensive: MetkuMods shows you how to make a stylish USB pen drive with their FlashPEZ project

iPod Shuffle wrappers rock

24th May 2005 These textile Shuffle cases are perfect for personalising your Shuffle. They come with added Marxism, too.

Special offer for bit-tech readers

23rd May 2005 Our buddies at the Hiper Group have got some cut-price Coolermaster goodies for bit-tech readers. Cheap fan controllers and coolers? We gottem.

Mac Mini modded for mo' powah

20th May 2005 An enterprising linux geek has managed to squeeze a rechargeable battery pack into a Mac Mini.

The Futurama of Mini(ITX) Modding?

18th May 2005 A popular Mini - ITX enthusiast site showcases an awesome shiny metal ass.

Win US$50,000 by case modding

17th May 2005 Microsoft have teamed up with the Industrial Designers Society of America to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Windows by holding a competition to design the PC of the Future; the total prize pool is US$125,000!

Shuttle XPC LCD mod

13th May 2005 Following Shuttle's announcement this week of a Media Center-ready barebones XPC, Naser at TBreak.com decided he could go one better and mod a standard XPC with a 5-inch LCD screen.

MYO (that's Mod Your Own) PSU

12th May 2005 Need something a little different to power your electronics projects? Why not customise an ATX PSU with an on/off switch and some binding posts?

Hit the road with Real Virtual Car

11th May 2005 Dubbed Real Virtual Car, this mod attempts to uses an actual Renault Megane car for a simulator. And you thought full-size cockpits were geeky!

Cappello wows again with Alien Reservoir

9th May 2005 Paul Cappello aka Crimson Sky has wowed case modding enthusiasts again with his latest work: Alien Reservoir

Win an ultra-quiet Home Theatre PC

5th May 2005 KustomPCs and QuietPC team up with Acousti Products to give you the chance to win a rather sexy HTPC.

Dremel whizzery on show

4th May 2005 Think you've got mad etching skillz? PuzzleBox creator Wolverine is back with another lesson in case etching.

Simple, yet very effective lighting mod

3rd May 2005 With our forums now back up, we've found this little gem hidden away. If ever there was an example of lighting done right, this is it.

Doug's Quiet Wood Case PC

1st May 2005 Fed up with a noisy PC, Doug Klassen built a case from scratch using pine, and employed a multi-pronged attack on noise

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What we're reading

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Not a fake, this time.
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Music Games Aren't Dead, Just Waiting to Be Reborn
Wired.com
Good look at the declining sales numbers and popularity of Guitar Hero et al.
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icrontic.com
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Alex Watson on 16th Nov, 15:09