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12/19/2006

Top 5 Strangest Laptop Mods

Our editors have compiled a list of the five strangest laptop mods that we've come across in recent time. If we happened to miss any, please leave us a comment. "Continue reading" for the list.

5. Home-Built Pong Laptop Clock

Apparently, a "modder" converted his Dell notebook into a Pong Clock using custom software. Though not the prettiest mod (lots of duct tape included), it works to say the least.

4. Wooden Laptop

The plastic shell on this old Dell laptop was replaced with a "wooden one" -- made entirely of wood and leather. It's powered by Linux and took approx. 4 months to complete. [Source]

3. Custom-Built Nokia 770 Laptop

ThoughtFix created his own custom-built Nokia 770 laptop, which includes "a keyboard, USB host ports, and an extended power source."
The Keyboard is a Logitech keyboard designed for the PlayStation 2 purchased at Fry's Electronics for about $20. This case is a Vaultz brand CD case purchased at Best Buy for about $20

2. iNoteBook

This person took his broken iBook 500 and crammed it inside a composition notebook-style case. Unfortunately, it needs an external display and power supply to function. [Source]

1. Pedal-Powered Laptop

This followup to the pedal-powered TV, builds upon that creation and uses the same technology to power an IBM ThinkPad. What are your thoughts?
The PPPM is used to power a laptop with pedal power. An easy pedal, the laptop is cold-booted and the video finishes with the laptop connected to the local wireless network. Add a laptop table, and pedal while you surf

This entry was posted on 12/19/2006 06:21am and is filed under Laptops, Mods, Video, Weird .
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There are 5 comments about this post (1 pages).

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Posted at 12/19/2006 10:00am by Buscando Libertad » Top 5 de portátiles raros
[...] El resto de la lista está aquí. [...]
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Posted at 12/19/2006 11:46am by RaPtOr
My Favorite Laptop. LusaDigital
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Posted at 12/19/2006 1:28pm by Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Talk of the Town: Tuesday
[...] The wooden laptop and other weird laptop mods. [...]
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Posted at 12/19/2006 11:12pm by randomperson21
ironic. i actually made #5 there. And unfortunately, it no longer exists. Duct tape was just not strong enough. Maybe epoxy next time.....
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Posted at 12/20/2006 03:42am by Fresqui.com
Los 5 moddings de portátiles más extraños Es increible lo que llegan a hacer algunos con sus portatiles. Me quedo con el n1, se trata de un portátil que funciona gracias a la energia que producimos cuando estamos pedaleando.
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