The Coolest PC Case Mods on the Planet

"QUANTUM SHOT" #675 Link - article by Radhika Seth and Avi Abrams Cool, Eccentric and Electrifying Beauties - PC Computer Case Mods Redefined This is the era where what kind of a computer you use literally defines your personality. It’s no longer the question of using a Mac or a PC; you are likely to find people who work on a desktop at office but carry their laptop home to work some more and sync everything to their palmtop for presentations... with some machines sporting a radical paint scheme, or some sort of jaw-dropping case mod. Yes, designing case mods is serious business and here’s a collection of some cool, eccentric and electrifying beauties: Here is an R2D2 cooler turned into a gaming hub for up to eight consoles (with a projector mounted at the droid's head!) - (images via) Damnation, by Jacob Hildebrandt ... is the quintessential steampunk. Simply gorgeous choice of materials and parts, plus a whirring, purring sound that's guaranteed to excite affectionados of all things Victorian: (images credit: Jacob Hildebrandt, more photos) EgyptMod PC Case Mod, by Chris Kramer Chris brought back the legends of Egypt alive in this super-classic EgyptMod PC, complete with intricate detailing, ancient hieroglyphics and assortment of glorious gems: (images via) Digg PC, by Alex Wiley Back in 2009 Digg was in its peak form, and finding favors with modders like Alex Wiley. Given the current social media wars, I wonder if anyone would dare to make a Reddit or a Facebook logo-based case mod, perhaps? (images via) Here is a LEGO computer (found at Brothers Brick) - with a DVD drive garage and a hot motherboard kitchen inside: (images via) Lenovo K320 Ice Series, by James Fislar The recent CES saw Lenovo present the Mod competition winning entry Lenovo K320 Ice. It's 80% ice and 20% disco-lights action (and yes, there is computer inside, somewhere): (images via) Harley Davidson PC, by MNPCTech (images via 1, 2) MNPCTech made a very cool Harley Davidson PC case mod, but it's not the only motorcycle-themed case mod on the market. In fact, we've seen quite a few (more info): (images via) There is also a Scooterputer, by Stephen Popa - it is entirely rideable! - packing a Thermaltake Element V case with water-cooled P4 E8400 Core2Due: (image via) For all you overclockers out there, there is the Pyramid PC Case Mod by polo360x from the Techpowerup forums. Under its hood you got a Intel quad core Q6600 with B3 stepping water-cooled CPU, overclocked at 3.15 GHz: (image via) Level Eleven, by Jeffrey Stevenson is as stylish as computer case can possibly be - with shades of Art Deco and architectural sketches of Frank Lloyd Wright: Even materials read like poetry: "Hard Pennsylvania cherry with an aluminum inlay"... Here is his another Art Deco effort; can't decide which is more handsome - (images credit: Jeffrey Stevenson) A black walnut mission-style side table/computer system, again by Jeffrey Stevenson, is deceptively simple and very elegant design that will complement many high-end studios: More retro styling is evident in The Ingraham Case Mod, inspired by a 1946 Stromberg-Carlson radio design: (images credit: Jeffrey Stevenson) Not so elegant, Russian-made Suitcase Computer: (image via) Part of Pink Floyd's The Wall PC Mod - is that famous hammer (part of the "Marching Hammers" of totalitarism). In the original "the Wall" concept, hammers are both a creative and destructive symbol - hopefully this one will be used for creative purposes... more info: (images via) Devastator case by Wehr Wolf looks like, well, a Devastator, or an angry Decepticon that hardly had time to fully transform: (image via) If you have Decepticons, then you must have Autobots: (images via) More designs from Extremetech Mod Contest: If it's the curves you want, then this is just the ticket: (images via) Dead Man's Chest by Thang Do is made of wood - and perhaps some good rum inspiration: (images via) Something out of the left field - the Ant Farm Case Mod. Yes, invite ants, and their just might contribute to your number crunching (not to mention "marching ants" in Photoshop): (images via) Right image above is, you guessed right - Battlestar Galactica mod. The following ones are musical - great combo with iTunes: (image via) Bio-mechanical PC (left) and - recognize this? Unreal Tournament Rocket Launcher PC! (right image), built by David Heyl in Germany in 2007: (images via 1, Nate Laxson) Want to assemble your own wooden keyboard (perhaps for your wooden PC)? Sure, Japanese designers are ready to oblige - more info: (images via) For serious gamers there is always this set-up (should take a better part of some enthusiast's mother's basement): (original unknown) Wind... and fire! - (originals unknown) Even colder - Go around your office with these reused motherboards: More inventive recycling: (image via) No groovy case mod? Pretend you have a computer! - This "book" piece is by British artist Kyle Bean, more info: (images via) Or even simpler - use a lunch box! - (image via) CONTINUE TO PART TWO! -> ALSO READ OTHER "COMPUTER"-RELATED DRB ARTICLES -> Share Tweet Share->

Cars vs. Snow

"QUANTUM SHOT" #674 Link - by Avi Abrams Cars vs. Snow: Cars lose. And we have to dig them out. Don't miss our first part: Lots of Snow!. And now, let's get back to digging cars from the snow - again... although, the more you dig them out, the more white stuff seems to fall on them and bury them back under: (images via 1, 2, AP Photo/Beth DeFalco) When your neighbour won't move his car... use laser snow removal!: (originals unknown) Enough is enough! - A nasty surprise awaits...- Maybe if you prepare for a snowfall with a structure like this... it will be easier on your car: Snow drifts are quite common on the roads of Alberta and Saskatchewan - the last storm of January 11 stranded hundreds of motorists near Calgary and Strathmore (read more): (image via) Recent storm on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago (no jokes about a bad LSD trip, please): (more info here, image via) Here is the famous Snow Road in Japan: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, in the mountains of Toyama Prefecture - in some places the snow is 20 meters thick! (photo by by Mihai Japan, via) Snow in Italy can be also pretty grand: here is a small car near a snowdrift in the Gran Sasso mountains: (photo sent in by Roberto Ferri) Now you can really appreciate this artwork (an installation by Ivan Puig, Spain): Snow Monster (is there a car inside it, too?): Interesting "blob"-shaped snow monsters stand on guard in the Russian Ural Mountains: (image credit: Denis Burdin) If your car could be made of ice, you'd have no problem: (image via) You think you had enough ghastly silence in your snow-buried neighborhood? Compare it to this Siberian ghost town somewhere in Kolyma, and shudder: (image via) Snow removal surprise: Show some shoveling ingenuity: Once you're done shoveling outside, make sure to close the door after coming in! - (image via) And be careful when getting into a snowed-over outhouse - the roof might cave in! - (bottom image via) Finally, after all these stressful and upsetting pictures, here is a reminder that snow - even lots of snow - can be actually nice and beautiful: ("Deep Silence", photo by Sven Muller) (images via) CONTINUE TO "LOTS MORE SNOW!" -> Share Tweet Share->

Archive: January 2011

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	Grand Scale Environmental & Land Art "Man's Reaction To His Earth": creative landscape art
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#150 - Week of January 31, 2011

Playing New York Subway Trains - [cool site, w/sound]
Google Art Project is On - [awesome resource]
Project Space (Paper) Planes - [wow video]
Above Southern Afghanistan - [wow photography]
Genetic Algorithm Car Evolution - [mostly fails]
Ancient Monastery in an Impossible Location - [travel]
Colossal Cave City - [awesome art]
What Is Reality? BBC Film - [uncut video]
time Traveler's House - [architecture]
Zooey Deschanel Does RetroFuture - [cool video]
Conquering the Infinite Cave - [wow travel]
Awesome Fantastic Art by Marcin Jakubowski - [sci-fi art]
Cool facts about broadband, including pranks- [geek info]
The World's Greatest Automotive Artists - [great gallery]
Creepy: Symmetrical Portraits - [weird art]
Tread Softly on the Moon! - [cool art]
Neat Dream Visualizer - [cool site]
The Secret Museum - [vintage weird book online]
Strangest Way to Get a Divorce - [wow weird]
The Formula of Love - [Wolfram Alpha answer]
How to Build a Yurt - [cool video]
Future Fashion, Compare with 1930s Predictions - [videos]
Down the highway... in a wheelchair! - [wow video]
Hunting Hydrogen Balloons with Fireworks - [cool video]
Robotic Safe Cracker - [wow tech video]
Something's not right here... - [fun video, loud music]
Seriously Over-the-Top: Robot Destroyer - [an Indian movie]
The Silliest Laws of All Time - [compilation]
DIY Project: Vintage Suitcase Dog Bed - [cool design]

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