The PS3 Laptop: Groovy April 14, 2008

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You may not have heard of Benjamin J. Heckendorn but you may have come across his brilliant console mods, like the great Xbox 360 laptop. Now, he’s done it again, but this time with the PS3.

You might say why bother creating a PS3 laptop but then that would take all the fun out of it. In this case, 14 months of ‘fun’ were spent creating this one-off and, like its predecessor, it’s pretty damn cool.

Transformers All Spark USB Hub: Doesn’t Actually Transform Or Spark April 14, 2008

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I had hoped that the Transformers hype would have passed by now but I’m proved wrong by the appearance of this All Spark USB hub.

Unlike many USB hubs, this one is like the Michael Bay movie: bloated, loud and proud. It will probably go really well with your Transformers Animated T-Shirt and Battling Transformers Headphones though.

NapTV: The Lazy Way To Watch Telly April 14, 2008

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I thought watching TV in bed was the ultimate in slacker living but, apparently not. Meet the NapTV, a TV designed to be watched while you’re lying flat on your back.

And, when you do actually manage to dredge up enough energy to get out of bed for another beer and nachos run, you can use it as a chair to help you get over all that exertion. Just before you lie down again.

Penguin To Launch New Books As ebooks Too April 14, 2008

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Penguin has long been a supporter of the fledgling ebook market but it’s now upping the ante by announcing plans to launch ebook versions of new books at the same time as print editions.

According to Pearson, which owns Penguin and others, ebooks from Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and its travel division will be available for download from September in the .epub format, in order to meet rising demand. Penguin is already working on creating ebook versions of its 5,000 book back catalogue.

The first print/ebook titles to be published will include……

Star Wars Gets Steampunk’d April 14, 2008

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We like our Steampunk gadgets here at Gizmodo and one of the model maestros, Sillof, has turned his hand to reinventing the Star Wars cast, with some interesting takes.

Purists will no doubt be drawing on the power of The Force for emotional equilibrium but you can’t argue that the guy has some skill. Steampunk tends to meld Victorian looks and antiquated technologies like valves, gears and clunky bits to create something both new and old in the same go.

Check out the very cool – and fully functional - Steampunk PC and an even weirder Steampunklaptop.

Here we get the key Stars Wars cast looking all old-new in one go. Sillof should get credit alone for making wimpy protocol droid, C-3PO, look dangerous.