World’s Strangest

By combining a Nintendo controller and a Logitech mouse, Instructables member champx made a retro-cool computer mouse. It’s one of a few that he’s made with different configurations. The two top mounted buttons replace the conventional mouse buttons. The directional pad, now mounted on the side, is a scroll wheel. Link

This jeep and its controller are scaled to match the iconic 1979 Wild Willys RC car. It was built at The Bug Box, a mechanical shop and studio in Weiden, Germany. The jeep even has the old school ribbed RC car tires. Link (Google Translate) -via Jalopnik

While it may not be all crazy huge like the largest working NES controller (link), this fully functional wooden coffee table version is still super cool, and it encourages you to use the buddy system when you bust out on a night of old school gaming. The warmth of the woods (walnut, mahogany and maple) adds [...]

(YouTube Link) If you ever wanted finer control over your Etch-A-Sketch lines, then you may want to consider splicing in a NES controller! Here’s the process as described by Alpinedelta32, the creator of this brilliant mod: I connected the etch-a-sketch knobs to stepper motors, which are then controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The Arduino program I [...]

It should come as no surprise that electronics are a popular target for thieves. Luckily for the victims of these crimes, not all robbers understand the technology they’re stealing. Here are seven stories of low-tech crooks foiled by the high-tech devices they stole. 1. Caught You(Tube) Mark Bao, a freshman at Bentley University, briefly left his [...]

Kevin van Aelst, among other themes, makes representations of human fingerprints. This one made of cheetos is appropriately accented by a Nintendo controller. Link via Dude Craft Previously by Kevn van Aelst: Donut Mitosis The Earth’s Delicious Core Gummy Worm Chromosomes