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The Gamer’s Dream Home
I want this house. I want to live there, I want to game there. I want to be able to invite my friends over and tell them "I live here. Pretty epic, isn't it?"
Let's back up a bit.
LAN parties are pretty awesome, aren't they? You get to gain bragging rights through victory, show off your gaming ...

iHome Turns Your iPad Into A Retro Commodore 64 Setup
There are a ton of devices out there from the early '80s that I call retro things. They range from toys to gadgets, and as soon as something new hits the store, I think about these things that we once knew were on the very edge of technology. How we have managed to progress technology to the level i ...

This Batman Ceiling Fan Turns Your Home Into A Batcave
This is without a doubt the coolest ceiling fan mod I've ever seen. It's also the only ceiling fan mod I've ever seen, but that's beside the point. If I could drive somewhere and buy these Batman fan blades today, I would. After all, everyone knows it's very important to keep the temperature in the ...

Siri Hack Enables Voice-Controlled Home Automation
We all have those lazy days in our lives when we feel like doing absolutely nothing. Some people approach those days by just sitting on the couch all day watching TV, while others sit in front of the computer carelessly browsing away in search of pretty much nothing important at all. It's easy to co ...

iHome Stereo Boombox: Go Retro With Your iPhone
Most of you know that I love writing about new gadgets, especially when they are retro and cool. There is a lot of stuff being launched onto the market every day, and unfortunately, it is impossible to cover it all. You have to somewhat pick out the new and cool if you will. Usually people send us a ...

DIY Fabric Pinecones: Spruce Up Your Home This Season
These little pinecones are wickedly cool. I normally don't think DIY crafts like this are for me, but this particular one is brilliantly simple, and it's perfect for any holiday decorating you may be planning. These pinecones would also work well for any little homemade gifts you'd like to give to n ...
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How Social Media Compromises Home Security [Infographic]
I remember when social media first started becoming really popular back around 2009, people who were much older than me would many times make comments about how unsafe they thought it was for us to announce our whereabouts to the world. Although that concern seemed legit on a logical level, most of ...
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How To: Run An Eco-Friendly Home [Chart]
By now we all know how important it is for our precious planet that we recycle and choose the materials we use in our daily lives wisely. Reusing things that we might have previously considered trash is also a great way to give a new life and purpose to materials that might otherwise end up in a lan ...

InvaderCade: An iPad Enabled Home Arcade Cabinet
I know you guys love the retro stuff of the world, and so do we. It seems accessories are being developed more and more to give us that retro feel instead of totally going for the futuristic look that many people find a little bit hard to get familiar with. I think the biggest problem people have wi ...

Cardboard Star Wars: Homemade AT-AT & Millennium Falcon
What would you do if you were kid, you just got home from school, it's raining outside, and all your friends are inside playing video games? Well, you would join them of course! Back in the old days when every household didn't have a video game console, we had to be creative. Creativity is a big wor ...

iPhone Home Button Stickers: Trippy iPhone Customization
Ever since the iPhone was first launched, it became clear that the customization industry was going to turn their eyes to the iPhone to create skins, covers and pretty much anything that the customers might be interested in buying. We have reviewed a bunch of those skins and customizations; however, ...

Batman & Pirates Themed Home Movie Theaters
There is a revolution going on, and it all has to do with movies. Now you're probably wondering what the hell I am talking about, but I am sure you can't figure it out. Here's where I always go wrong, I mean, you guys must have read the title of this article so you probably know already what it is a ...

Make A Functional Star Trek Door For Your Home
I love Star Trek doors. You don't have to be a Trekkie to know which doors I'm talking about. I was trying to figure out today what it is about those doors that makes them so cool. I think a big aspect of it is the way they sound. That woooooooosh sound when it opens is so geeky, and it always puts ...

Superheroes At Home: Their Life Between The Deeds
We're all familiar with superheroes, and they are showing up more frequently in our lives. Maybe not in reality but definitely on the silver screen. There are movies being released almost weekly with some kind of superhero connection it seems. The odd thing is that usually we don't really get to see ...

Student vs. Homework: It’s Not What It Used To Be
It's funny how time and technology can change everything, even the most ordinary things that have been untouched by time for seemingly forever. It's like when kids first learn they will soon be starting school. They cheer, smile and jump around as if they are about to go on an epic adventure. Then t ...