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2
May

Review: Alien Vibes W402 2.1 channel desktop sound system.

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Thu, 2013-05-02 08:06

AlienVibes W402 PC Sound System ReviewPC hardware enthusiast are a picky bunch. We prefer the best of the best when it comes to setting up our battle stations and this applies to everything from the CPU we run in our PC, and all the way down to the thumb screws we use to hold our cases together. The hardware we use to listen to our music is no exception either, and unfortunately a good sound system can cost as much as a high end GPU these days. Fortunately the crew over at Ineo saw the need for reasonably priced high end PC audio systems and created the AlienVibes line of PC sound accessories. 

 
10
Apr

Lulzbot Opens Forum For Its 3D Printer Owners

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Wed, 2013-04-10 18:36
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Lulzbot AO-100

It's no secret that I love my Lulzbot AO-100 3D printer. Over the last few months I have printed about 10lbs of filament through the machine and have only ran into a few small problems, which were remeided by a quick email or phone call to Lulzbot, or by emailing other lulzbot owners I met on Reddit. Today Lulzbot has just added a forum for owners of their 3D Printers which will make trouble shooting even easier as this will provide a sort of archive for information on upgrades, repairs, and tweaks that the community has generated. We have already joined and began posting photos to the site! Head over to http://forum.lulzbot.com and sign up for free! 

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27
Mar

4X AA Battery Case for Photographers

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Wed, 2013-03-27 00:36
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3D Printed AA Battery Case for Photographers

Being an avid photographer, I have always found it difficult keeping the batteries for my shoe mount flash organized. I have bought many different cases over the years that all claimed to solve the issue of keeping dead batteries seperate from charged batteries. Infortunately these cases usually broke after a few momnths of use, or they didn't really do a good enough job for me. Being the resourceful maker I am, I decided to hit up Thingiverse and see if anyone had created a battery case that would hold 4 AA Rechargeable batteries. I was in luck and found this Customizable Battery Case. I modified it using the Makerbot Customizer and placed a recessed lable on the top and bottom that says "Charged" and "Dead" respectively. Print time is about 120 minutes for 2 sets. 

22
Mar

Raijintek is coming... Are you ready for it?

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Fri, 2013-03-22 17:40
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Raijintek is coming....Are you ready?

A new player in the custom PC game will be making its debut in the coming weeks. Raijintek is the maker of a completly new line of high-end power supplies, high-end cooling products, and high-end chassis, and after talking with their marketing director, I am excited about things to come. While he would not reveal any tidbits about what is to come, we do know that they are designed in Germany and made in Taiwan, which will be a nice change from the made in China stuff we see every day.

13
Mar

RGB LED Under-Shelf Bench Lighting

Submitted by Charles Gantt on Wed, 2013-03-13 22:09

Our work bench has been lacking adequate lighting for some time now. Recently I ordered a 3 Meter RGB LED strip-lighting kit off of ebay to play around with. After a few weeks of staring at the pretty flashing colors, I snapped out of the trance and decided that the kit would make the perfect low profile under shelf lighting that I have been needing. So After some measuring, cutting, soldering and hot gluing, the end result is a thing of beauty. The LEDs are so bright that I am able to work at the bench with the room lighting turned off, and as a bonus, I am able to host raves in my office.

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