Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Rootin' Tootin' Case Mod Roundup

Posted by chrisd on from the ghost-of-quickies-past dept.

So we get a number of case mods submitted in any one week, and while they are very cool and fun and we like to post them, they don't really warrant a whole story of their own, so I decided to do a recently submitted case-mod round up. Anyhow, if you are interested, in this first set we have a beautifully engineered mailbox among others. If you are interested in such things, read on.... First, ViceClown writes: "I thought I'de seen it all but here's another in what seems like a never ending barage of weird and out-there case mods. this guy took a regular old aluminum mailbox and turned it into a computer. Guess it gives new meaning to that old phraze, "You've got mail!""

BeoR writes "Modding is extremely popular nowadays... with the exception of some, a lot of mods end up in disappointment. Some mods just don't look right... This article is aimed at making "Case Modding" easy... as well as letting you try out any kinds of mods on your case without even scratching it... Check it out"

smallstepforman sent in a link to the aquatank, featuring very real, and probably unhappy, fish! That said, you'd think a computer case would be a happy place for a lizard or snake that would like a little bit on warmth.

We also ran a sectional story which I thought would be interesting for the round-up: PC Cases with Side or Top Mounted Drive Bays?

And, finally, JoeD writes "For my sins, I was emailed the following link: The Pink Hello Kitty Laptop. I struggled to find the adjectives to adequately describe this case mod, but decided that words are inadequate for some things." I think this might be the first custom modded laptop that we've featured on slashdot. Hope the next one won't be as disturbing.

7 of 175 comments (clear)

  1. I see "First" has a new definition by MBCook · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's see, the site you linked to seems to be dated this year (2002), while the PHKL is referenced in a posted e-mail dated.. what class?... that's right, 1998. It's good to know you know your math so well.

    --
    Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
  2. Doesn't a case-mod have to work? by loren · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Did anyone notice that the Pink Hello Kitty Laptop is a NON-WORKING mod... Not only is it a DOA laptop before the ambitious girls got started, but the "mouse" is a yo-yo attached with a plastic-bead necklace to the computer...

    I don't see how this counts as a "case-mod"... Maybe "doorstop-mod", but that's about it...

    P.S. Yes, I realize that my comment on such things is proof that I was bored enough to actually read through the better part of the PHKL page... :(

    --

    Loren Osborn

    Software isn't software without source code. -- NASA
  3. No links to porn! by davidmccabe · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I don't thinks it's nice of Slashdot to link to pages with PORNOGRAPHY without warning us!

  4. As has been suggested before.... by Bonker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... Some of us really like to read about nifty hardware presentation hacks like case mods, lego cases, acrylic and cast iron cases, liquid-helium cooled processors, teddybears with routers embedded, etc... and so forth. Why not create a new topic area for material like this *separate* from the regular hardware area so those of us who are interested can see the stories more often and those of us who aren't can filter that area.... like most of us do with Jon Katz...

    --
    The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
  5. Re:grrr, what a waste by elmegil · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A waste of an already dead laptop? Hardly. Not my taste, but hysterical nonetheless.

    --
    7 November 2006: The day Americans realized corruption and incompetence weren't addressing 11 September 2001
  6. Re:Really Really Stupid by wampus · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just like all the 900mhz CPUs out there destroyed the usefulness of those OTHER cordless phones, or when the 100mhz Pentiums wrecked FM radio, or when the C-64's destroyed shortwave with their 1mhz processors.

  7. And FU all too. by Linux+Ate+My+Dog! · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You know, looking at what you guys all write about the laptop and about me, I have to say you people are kind of mean. No, really. The recipient was very happy with it, and it was fun to do.

    I would like it noted that I never submitted this a case mod, and have never claimed anything about it. And if my Halloween costume makes your lunch come back up, get help for your gastrointestinal disorder.

    Meanwhile, my latest mod did indeed work when I delivered it to the offices that requested it. It may be in the pages of the next issue of Popular Science.