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Ben Heck “Steam Box” Concept with AMD APU 12 Jul 2013 | 04:49 am
My idea of a “Steam Box” Last winter I built several projects for AMD to highlight their new line of APU’s (Accelerated Processing Units) which are combination CPU’s and graphics card on a single ...
Every Ben Heck Podcast Intro Ever 23 Jun 2013 | 07:28 am
One of the best parts of doing our podcast years ago was making the fun, parody “Intros” Classic include “Tetris: The Movie”, the “Mario Cop” series, “Video Pirates of the Caribbean” and “It’s a Wond...
Xbox One Thoughts 22 May 2013 | 05:43 am
A photo of the Xbox One, stolen off the internet After a record long console generation (8 years, double the 4 between Xbox and 360) we finally get word of the new Xbox One. The first impression is th...
Episode 56 – Analog WASD PC Gaming Keyboard 26 Nov 2012 | 08:10 am
I do almost all of my gaming these days on PC – much better graphics, faster loading time and free online play. But there is one aspect of console gaming that is better than PC and that’s analog contr...
Episode 53 – I Was a Teenage Texter 5 Nov 2012 | 07:11 pm
Season 3 of our show begins with a 2 part episode in which we build an Anti-Teen-Texting Device that parents can install in their kid’s car. Of course in my day this problem would have been solved by ...
New Xbox 360 Laptop 22 Oct 2012 | 06:59 pm
We’re doing a small batch of Xbox 360 laptops for Holiday Season 2012. This was the unit we built on Episode 52 of the Ben Heck Show. Cost: $2000 US + shipping (appx $20 continental US) Size: 15″ x 9″...
The Mystery and Science of Pinball Theater @ Chicago Pinball Expo 2012 15 Oct 2012 | 02:20 am
“It’s the most expensive 3 legged machine ever built!” If you’re going to the Chicago Pinball Expo later this week, be sure to check out our panel at 4:00 PM Friday, October 19th! It’s “The Mystery an...
printrbotGO 28 Sep 2012 | 04:27 am
printrbotGO and a Companion Cube. Click for larger version I just can’t stop building portable 3D printers! Check out my new printrbotGO – an all new design in collaboration with printrbot.com The goa...
World Maker Faire New York 2012! 27 Sep 2012 | 09:15 am
Just a reminder, I’ll be at the 2012 New York Maker Faire showing off some cool new gadgets, including a demonstration on the Arduino stage on Sunday at 2:30. http://makerfaire.com/newyork/2012/index....
Spam-Saver Lid 14 Sep 2012 | 04:39 am
I love coming up with solutions for not-terribly-obvious problems, such as how it’s really difficult to put Saran wrap around a half-eaten can of Spam. So after several attempts to get the fit “just r...