A PC in the toaster? How mod!
photos There's also room in the humidor and the Darth Vader helmet. Take a gander at some strange and wonderful creations.
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Modding--the practice of altering a computer's appearance to enhance its look or functionality--has become increasingly popular among creative computer enthusiasts. Take a gander at these strange and wonderful mods, all made with Via Technologies motherboards. The Taiwan-based Via encourages modders to share photos of their modding pursuits.
Photo credit: Russ Johnson Humidor Cluster: "I placed a server motherboard, a wireless router and a DSL modem into the same case and powered them all from a common power supply," designer Jeffrey Stephenson wrote. "I also preserved the cigar humidor's ability to store stogies."
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Photo credit: Paul Capello Metropolis: "To showcase the Via motherboard that was at the heart of the domed city, all the components had to fit neatly and cleanly inside the clear acrylic hemisphere," wrote Metropolis designer Paul Capello.
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Photo credit: Paul Capello Metropolis: "I found myself late one night on the roof of my building in Brooklyn, admiring the Manhattan skyline," designer Paul Capello wrote. "It was from the shapes of the buildings themselves, and how the man-made light played in front and behind them that I was reminded of the 1927 Fritz Lang movie 'Metropolis.'"
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Photo credit: Russ Caslis Millennium Falcon PC: Designer Russ Caslis found this toy on eBay, then put the computer inside.
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Photo credit: Chris Darth Vader PC: Via's motherboards are small enough to allow a computer to be squeezed into Darth's head. Another modder placed a computer in a football helmet.
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Photo credit: Adam Bertram Kitchen Toaster PC: Designed by Adam Bertram.
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Photo credit: Adam Bertram Kitchen Toaster PC: Designed by Adam Bertram.
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Photo credit: Russ Caslis Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Mini-ITX Case Mod: "I was in a toy store and they had a toy aircraft carrier that looked like it might just be big enough to fit one of the mini-itx motherboards inside, designer Russ Caslis said. "When I noticed that the name of the aircraft carrier was 'Enterprise' (very near and dear to the heart of all sci-fi lovers like me), I knew I had to do it."
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