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Being Homeless in STYLE

By Dennis Wyman on August 19, 2009 4:42 PM | Permalink | No Comments

The Shopping Cart Popup Camper by Kevin CyrWhat happens when you mix urban decay with a homeless gypsy ingenuity? Why, you end up with the Shopping Cart Camper, which requires nothing more than a stray shopping cart and one of those junk popup campers people give away for scrap on Craigslist.

A working, fully-functional camper, it has a crank-arm that lifts the roof from its storage position, with two day-benches that can convert to a bed for two. Diagrams describing the features of the camper mention it as "superior to all tents," with a bed 44 inches off the ground, "good for flood prone camp sites."

Bicycle Camper by Kevin CyrThough this is only half of what he has available. Browsing around Kevin's website also brings you to the Camper Bike, a 3 wheel bicycle with a full camper built onto the back of it. Looking quite like something you'd expect to see in a dystopian Blade Runner environment, or perhaps the back alleys of a Jet Set Radio game, it certainly could provide a great place to rest and relax after a long day of panhandling at the end of the highway's exit ramp. Just make sure to chain it up before enterprising thieves snatch it to sell for scrap metal.

Both of these projects, as well as Kevin's various paintings, can be found on his homepage, KevinCyr.net.

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Unfinished Metroid II Remake Gives Birth To Side Project

By Dennis Wyman on October 21, 2008 9:16 PM | Permalink | No Comments

snap+0000.pngIts been over three and a half years in the making, but for fans of the old-school 2D Metroid games, "Project AM2R" (Another Metroid II Remake) shows a lot of promise. Using Game Maker, AM2R aims to remake Metroid II in its entirety, sort of like what Nintendo did with its official remake of Metroid: Zero Mission.

Well, even though the game is far from finished, the makers released a new tech demo earlier this month, titled "Metroid: Confrontation," which showcases the environments, engine and even some boss battles.

Check it out at the official project blog, here.

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Weekly Case Mod Spotlight: Weighted Companion PC

By Damir Halilović on August 26, 2008 5:19 PM | Permalink | 2 Comments

Weighted Companion Cube Case Mod, based off the Portal "character"Everyone likes Portal, right? Well even if not, I am sure that you'll love this mod. It is obvious that you won't fit a GeForce GTX 280 SLI combo into this baby but it sure is some nice eye candy.

Brett Thomas from bit-tech really did a marvelous job with this mod - and all that in only five days! And the best thing about it - He posted a complete step-by-step work log on how he did it so with a bit of cash and work you can get your own Weighted Companion PC!

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