Watch a laser engraver play the Super Mario Bros. theme with just its motors. One of the HackLab members, Jed, wrote some code to turn music into lazzor motions. The result is this brilliant interpretation of the Super Mario theme :) Click here to watch the video Here’s another view from inside. Click here to [...]
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The winner of the custom laser-engraved iPod shuffle giveaway is Jackie Ludwig. The iPod will be on its way to you today. Congratulations, Jackie! If you didn’t win this contest, stay tuned for future contests.
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We are giving you, the reader, a chance to win this one-of-a-kind, laser-engraved iPod shuffle. This is a refurbished (but unused) 1GB iPod shuffle and comes with Apple earphones and a USB dock adapter cable. To enter this contest simply fill out the form below with your name and shipping address and make the subject [...]
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I’ve enjoyed the little bit of laser engraving that I have done, but my work is nowhere near as intricate as these photos of laser engraved skateboard decks. [via make]
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Here are the two iPods I engraved this evening.   Also check out these engravings.
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Here is my latest laser engraved iPod shuffle. This iPod is a bit more intricate than my previous one, and was a bit smaller palette to work with, but overall I am pleased with how it turned out. Let me know what you think.
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I decided to get my girlfriend a pink iPod nano for Valentine’s Day. I wanted it to be unique though. Since the 2nd generation nano’s are aluminum instead of polycarbonate and stainless steel, I decided they would be a good material for engraving. Once I decided on engraving it, the next thing I had to [...]
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