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Tim S · 26th Jul 2006, 15:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...like_lcds_too/

PrometheusCon · 26th Jul 2006, 16:31

Wow. That's such a neat little mod. I don't think their is much practicality for it, but the fact that he did it and it works is tight. I like the colors and the wire management on the outside is neat. Colors go well too.

CyberSol · 26th Jul 2006, 16:44

Sigh.

modster · 26th Jul 2006, 16:48

that was truely random

Agamer · 26th Jul 2006, 17:09

It is a cool little mod, as you've all said a bit useless, but could be cool for on the fly cusomisation of your mouse. Image relaates to game, dunno but still pretty cool and well done.

riggs · 26th Jul 2006, 17:22

Very well done, but a bit pointless tbh...
I think this is one of those "because I can" mods.

japala · 26th Jul 2006, 17:58

Like I point out in my article, the mod can be related to such creation as fan-inside-a-mouse that I modded few years back. Technology demo like Doom games seems to be. While the screen itself doesn't have that much value on showing live data when you are using the mouse, it should not be labeled as useless.

Many of us have a background image or theme installed inside a mobile phone. Why? You can't see the theme when the phone is just sitting on your desk and your head blocks the image when you are talking to it. Still people think that it is funny to place an image there.

I didn't intend this mod to be that much a functional one, just something classy looking and bit different from what we have done in the past. One might think of this as a "live skin" to a product...

K.I.T.T. · 26th Jul 2006, 18:11

....another awsome mod by Japala and thats the reason Bit-Tech an Metku are the first two websites that pop up on my screen in the morning

now i wish i'd bought the G5 instead of the G7.....ah well i guess i'm gonna have to get my hands on a G5 just to do this

yahooadam · 26th Jul 2006, 18:21

i can see its a neat idea, but the screen is so small you cant display anything that useful

also, when your using the mouse your hand will cover the screen, so in all it seems pretty useless to me, modding for the sake of modding

Da Dego · 26th Jul 2006, 18:35

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Originally Posted by japala

Like I point out in my article, the mod can be related to such creation as fan-inside-a-mouse that I modded few years back. Technology demo like Doom games seems to be. While the screen itself doesn't have that much value on showing live data when you are using the mouse, it should not be labeled as useless.

Many of us have a background image or theme installed inside a mobile phone. Why? You can't see the theme when the phone is just sitting on your desk and your head blocks the image when you are talking to it. Still people think that it is funny to place an image there.

I didn't intend this mod to be that much a functional one, just something classy looking and bit different from what we have done in the past. One might think of this as a "live skin" to a product...

Hehe...I thought it was quite creative, Japala. I hope you don't mind my write-up on it, I personally am a fan of modding for the sake of having an inspired idea!

Firehed · 26th Jul 2006, 19:01

I'm still waiting for that keyboard...what ever happened to that thing? Woulda cost an arm and a leg (maybe I could trade for some other part that I don't need for typing) but it was an awesome concept.

Cool little mod, might be fun as a tiny little samurize-esque thing. Probably not big enough for much more than a Now Playing or a little CPU and RAM histogram, but it would be nice for not having to wake up your main display to check an odd stat.

Reins · 26th Jul 2006, 19:33

A little usless but something new and well done (I'd give it a 9/10 for build quality). That's where your palm goes so its just a little eye candy for when your away from your pc I guess. Oh well I enjoyed the read.

Tile · 26th Jul 2006, 21:32

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DXR_13KE · 26th Jul 2006, 22:58

this is just plain cool

BioSniper · 27th Jul 2006, 10:23

Personally I think its seriously funky. Not something that I would use or personally have use for I dont think but, its fun to look at a nice to know that phone screens can be used outside of phones. I'm sure it will quite probably inspire some other mods using phone screens in the future

Gushy · 27th Jul 2006, 10:28

I have to say I think it's quite cool, you can fit a surprising amount of information on a mobile phone screen, and if like me you spend a lot of time at your keyboard and use shortcuts rather than the mouse (I only really use the mouse to move windows around), then a little screen displaying information would be cool.

I might not mod a mouse, but it's inspired me to get an old mobile phone screen and make a little housing for it.

lamboman · 27th Jul 2006, 10:38

Pretty cool, but pointless. Most would rather have a paintjob instead.

yahooadam · 27th Jul 2006, 11:51

maybe you could mount a couple more in the G15 or somthing, that would be cool

but personally in a mouse, i dont quite see the point

hmm, 3 screens on a g15 - interesting

jezmck · 29th Jul 2006, 21:44

I like it and think it actually could be useful.
I often leave my computer for a while and want a screen to show whether I've received any emails. I don't want to have to interrupt the screensaver (esp if the PC is busy with some grid computing for example).

yahooadam · 30th Jul 2006, 15:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazzle

I like it and think it actually could be useful.
I often leave my computer for a while and want a screen to show whether I've received any emails. I don't want to have to interrupt the screensaver (esp if the PC is busy with some grid computing for example).

then and again, the G15 does that, and that LCD can actually be seen while using your PC

26th Jul 2006, 15:53	#1
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26th Jul 2006, 17:09	#5
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26th Jul 2006, 17:58	#7
japala Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raahe, Finland Posts: 447	Like I point out in my article, the mod can be related to such creation as fan-inside-a-mouse that I modded few years back. Technology demo like Doom games seems to be. While the screen itself doesn't have that much value on showing live data when you are using the mouse, it should not be labeled as useless. Many of us have a background image or theme installed inside a mobile phone. Why? You can't see the theme when the phone is just sitting on your desk and your head blocks the image when you are talking to it. Still people think that it is funny to place an image there. I didn't intend this mod to be that much a functional one, just something classy looking and bit different from what we have done in the past. One might think of this as a "live skin" to a product... __________________ MetkuMods Because you love your hardware. AllTheMods Modded your house, bike, computer?! Show-off it here. LedCalc Need to hook up some leds? Find help here.

26th Jul 2006, 16:31	#2
PrometheusCon Stop! Hammertime. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hel...err Pennsylvania Posts: 159	Wow. That's such a neat little mod. I don't think their is much practicality for it, but the fact that he did it and it works is tight. I like the colors and the wire management on the outside is neat. Colors go well too.

26th Jul 2006, 16:48	#4
modster Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: new york Posts: 97	that was truely random

26th Jul 2006, 18:11	#8
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26th Jul 2006, 18:21	#9
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	i can see its a neat idea, but the screen is so small you cant display anything that useful also, when your using the mouse your hand will cover the screen, so in all it seems pretty useless to me, modding for the sake of modding

26th Jul 2006, 19:01	#11
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26th Jul 2006, 19:33	#12
Reins Modder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 51	A little usless but something new and well done (I'd give it a 9/10 for build quality). That's where your palm goes so its just a little eye candy for when your away from your pc I guess. Oh well I enjoyed the read. __________________ Asus A8N-SLi Deluex 939, AMD 3500+, eVGA 6800gt, Corsair XMS (2X512) 2-3-3-6

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27th Jul 2006, 10:23	#15
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Gushy Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 162	I have to say I think it's quite cool, you can fit a surprising amount of information on a mobile phone screen, and if like me you spend a lot of time at your keyboard and use shortcuts rather than the mouse (I only really use the mouse to move windows around), then a little screen displaying information would be cool. I might not mod a mouse, but it's inspired me to get an old mobile phone screen and make a little housing for it. __________________ Intel Q6600, 4Gb Corsair DDR2 800, EVGA GTX 260 896Mb, X-Fi Extreme on an Asus P5K Premium Wifi in a Antec P182 with a SM206BW running WinXP / Ubuntu 8.10

27th Jul 2006, 10:38	#17
lamboman Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 969	Pretty cool, but pointless. Most would rather have a paintjob instead.

27th Jul 2006, 11:51	#18
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	maybe you could mount a couple more in the G15 or somthing, that would be cool but personally in a mouse, i dont quite see the point hmm, 3 screens on a g15 - interesting

29th Jul 2006, 21:44	#19
jezmck ____ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Whiteley, Hants Posts: 4,090	I like it and think it actually could be useful. I often leave my computer for a while and want a screen to show whether I've received any emails. I don't want to have to interrupt the screensaver (esp if the PC is busy with some grid computing for example). __________________ Have you seen The SketchUp Components Collection's latest items? Interested in a DXF Blueprints Collection? Discuss it here.