Newseum in a Box

Who needs the Newseum when you can have this in your living room?

Scott Walker, assistant editor at the Birmingham News, has found a truly unique use for his Mac mini. Using an old newspaper vending rack found on eBay, a 17-inch LG LCD display, some rope lighting, a Mac mini and some AppleScript, Scott was able to create a digital newsstand that delivers a constant stream of current headlines to his living room, and look extremely cool while doing it. (blog link)

Who says new media and old media don’t mix?

(It’s also one of the cooler “mods” of a Macintosh)

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