DIY: Lock Your Door Via Text Message
Billy Chasen thought that using keys to open his office was so 2000 so he decided to build a door lock/unlock system via text message. Using a servo motor, a tiny web server, and some piping claps from Home Depot he built a unit that can lock or unlock a door via a text message. [...]
Electroluminescent iOS Charger
I can’t begin to count the amount of iPhone chargers I have. Multiple ones from Apple, knock off units I bought because I left them at home, I even have an awesome unit from iGo that can charge two USB devices from it’s internal battery. But I bet that none of them are as green [...]
Transforming Thomas
As a father of a small child I know all to well who Thomas the Train is. My little guy has a really cool train table with 100′s of trains (I step on the stupid things all the time). Although I do enjoy the morals that the show teaches my child, I often wonder what [...]
WiFi Door Opener
We have seen our fair share of door opening hacks. Remember the secret knock door lock? That was pretty awesome, but what if I tell you that you can unlock your door from any wifi device? The guys over at Sunlight Labs have done just that. By using a WRT54GL and some creative hacking that [...]
In Case You Missed It: Week 44 Round Up
Another week another bunch of stuff that we posted. In case you missed any of it we have everything from Videogame Alarm Clocks to Secret Knock Door Openers. Enjoy. Gadgets A Cell Phone For GramaUSB Boobie WarmersFuel Cell ChargerBatteries For The Web 2.0 Generation Gaming Videogame Alarm Clocks Hacking and Security DIY: Star Trek Bluetooth [...]
Secret Knock Door Lock
Forget about all of those fancy RFID and Biometric door lock systems, build yourself a high-tech secret door knock lock. By using an Arduino and a few other parts that were laying around, Steve Hoefer built a device that unlocks the door when it detects a certain knock pattern on the door. It works by [...]
Hunt Down Wi Fi Leeches With MoocherHunter
Last week we showed you how to screw with people who were stealing your Wi Fi signal by flipping their browsers and blurring their images. Today we show you how to hunt those Wi Fi moochers. The problem with leaving your Wi Fi unprotected is that malicious people can use it to download illegal files [...]
Clips Of Windows 7 In Action
Yesterday we gave you a tiny glimpse of what Windows 7 will look like based on the latest M3 build.. Today we bring you two tiny videos demonstrating Windows 7′s updated Start button animation and it’s new powerful integrated calculator. Don’t knock the calculator, with history lists and date-to-date measurements it looks like a calculator [...]
Nokia N85
Yummy Yum!. Nokia has just unveilled the N79 and N85 (pictured above). The N85 has a 2.6″ AMOLDED screen, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, is N-Gage compatable, 8GB of microSDHC storage, WiFi, and a battery that claims to go for 28 hours when listening to some tunes. The N79 replaces the N78, similarly bumping the cam [...]
TV-B-Gone Goes Pro
Makers of the uber-geek popular TV-B-Gone (which is a keychain device that allows you to turn off all TV’s in the immediate area with a single button) have beefed up their units and are now offering an extra-strength version of their gizmo which can turn off almost any TV set from hundreds of feet away. [...]
Worst MP3 Player Ever
I’ve seen my share of poorly built knock off mp3 players. I’ve even played with a few that I thought were quite off but still impressive but this unit takes the cake. It’s marketed as a “dog doll” mp3 player yet it looks nothing like a dog. It’s more like a ball of fur on [...]
Shocking Gadgets
At first glance these gadgets might like look like sloppy knock-offs of the Sony PSP, a laser pointer, and an iPod. But once you pick them up you’ll be in for a shocking surprise. These bad knock-offs actually deliver a shock to the unsuspecting victim. The devices cost about $4 a pop and deliver a [...]
Gen-X Genesis and NES in One
Sure, nowadays you can probably find knock off NES and Sega Genesis gaming units at most electronics shops or kiosks at your local mall. Hell, you can even purchase units that are little more than joysticks with A/V cables attached to them and play all of the good old NES classics. But, if you grew [...]
Xbox 360 or X-Game 360?
You’ve got to hand it to these guy who come up with these knocks offs. Check out these slightly familiar video game consoles on sale down in Mexico, how many people would actually be fooled by these?. I’m not sure whether I like better, the X-Game 360 or the PowerStation 2. These cheap packaging copies [...]
Top 10 Of 2010
By Frank on Dec 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Another year is almost behind us and thanks to our dedicated and loyal readers our 3rd successful year bringing you the latest in gadgets, gaming, technology and the bizarre. We have brought the monkeys in (by monkeys we mean a crafty worded perl script) and have compiled the the most viewed posts here on tech.nocr.at. [...]
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