DIY: EgoBox To Monitor Web Hits
As the owner of a website sometimes you just want to sit back and watch your traffic numbers go up, but to do that you have to stare at your computer screen and constantly refresh your browser. If you want to keep yourself productive and still watch your traffic why not build yourself an EgoBox. [...]
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USB Monitor
This monitor is small. I mean really small. It measures 77mm x 127mm x 17mm, with a 4.3 inch backlit WVGA (800 x 480) display. So what is so special about a tiny monitor anyways? We see them all the time in our gadgets and in our cars. This tiny unit is 100% USB powered. [...]
DIY: Passive Network Tap
Here’s a great Instructable that will allow you to monitor a network without the need to purchase any expensive equipment. It’s real simple to put together and will cost you less than $20 in parts at your local big box home improvement store. Companies like Network Optics make incredible taps, for all sorts of media, [...]
The Internet’s Biggest Security Hole
Two security researches have demonstrated a technique that enables someone to intercept internet traffic on a massive scale using an exploit in the internet routing protocol BGP (Border Gateway Protocol). The exploit allows an attacker to monitor unencrypted traffic anywhere in the world and even allows them to modify the packets before they get to [...]
IOGEAR: Wireless USB to VGA Kit
IOGEAR is set to release a Wireless USB to VGA kit next month. The unit will offer you 30 feet of wireless video feed to any monitor or TV that has a VGA input. Why would you want to run your monitor wirelessly you ask? Well, maybe you want to watch that web stream on [...]
Rear View Mirror TV
Who really needs to see the cars behind them anyway? Thanks to this alarming new trend in China, rear view mirrors will soon display TV or GPS maps instead of the constant need for checking behind you for that car that just might slam you from behind. Models range from a basic LCD monitor to [...]
USB Traffic Light
You can easily file this one under “Most useless USB gadgetâ€. The USB traffic light is more than just a set of traffic lights (I sure hope so). Its exactly what I need, a reminder of all of the traffic I must deal with on my way home from work. Besides the frustrations you also [...]
How To: Upgrade Your Old Mac To Run OS X
Now that the 24th anniversary of the Mac is upon is, and now that Macworld is literally just around the corner, why not a fun and cool hack to get that old 512k Mac you may have lying around or sitting in the closet put to good use? The hack allows you to still use [...]
Ikea LCD Monitor Setup
I love IKEA. When I was single I don’t think there was a single piece of furniture in my apartment that wasn’t purchased at IKEA, hell we built most of the set we use on Digital Underground.tv from stuff at IKEA. That’s why I love to see a good hack now and then with IKEA [...]
GSM Phone Line Interceptor
This tri-band phone and room interceptor is capable of monitoring just about any landline call, regardless of whether they are incoming or outgoing and transmitting conversations to your location via GSM. It is smart enough to detect voices in a room automatically, using its extremely sensitive microphone to transmit the ongoing conversation. The internal li-ion [...]
It’s time to Evolve
Ok, admit it. You have searched for your name in Google, Technorati, or egoSurf.org just to see how you were ranked. You may have even gone to the extent of using RSS feed searches or services such as MonitorThis to keep tabs on your name/handle. Or, you might be a Penetration Tester who is in [...]
How To: Roll your own solar bag
I’m all about making sure that all of my gadgets get the juice they need, whether it be in my car, on a plane, or even on the beach, yes the beach. The guys at Talk2MyShirt have a great two-part piece on how to make your own solar-powered device charging bag. A great thing to [...]
