Open Source HTPC’s That Don’t Suck

In our next installment of Distros That Don’t Suck we will be looking at open source HTPC software. Sure you can load up VLC or even use Windows Media player, but having a dedicated solution with a UI that is made for a TV is a lot easier and pleasing. I’ve left the PVR-centric software [...]

IR Jammer

We have talked about the awesome TV-B-Gone device before, you know, the device that can turn off any TV within distance. The only downside to it is that all people have to do it turn then back on. I know that you can just turn them back off but that would just be suspicious. What [...]

Arduino Powered RC Lawnmower

As a male who owns a home with a lot of grass there is nothing more I hate then cutting the grass on a hot sweltering day. Since my son is only three and he can barely reach the mowers handle I’m SOL with getting him to do it. Maybe I should build this awesome [...]

Allegro Portable Internet Radio

Let’s face it, terestrial radio is all but dead. Who wants to wade through all the commercials and limited avalability of the FM or AM dial? I listen to internet radio all the time, when at work at my desk and even on my iPhone when in my car and this little baby while now [...]

DIY: Arduino AppleTV Remote

Not happy with the limited ability of Apple’s remote control? Build yourself your very own by using an Arduino. Besides the obvious fact that this will act as a remote control for not only your AppleTV but also your Mac, you can easily build projects to automate tasks via the remote control. This is a [...]

In Case You Missed It: Week 43 Round Up

In case you missed anything last week; we have everything from Metallica on your iPhone right through to a $1200 Mouse. Enjoy Gadgets Remote Controlled Tissue BoxElectronic Guitar ShirtSucker Alert: $1200 MouseSucker Alert: Wattgate 381 “Audio Grade” Socket Gaming Nokia Kills The N-Gage – Are You Shocked?Nintendo DSi Get’s BiggerQuickdev16: SNES Developers CartSoccer Hero Hacking [...]

Use Your iPhone To Control Your Car

You knew it was bound to happen. With the iPhone already having apps to control everything from your iTunes to a remote computer you knew that someone would come up with an app to control a car. The Spirit of Berlin team have developed an iPhone app that remotely controls a minivan. They developed the [...]

Remote Controlled Tissue Box

Yes, you read it right, a remote controlled tissue box. You never know when you might need to blow your nose and feel way to lazy to get up and get the tissue box that’s like 2 feet away. Actually, now that I come to think of it, how many people actually keep their tissue [...]

In Case You Missed It: Week 42 Round Up

In case you missed anything this past week, we have everything from cooling with mineral oil to video editing on your iPhone. Enjoy. Gadgets Asus Keyboard PC Gaming Cool Your Xbox With Mineral OilPS3 Smashing Into A TV At 80 KMHOpen Source DS Bluetooth AdapterBlack Wii For The BritsRock Band For iPhone Now Available Hacking [...]

Remote Control That’s Impossible To Lose

This is gonna be one of the easiest hacks you’ll ever do, at least from an electrical standpoint. Most electronics like digital camera and cell phones have a loop attached to them so that you can slip a lanyard on to it which in turn makes it easier to find or harder to lose. This [...]

iTunes 7.7 To Include Remote Capabilities

In addition to the iPhone SDK beta 8 that come out last night, Apple also shipped a pre-release copy of iTunes 7.7 to developers that are part of the iPhone Dev Program. Apart from being a requirement for the new 3G iPhone and for the iPhone 2.0 firmware it seems to also include a new [...]

Ybox2: Set Top Box In An Altoids Tin

The Ybox2 is the latest version of a programmable IP-connected set top box which fits entirely in an Altoids box. The system can be programmed to display widget-like channels on your TV via a library of freely available software. The unit even has a built in IR sensor so you can change the widgets with [...]

14 Year Old Hacker Derails Train

I’m sure the media is going to put a nasty spin on this story about how all hackers are bad. A 14 year old boy has been arrested after hacking into a Polish train system and using it like a giant train set which caused 12 people injuries. Initially it looked like he was being [...]

Archos TV+ – AppleTV Killer

Archos recently revealed complete specs and images for their highly anticipated AppleTV killer, the Archos TV+. The compact device is just about the same size as the Apple TV, but it packs some much nicer features. The Archos comes with twice the storage for less cost than the Apple TV. The TV+ is also capable [...]

Best of the week – Aug 13 -19

Nmap 127.0.0.1 : Flash Style (Rob) Vista powered Super Nintendo (Frank) Free File: HTTP File Server (Rob) Fully mechanical Pong – No TV (Frank) Free File: Emergent Task Timer (Mike) Emgeton Mini One – Windows powered iPhone Clone (Frank) Hack your remote control (Frank) Free File: PC Decrapifier (Mike) WhiteDust Gone? (Rob) Unlocked iPhones available [...]

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