Make A Remote Phone Ring Indicator
Do you work in an “open concept†environment? Is your floor just a sea of cubicles that contain a workstation and a phone? If you have ever walked away from your desk and wondered if that ringing phone was yours then this hack is for you. “You leave your cubicle to get a cup of [...]
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HTC Kaiser releases 10.26.07 in US
The HTC TyTN II P4550 (HTC Kaiser 120) (AT&T 8925) is a king among phones. And, instead of exclaiming about how sweet this phone is, I’ll let it speak for itself: Processor: 400 MHz RAM: 128 MB RAM Storage: 145 MB Expansion Slot: microSD, microSDHC, Transflash, SDIO Cellular Networks Supported: GSM, CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, [...]
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 [...]
Best of the week – Aug 27 – Sept 2
How To: Make a USB Air Conditioner (Frank) Free File: SpaceMonger (Rob) How To: 360 Controller with a PSP (Frank) Network Magic: Easy Mac and PC networking (Frank) How To: Build a Night Vision System (Frank) Image retargeting (Rob) Microsoft puts the smack down on AutoPatcher (Rob) Hidden Flight Sim in Google Earth (Frank) Apple [...]
Rumour: Blackberry Pearl 2
Boy Genius Report is reporting that the new Blackberry Pearl 2 will be rolling out to Sprint around the US Thanksgiving. The new Blackberry will have integrated GPS but will lack the WiFi most people were hoping for. A CDMA version of the Curve is also planned for release some time during the first quarter [...]
Scripting is baaaad
So, on Monday I reported on why you shouldn’t allow Flash on your network with the article: Nmap 127.0.0.1: Flash Style . Kind of hinting toward how a malicious site could scan your internal network without triggering your firewall, IPS/IDS, or sometimes even a host based firewall/ips. Today, I have a new threat that is [...]
Installer.app for the iPhone: Install iPhone apps via Wi-Fi
Getting homebrew applications on your iPhone, while possible, can be a tad tricky. Fear not, now there is installer.app that makes installing homebrew apps on your iPhone a snap. Much like the ATV Loader for the AppleTV Installer.app lets you update or install a variety of iPhone homebrew applications like the NES emulator or iPhoneDoom. [...]
EA and Hasbro to dust off board games
EA and Hasbro have joined forces to bring you those classic board games that we all grew up with and loved. The agreement gives EA the exclusive worldwide tight to create digital versions of the classic board games. Monopoly, Scrabble, Yahtzee, Nerf, Tonka and Littlest Pet Shop could hit the shelves in early 2008. EA [...]
Hacker Conference: Before
So, you are getting ready for your first Hacker conference, you have no idea what to expect. Here is what I did, and I’ll tell you how it worked out: What I should have brought and what I shouldn’t have, etc. I should precursor this by saying, this may be my first trip to Defcon, [...]
Bluetooth Adopts New Core Version
The board of directors over at the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced the adoption of Core Specification Version 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). The new spec is set to make device set-up faster and increases batter life of bluetooth devices. Other key enhancements include… Improved Pairing – The new pairing process enables all consumers to quickly [...]
Cell Phone Stun Gun
Remember the Small Fry 1,000,000 Volt Mini Stun Gun we reported on a few weeks ago? Well, this one is just that one step better. This cell phone in disguise is a high voltage stun gun delivering up to 900,000 volts of electricity to all the bad guys around (and yourself if you so choose). [...]
Asustek BC-1205PT Blu-Ray Drive
The Asustek BC-1205PT Blu-ray drive speeds up next generation DVD recording, capable of burning in data at 12X DVD+/- write, 4X DVD+/-R (dual layer) and 5X DVD-RAM speeds. This is made possible by a SATA interface that offers users with five times faster data transmission rates compared to DMA33 standards. You will be able to [...]
How To: Portable Cell Phone Jammer
Have you ever wanted to shut those people up who ride on the bus or subway with you? You know, the people who decide that everyone around them should be annoyed by their conversations. Here’s an awesome project that let’s you build your very own personal cell phone jammer. This project is recommended for advance [...]
Vili X2 AIO PMP
I’m on the road quite a bit. I love my iPod Video for that exact reason; I can bring movies, TV shows, and music with me in my back pocket, literally. This little bad boy looks like it could just be my next replacement for my iPod (blasphemy). Viliv has just released their X2 AIO, [...]
