Motorola Tells Modders To Go Elsewhere

Android by it’s nature is an open source platform, a platform that is open to anyone and any changes as long as they comply with the Apache 2.0 license. So why have manufacturers like Motorola and HTC spent so much time fighting against people modding or creating their own ROMs? That might be a question [...]

Geohot 1 – Sony 0

You must be living under a rock if you didn’t hear about Sony filing suit against fail0verflow and Geohot for their distribution of the PS3 jailbreak firmware. The first step in Sony’s legal battle involved a temporary restraining order (TRO) against them to stop the distribution of the code. That TRO case was heard earlier [...]

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 [...]

Video Of The Playstation Phone

We talked about a Japanese newspaper reporting on the details of the new PSP Phone last week and now we have stumbled across some nice and clear video of the unit running. YouTube user “xxmajstor” displays this Android powered beatuty. More reason to drop my iPhone and move to the new PlayStation Phone This video [...]

Second Gen Flip MinoHD

Flip is set to release an upgraded version of it’s MinoHD pocket camcorder just in time for the holiday season. The second gen MinoHD features a brushed metal body, double the internal memory (8GB vs 4GB), a 2-inch LCD and an HDMI connection (sorry, no cable included). The corners are now rounded giving it a [...]

NES Cartrige Casemod

What better to jam inside of an old NES game cartridge than, well, an NES. Okay so it’s not really an NES in there it’s an emulator but this mod does use the original buttons, plays NES and gameboy games, has an mp3 player, movie player, an FM radio reciever and best of all, the [...]

Send Your Idea To The MythBusters

Are you a fan of the uber geeky and cool show MythBusters? If so then here is your chance to send them some of your ideas. Adam and Jamie are using YouTube (as in the video above) to reach out to their fans and ask for ideas for the show. You can reply to the [...]

Capacitor Bank Discharge – One Big Bang

Although this is quite stupid and extremely dangerous, it is quite cool to watch. Let this guys take the risk while you sit back and watch it via YouTube. This 24kj capacitor bank is configured for 4500v @ 2400uf and packs one hell of a bang. The unit is charged up using microwave oven transformers [...]

Pigeon Playing Tap Tap Revenge

What’s youtube good for anyways? Video’s of kids laughing? Your cat on a toilet? What about a pigeon playing Tap Tap Revenge on an iPhone It’s amazing that bird beak actually registers on the multi touch display at all. The bird by the way, actually looks like he is doing better that I have ever [...]

A Ball That Bounces On Water

Here’s an interesting and fun concept, why not make a ball that can bounce on water, that should be hours of fun, no? The Waboba ball, which is about the size of a golf ball, has taken off like a rocket around the world after videos of it made the rounds on youtube. The ball [...]

Cheap DYI Laser Cutter

I’m been trying to source decent desktop laser cutter for the Lab with Leo TV show that I’m on. The biggest problem is finding anything that would be a reasonable cost for most consumers. Decent desktop laser solutions can easily run you into the thousands and they are big and ugly. Thanks to the wonderful [...]

8hands: Destop Client For Social Networks

Social network has really changed the way we all use the Internet. Keep up with your friends, see what everyone’s up to, share a photo with you Aunt half way across the world, even find friends you haven’t been in contact with for years. The only problem is that you spend hours combing through various [...]

Pedal Powered Tennis Ball Launcher

Here’s an awesome hack for all of those tennis lovers. The pedal powered tennis ball launcher is built from a couple bikes and can launch tennis balls with the best of them (video after the break). “Both cleanly powered and built from 2 recycled bicycles, scrap steel and wood, leaking 5 gallon water jug and [...]

Google Enabled TVs

Some more interesting evidence why Google will soon become the new world order. Google and Panasonic’s parent company Matsushita have just signed a deal that will see the company launch flat panel TV sets that allow users to access various Google services like YouTube and Picasa right from their TV. This isn’t the first time [...]

Neuros OSD – Hack Away

The Chicago based company Neuros Technology International has created a very unique product. The Neuros OSD (for open source device) is a versatile media recorder that, by using a memory card or a USB drive can record video from multiple sources that is then stored in MPEG-4 format. The OSD has not only open hardware, [...]

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