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EFiX demonstrate dongle: Working OS X on generic hardware

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 31st 2008 1 Comment

EFiX PC 1 Given the ongoing Psystar legal tousle, you can bet Apple’s legal team are keenly watching EFiX’s nifty USB dongle that allows you to run OS X on good old generic PC hardware. However EFiX themselves seem to be having more fun demonstrating their setup than worrying about the potential legal ramifications; TeknoJunkie caught up with them this week and while EULA issues weren’t on the agenda, the apparently slick way it allows OS X to run without in any way modifying the install certainly was.

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Where is the Clone Mac’s potential audience?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 29th 2008 1 Comment

With Apple stoking the legal furnaces, Psystar facing the prospect of recalling each and every OS X clone machine they’ve sold, and Open Tech Inc. promising yet another EULA workaround, you could say we’re approaching a licencing milestone. Apple could be walking out of court with a watertight grip on OS X, or its EULA might be picked apart. But putting aside the terms & conditions, I’m left wondering exactly who would comprise the market for even a licenced OS X machine.

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Eee mods & hacks: add Bluetooth, GPS, FM transmitter & more

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 17th 2008 No Comments

If you bought into the ASUS Eee early on, and now are looking enviously at the array of budget ultraportables available today, why not redirect your angst into crafting an upgrade for the compact notebook. Since there are numerous points on the Eee motherboard where both 3.3v and 5v power can be tapped into, plus some extra space in the casing, adding an internal Bluetooth adaptor, GPS or card reader (to mention just a few) can be relatively straightforward.

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OS X on MSI’s Wind: hack your own 10-inch MacBook

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 14th 2008 1 Comment

Most people would say the frustrating thing about the MSI Wind is its shipping delay, but Microsoft MVP Paul O’Brien has taken issue with another aspect: its OS. Working on an Advent 4211 rebadge, Paul has stripped the budget ultraportable of Windows and replaced it with Apple’s OS X Leopard. The result is a 10-inch mini-MacBook.

MSI Wind running OS X

Video demo of the Wind running OS X Leopard after the cut

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EFiX OS X hack dongle release date and price revealed

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 7th 2008 2 Comments

EFiX OS X dongle EFiX, who promise USB dongles that allow Apple’s OS X software to be installed on normal PC hardware, have finally been discussing availability and pricing. The device, which allows you to install OS X from a standard retail DVD, together with install any available patches and tweaks, will now be available in V1 or V2 versions. The first batch, which somewhat confusingly will be V2 models, will cost around €80 ($125); that price, according to EFiX, is artificially inflated courtesy of the chips being basically a handmade series of 200, and future, mass-produced versions will be far cheaper.

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Tabeee touchscreen slate mod from 7-inch ASUS Eee

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 7th 2008 No Comments

It’s already been confirmed that ASUS themselves are working on a touchscreen tablet version of the Eee budget notebook, but over at the OCAU forum they’re taking matters into their own hands and constructing an Eee-based slate for ebook reading and web browsing. Using a cheap 7-inch Eee, the end product – the Tabeee Mk1 – will lose the keyboard and gain a touchscreen (similar to the existing mods).

ASUS Eee slate mod

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Roku release GPL source code for Netflix Player

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 3rd 2008 No Comments

In what would seem at first glance a surprising move, Roku have opened up their Netflix Player box to tinkerers by releasing the GPL code for the Linux-based download device. It turns out that the DRM decoding is all handled by the NXP PNX8935 chip, probably satisfying any of Netflix’s concerns that opening the box up would potentially impinge on their copyright responsibilities.

Roku Netflix Player opened-up

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Hack your 360 to stream Netflix movies

By Chris on Thursday, Jun 26th 2008 No Comments

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the Netflix set-top box that allows you to stream movies directly to your TV. It’s a pretty cool device, but to be honest, I’ve got enough devices connected to my TV, I really don’t want another. So the thought of hacking my 360 to gain the same functionality is extremely tempting.

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MacBook Air USB SuperDrive hacked for any computer

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 24th 2008 No Comments

Apple’s MacBook Air is undoubtedly a thing of beauty, and its slender little companion DVD burner is not far behind. Unfortunately, until now only Air owners could enjoy it; despite the best efforts of many, only when plugged into the skinny Apple notebook would the SuperDrive play ball. Initial suspicions were that the Air’s solitary USB port was supercharged power-wise; turns out, it’s actually down to some custom firmware in the IDE to USB bridge. tnkgrl set out testing the drive and finally hacking it with a replacement bridge; she now has a slick external burner that will work with any computer.

MacBook Air SuperDrive hack

Video demonstrating the hacked SuperDrive after the cut

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Twilight Princess hack is officially back in action

By Chris on Monday, Jun 23rd 2008 1 Comment

The latest firmware for the Wii made more than a few people upset with its ability to render both the Twilight Princess hack and Freeloader useless. We told you that the team at Hackmii was already preparing to release a workaround to one of those hacks. It’s not even been a week and they’ve already managed to release this “fix”.

Twilight Princess