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Arduino-Based Geiger Counter

, Apr 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

Geiger counter, it's a word that most people have heard about. I'm sure everyone has seen at least one piece of media featuring the clicking box with a little dial that only tells you when you're going to die a slow painful death from radiation poisoning. It's not a very fun device. Actually, they're pretty awesome. Who doesn't want to be able to play with a gadget that can sense things that only manifest in humans as genetic decay? Read The Full Story

Apple’s AirPlay private key crack opens door to unofficial streaming

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple's AirPlay system is supposed to be another example of the company charging manufacturers for access to its exclusive club, but some recent hacking has opened the streaming system for anybody interested. Developer James Laird reverse-engineered the private key Apple uses in the AirPort Express, and used it to cook up an emulator app called SharePort. Read The Full Story

IOIO for Android gets video demos: Geek’s paradise!

, Apr 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

The IOIO for Android breakout board impressed us earlier in the week with its hack-friendly potential, turning an Android smartphone into the hub of any electronics project. Now its creator, Ytai, has shared some examples of what the IOIO is capable of, including a retro-style alarm clock that can ring when you get messages. Read The Full Story

Pocketbook 360 Plus ereader plays Doom 2 (who needs ebooks?) [Video]

, Apr 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

In the gadget world, you're nothing until you've run Doom, and ereaders aren't exempt. Luckily Pocketbook's new 360 Plus has stepped up to the plate and delivered, with a new video demo showing the compact ebook reader running Doom II on its e-ink display. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

IOIO Android breakout board makes your phone a DIY gadget brain

, Apr 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

We've covered SparkFun electronics before on SlashGear, but with the new IOIO for Android the company has really excelled itself. A USB-connected I/O breakout interfact board for Android smartphones and tablets, it basically turns your phone into an Arduino-style electronics hub, linking external sensors, inputs and controls to your custom apps via a simple Java API. Read The Full Story

Wii UNLimited Edition: Water-cooled, wall-mounted Nintendo case mod

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

The PS3 and Xbox 360 get plenty of case mods, but the smaller Wii - perhaps because, in its compact monochrome pleasantness, it's already relatively slick - seems to miss out on most of the more ambitious tweaks. No more, however; Martin Nielsen - "Angel OD" on Bit-Tech - has taken the Nintendo console and turned it into the Wii UNLimited Edition, a wall-mounted, water-cooled, aluminum-milled slice of beauty. Read The Full Story

Use Lemon juice to make a printer that uses invisible ink

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

When I was a kid, my friend had this pen with invisible ink. You could write a note with it and then the person you sent it to had a different pen that made the text show up. We though it was awesome because you could send notes and if you got caught it was just blank paper. If you want to relive that sort of mystery from your youth, Make has some instructions to recreate that invisible ink for the modern age. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4, Apple TV and more get new PwnageTool jailbreak

, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

New versions of the iPhone Dev Team's PwnageTool and redsn0w iOS jailbreak tools havebeen released, to handle iOS 4.3.1. Offering a jailbreak option for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM version), along with the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch, first-gen iPad and second-gen Apple TV - but not the Verizon iPhone 4 or the iPad 2, yet - it's an untethered solution meaning you don't have to plug your device into a PC/Mac whenever you want to restart it. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson to release Android bootloader unlock tool (but not for everybody)

, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it will be offering an official bootloader unlock for certain Android handsets in its 2011 range, following developer and owner requests for more flexible access to third-party ROMs and modifications. According to the company, only SIM-unlocked handsets will be eligible (as well as certain other limitations based on market and phone pre-configuration) but the XPERIA Play, Arc, Neo and Pro will all be included in at least some form. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile and AT&T 4G for Dell Streak 7 after unlock

, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [4]

Good news if you've got a T-Mobile USA Dell Streak 7 and would rather use it with AT&T. According to StreakSmart, when unlocked the T-Mobile version of the Android tablet actually packs support for not only T-Mo's 4G HSPA+ network, but AT&T's as well. That means high-speed data on both GSM carriers, thanks to the Streak 7 quietly including a radio that works with both 1700/2100MHz (AWS) and 850/1900MHz. Read The Full Story

RSA SecurID system hack could undermine “effectiveness” of security tokens

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

As bad security news goes, the confirmation that EMC's RSA system - at the heart of SecurID two-factor authentication products provided by many corporations and banks - has been potentially undermined isn't going to give many system admins much relief today. According to RSA Chairman Art Coviello, "an extremely sophisticated cyber attack" has been spotted that managed to extract "certain information" that "could potentially be used to reduce the effectiveness" of the SecurID tokens. Read The Full Story

Kinect bringing sight to the blind, sorta.

, Mar 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

Some graduate students at Universität Konstanz in Germany put together a project based on Microsoft's popular Kinect system. Instead of using the system as a gaming controller, they take the Infrared camera's visual data from a helmet mounted Kinect and uses it to relay audio instructions through a wireless headset. This could possibly give the blind warnings about obstructions and directions at a larger distance than the current white cane and/or seeing eye dog system in popular use today. They call it the NAVI, Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired. Read The Full Story
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