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Kindle DX gets Bluetooth terminal hack

, Feb 1st 2010 Discuss [2]

Amazon's hiding of serial port connections inside the Kindle isn't a new discovery, but adding a Bluetooth module to it is.  Tinkerer Darron cracked open his Kindle DX and snapped his way through enough plastic to fit in a SparkFun Bluetooth Mate module; that means he can wirelessly connect to the Kindle DX to get a serial terminal on the ereader. Read The Full Story

Nokia N900 runs Mac OS X 10.3 (slowly) [Video]

, Feb 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Nokia's N900 is developing quite a name for itself as a great platform for hacking, and after seeing the Maemo smartphone dual-boot Android a week ago, now it's the turn of some classic Mac OS X action.  Toni Nikkanen managed to get Mac OS X 10.3 - the Power PC version - running on his N900, though to be fair it's not a native install; instead, the Apple OS runs in the PearPC emulator. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

redsn0w 0.9.2 unlocks/jailbreaks all iPhone & iPod touch models

, Feb 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

The iPhone Dev Team have released the latest version of redsn0w, the software tool for jailbreaking, unlocking and customizing Apple's PMPs and smartphones, and version redsn0w 0.9.2 now supports all iPhone and iPod touch models.  Apple iPhone OS firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2 are supported, though for certain carrier unlocks you'll need to follow up with ultrasn0w or blacksn0w. Read The Full Story

Samsung NC10 second PCI-e slot hack

, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

The difference between brave and foolhardy is how successful you end up, and by that measure Samsung NC10 owner Graeme is pretty darn brave.  Wanting to add a Broadcom HD decoder card - for buttery smooth 1080p HD playback - to his netbook, but not willing to abandon the wireless card occupying its sole PCI-e slot, Graeme took a soldering iron to the NC10 and added a second slot. Read The Full Story

Wireless PS3 Portable mod [Video]

, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Even in its most recent Slim incarnation, the PS3 doesn't exactly lend itself to portable use.  Rather than attempt to squeeze the whole console into a handheld form-factor, modder BronckartN took a more roundabout approach: his Wireless PS3 Portable is actually a display-equipped remote controller, meaning the console itself can stay put while you play it elsewhere. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Remote coded door opener uses TI hack-watch [Video]

, Jan 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

Texas Instruments aren't perhaps a name you'd associate with watches, but the TI MSP430 is no regular timepiece.  The hack-friendly wristwatch has a 3-axis accelerometer, pressure sensor, temperature sensor and RF wireless, and in this latest DIY door security system it's used to remotely unlock a door using a sequence of taps. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Nexus One cyanogen ROM released: tethering & more

, Jan 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

As promised, modder cyanogen has released a hacked ROM for the Google Nexus One.  Described as "something to play with for now", suggesting that a more in-depth firmware mod is planned, the replacement ROM optimizes the smartphone's speed and enables USB tethering among other things. Read The Full Story

Nexus One hacked ROMs promise tethering & multitouch

, Jan 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

First comes the Nexus One, then come the hacked ROMs.  Arch-modder cyanogen is promising one of the first tweaked ROMs we've heard about, with the man himself saying it will add such niceties as WiFi and wired tethering and multitouch browsing. Read The Full Story

Dell Mini 10 netbook mod creates huge Mini 3i Android phone [Video]

, Dec 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

It looks like Dell's Mini 3i smartphone is prompting just as much interest in Android over in China as it does in the US and Europe, as one modder has created their own huge version of the touchscreen handset.  According to Shanzai, the project started off as a Dell Mini 10 netbook - which means this replica Mini 3i has a 10-inch display - which was then reshaped into the smartphone form-factor.  You can see a timelapse video of the conversion after the cut. Read The Full Story

DIY Android Doll and Rovio dog-costume: when geeks get crafty

, Dec 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

We're not sure what it is about geeks, sewing kits and the holiday season, but bizarre DIY efforts seem to proliferate at this time of the year.  Over at Recombu they're sharing a stuffed Android doll tutorial, which shows you how to make your very own smartphone desk-stand in the shape of the Android logo, while an enterprising modder over at RoboCommunity has whipped up a dog-costume for his WowWee Rovio. Read The Full Story

Chumby One mod enables composite video output

, Dec 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

After iFixit released the photoset of their Chumby One teardown, we knew the compact WiFi widget device had the potential - via circuit-board connections - for composite video output; now some enterprising modders have taken advantage of it.  The mod requires soldering an RCA extender cable to the appropriate places on the mainboard, and slightly modifying the Chumby's firmware. Read The Full Story

Chumby Tux: everyone needs a touchscreen penguin

, Dec 20th 2009 Discuss [1]

One day we'll stop posting Chumby case-mods, but nothing cheers up a cold Sunday like a touchscreen penguin.  Modder Ankorite took one of the Chumby guts kits from the MAKE store and squeezed it into a penguin Christmas toy, producing a battery-powered widget and internet radio Tux. Read The Full Story
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