April 28, 2008
DIY HACK - How to Build a Prepaid Cellphone GPS tracker!
Well, here’s a cool little hack for anyone who’s interested in building a GPS tracker for fun. Although I’d rather stick to my GoogleMaps on my Blackberry, this is good info for anyone who wants to build a custom app. The Open GPS Tracker is a small device which plugs into a $20 prepaid mobile phone to make a GPS tracker. The Tr ... More
February 26, 2008
DIY Linksys HACK - HOWTO tweak your router to go 10 times faster!
If you are like most folks who don’t know about DD-WRT and your Linksys router is dying on you, it’s time to switch your OS to DD-WRT. DD-WRT also works on over 80 other routers, so be sure to check the supported devices list here. DD-WRT is basically an aftermarket linux firmware for your Linksys router. It’s like putting an af ... More
October 4, 2007
iPhone DIY HACK - more SIM unlocking Hacks…
Here’s another way to unlock your iPhone SIM: Download the iUnlock_Reloaded.zip from here, here or here. Save it to a directory. cd to where you just saved the download and unzip it. in another wiindow, ssh into your iPhone and run: mkdir /unlock back on your Mac, scp the three files to your iPhone: scp -p iUnlock_reloaded *bin root@youri ... More
September 12, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO Update the Arduino
Here’s a little hack on HOWTO update your Arduino Chip from David Fowler. (Thanks David!) After doing the reset mod to my Arduino Compatible Bare Bones Boards I wanted to update the firmware to get the full benefit of the Diecimila update. I followed the directions on the Arduino website but could not succeed. I sent emails and did web sear ... More
January 30, 2007
Make Daisy MP3 Made! Touchscreen Desktop MP3 hack coming soon…
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. So we made the MP3 player and it works freakin’ great! The sound quality was as good as an off-the-shelf MP3s. We plan to hack it using a CuTOUCH CT1720 and make some cool touchscreen menus for it. Here’s some pictures of how it will fit in the touchscreen enclosure: (It fit perfectly!) ... More
