Unlock Serial Communication with the iPhone

Serial ports are as vintage as CRT monitors, but serial communication itself is still widely used.  Some devices feature serial communication via USB as a standard protocol, but certainly not in an iPhone.  But!  A group of network engineers have found out how to create a serial connection to...
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Stylish DIY Desktop Speaker Build

These Apple-inspired desktop speakers are custom designed from the ground up.  The speaker enclosures are primed, painted, and polished with a sleek aluminum hued finish. Apart from the smooth finish, the black Plexiglass front and rear is what really makes these speakers stand out.  The...
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Turn Old IPods Into Custom Speakers

Learn to build custom speakers by installing bare speakers in two of the original iPods where the scroll wheels normally are.  Instead of gutting your old iPod, you can purchase iPod front panels and back panels on eBay for a few bucks.  Just add a simple amplification circuit and you’ve got yourself...
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Easily Connect a Wiimote to your PC

Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote’s accelerometer and sensors.  There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux.  Why would you want to do this you ask? Pairing your PC and Wiimote enables...
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Make DIY Speakers Out of Old Hard Drives

Ever wonder what you should do with your old hard drives? Turn them into speakers! It’s fairly easy, all you need is some hard drives (the more, the better), some soldering tools, some headphone wire, and an audio source (iPod, Computer, etc..). For more info on the project, check out the project details. ...
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Easy Laptop Mod allows Eye to Eye Video Chat

A major problem with video chat is people cannot have a conversation while retaining eye contact.  Since eye contact is an essential part of any communication from casual chats to business calls, this simple solution may be able to help.  Although the device is a bit bulky, it easily slides...
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iOS keyboard Exploit Allows brute Force IPad Lock screen Attack

It’s quite common to have a timed lockout after entering several bad passwords. This simple form of security makes automated brute force attacks unfeasible by ballooning the time it would take to try every possible permutation. The lock screen on iOS devices like iPad and iPhone have this built in. Enter your...
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How to: Automatic Hard Drive Back Up

When was the last time you backed up your important files? Last year when your friend called in tears after the Blue Screen of Death ate his thesis?  We thought so.  Learn to set up a program called SyncBack which automatically generates password protected zip files of your important documents.Benefits:It’s...
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Easily Connect a Wiimote to your PC

Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote’s accelerometer and sensors.  There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux.  Why would you want to do this you ask?Pairing your PC and Wiimote enables you...
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Make DIY Speakers Out of Old Hard Drives

Ever wonder what you should do with your old hard drives? Turn them into speakers! It’s fairly easy, all you need is some hard drives (the more, the better), some soldering tools, some headphone wire, and an audio source (iPod, Computer, etc..). For more info on the project, check out the project details. ...
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Easy Laptop Mod allows Eye to Eye Video Chat

A major problem with video chat is people cannot have a conversation while retaining eye contact.  Since eye contact is an essential part of any communication from casual chats to business calls, this simple solution may be able to help.  Although the device is a bit bulky, it easily slides off...
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Blackhat: IOS Device Charger Exploit Installs and Activates Malware

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech unveiled their findings yesterday at the Blackhat conference. Their topic is a power charger exploit that installs malware on iOS devices. Who would have thought that there’d be a security hole associated with the charging port on a device? Oh wait, after seeing hotel room...
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How to: Transfer Files via Soundwave

We’ve seen a few odd ways to transfer data before (see sound transfer over lasers) but this is probably the most bizarre.  Instead of using a USB drive, this man decided to invent his own file transfer method by using his sound card to send morse code-like messages representing 1′s and 0′s. ...
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Absolutely Incredible Mac-Tacular Lair

Yes, you’re probably drooling at the above picture too.  What an absolutely incredible setup!  There are actually several computers hooked up to the monitors and they can be controlled by the single mouse and keyboard using Teleport.  Check out the entire flickr set and sleek slideshow...
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Turn an Old Hard Drive into an External Hard Drive

Odds are you have spare hard drives lying around from old computers.Instead of tossing them out or letting them collect dust, you can easily turn them into DIY external hard drives and use them to backup your important files. Basically all you have to do is pick up a cheap hard drive enclosure, stuff the old...
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How to: Back Up Your Hard Drive For Free

If anything can go wrong, it will. This means although it can be a bit tedious, we always need to backup our computers. Data backup is not only good practice; it’s an essential one. It may be a spanking new computer or a jalopy for the digital world, data backup is as important as a virus scan or keeping...
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How to: Install Snow Leopard on Your

With a Hackintosh PC, it’s possible to have the better of two worlds. But with the recent launch of Snow Leopard, the new flavor Mac OS X operating system, how do you upgrade the Hackintosh with a quick and easy install? This installation guide details the building of a Hackintosh system with a Snow Leopard...
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Absolutely Epic Xbox to Mac Transformation

This exceptional mod uses the shell of an old Xbox to house stunning new hardware.  While Macs have that sleek, sexy feel, when they’re priced at $4500 that feeling fades quickly.  So instead of buying a super expensive Mac, learn how to build your own for under $1500.  The most stunning...
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Stylish DIY Desktop Speaker Build

These Apple-inspired desktop speakers are custom designed from the ground up.  The speaker enclosures are primed, painted, and polished with a sleek aluminum hued finish. Apart from the smooth finish, the black Plexiglass front and rear is what really makes these speakers stand out.The modder has used...
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DIY Telepresence Robotics – Mobile Video Chat

Sparky Jr is a homebuilt robot from basic hardware and leftover materials that acts as a mobile video telepresence robot. It has a forward mounted screen and webcam so you can chat as well as WiFi and computer hardware to enable the communication. The hardware needed to build Sparky Jr is pretty straight...
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