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more about #hacks more comments → Odin: That's no Genesis! That's a MEGA DRIVE! Good times. more » Segador: And yes, these lighters are worth $115 each. more » Segador: One of the better looking consoles of all time. more » Kaiser-Machead: Where's the Dreamcast iPhone dock? Make it so. more » BeyondtheTech: I remember having the UX180P and 280P, and the battery life was the most depressing part of it. Sucked the cells dry within 90-140 minutes flat. I'd... more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: Can anyone tell me what program is used to make the boot menu? I suspect it is linux based. Right now I have Windows 7, I get a boot menu asking me if... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: This video gives me no wood induction. [www.instantrimshot.com] more » BigDogues: Big deal, I get dozens of emails every day in regards to charging up my wood. more » Gary_7vn: Do people even bother counterfeiting, 2 Euro coins? I mean how much money would there be in that? Something tells me if you tried to buy a car with 14... more » lostarchitect: I think you mean $1.5302, not $15,302. #mousesensors more » -
#diy
Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally
When you find a dead Sega Genesis and you open it up to see what the insides look like, the chances are probably good that you'll end up with a Genesis you can plug your iPhone into. [Gadget Lab] -
#mods
Sony Vaio UX Becomes a Killer Hackintosh UMPC
Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro, and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More » -
#diy
Inductive Charging...Through Wood
Inductive charging, allowing you to charge a gadget just by placing it on a non-electrocuting surface, is a pretty neat parlor trick. But you're still putting a gadget on a charger. This DIY mod, however, trades synthetic chargers for wood. More » -
#hacks
Detecting False Coins With a Computer Mouse
A team of Spanish researchers at the University of Lleida have developed a way to detect false coins using mouse sensors, detecting particular patterns in two Euro coins, which at the ongoing exchange are about $150,302 each. More » -
#mods
Borg-Like ION Cube PC Wins Nvidia's Case Mod Contest
A few months ago, 5 master modders were tasked with building one crazy Nvidia ION ITX-based PC using the best user-submitted designs posted at Modders-Inc. A final winner has now been selected, and it looks pretty amazing, no? Pics! More » -
#mods
Let's Count the Ways NES Modders Have Decimated My Fondest Childhood Memories
So a new, potentially very popular Mario title comes out today. Sweet, sweet nostalgia. To celebrate, let's revisit all the 2009 NES hacks and mods that have, thus far, utterly destroyed or otherwise corrupted my most cherished memories, shall we? More »
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#windows7
Windows 7 Hacked (Again) for Keyless Activation
Lo! Yet another Windows 7 activation hack appears. This one's a little more creative in that it doesn't require an OEM key at all, and instead bypasses the verification DLL completely. More » -
#android
Dear Palm Treo 650 With Android: You Are Inspiring
One of the most exciting things about Android was the idea that it could be ported back to older handsets. This turned out to be harder than expected, except or a few HTCs and, amazingly, a Palm Treo from 2004. More » -
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#badideas
Student Plans to Mod Old OutRun Cabinet Into a Car
This seems dangerous: a crazy student is taking an old OutRun cabinet and plans to turn it into an actual working car that renders on screen what's actually in front of you. More » -
#googlemapsnavigation
How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
It's basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy G1 owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1. More » -
#roomba
Video: Hacked Roombas Used to Play Pac-Man, Finally!
It was only a matter of time, right? Check out this setup where a laptop player controls "Pac-Man" while being chased by robo-vacuum ghosts. And get this: it's actually a demo of their unmanned aerial software that guides airborne vehicles. More » -
#microscopes
Engineer Builds $10 DIY Cellphone Microscope
Cellphones are handy in a pinch. They make emergency calls, serve as a late night texting platform, and now in developing areas where money is tight and malaria runs rampant, they can serve as a microscope. More » -
#hacks
SNEGENES P Combo Mod Comes with Plenty of Junk in the Trunk
From the front this threesome looks pretty hot. Clear case with bright LEDs, original SNES buttons, and the ability to play three great systems on to go. All great. But what's going on in the back? More » -
#hacks
Dell Mini 9 Accelerometer Hack Creates One Affordable Little Windows Tablet
The hacktastic Dell Mini 9 goes well with all sorts of aftermarket add-ons and OS's, including this latest addition: Updated. More » -
#howto
Build Your Own Life HUD With a Smartphone and Some Cardboard
A cardboard box, sliced to pieces, taped together, fastened to a pair of work goggles, and capped off with an HTC Magic: this is what DIY augmented reality looks like, right now. More » -
#diy
LED Pocket Watch Will Have You Considering Monocles and Handlebar Mustaches
Using his one of his Grandfather's broken old pocket watches as a starting point, one modder [Paul Pounds] skilled in the ways of microelectronics replaced the face with a system of 133 hand soldered LEDs. More » -
#mods
Yet Another PSPGo Mod Blinds You With LEDs
Seriously, what is wrong with the PSPGo? Is the handheld so ho-hum that people are purposefully modding it into awful things, or is it just a really hard device to work with? More » -
#mods
NES Controller Mod Unlocks With Pure Nostalgia
The "security code" installed on this NES controller flash storage mod isn't going to keep anyone from accessing the files inside, but that's not really the point: More » -
#peripherals
iPhone Dock Made From Bread Kills That Meme
OK, I think the whole DIY iPhone dock war has officially come to an end with this 100% whole wheat bread dock. The enthusiasm is sweet, but please don't sacrifice any more perfectly good food to fandom. [Flickr via iPhoneSavior] -
#hacks
Bluetooth Bear Is Both an Adorable and Unsettling Way to Make Calls
This teddy bear has been hacked to "talk" when you make a call through it using Bluetooth. Great if you're talking to your kids from a business trip, probably less good for conference calls. [Thanks, Luke!] -
#mods
Ben Heck's PS3 Slim Laptop is Monochromatic Cool
Modder extraordinaire, Ben Heck, is back in form with a sleek pin-striped laptop based on the new PS3 Slim. Like his Xbox 360 laptop, it has a big 17-inch Gateway 1775W screen (1280 x 720 resolution). Watch his walk-through: More » -
#harddrives
Yet Another Modder Desecrates Fond Nintendo Memory From My Youth
Like I've said here before, when a modder takes a perfectly perfect piece of Nintendo lore and makes a hard drive out of it, or turns a classic item from gaming history and begets a USB drive, I weep. More » -
#itunes
There, I Fixed It: iTunes 9 Color Scheme Edition
I'm still on the fence about iTunes' blindingly bright new new color scheme, but a lot of people, uhh, don't care for it at all. More » -
#mods
Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive
I generally weep when modders take classic video game consoles like this Game Boy here and gut it to produce something less important, like a hard drive. More » -
#lego
Nanontron 3000: The iPod Nano Hacking Lego Robot
Lego Mindstorms put to nefarious deeds! While iPodLinux works with older iPods, newer models have encrypted firmware updates. That's why the Linux4nano team has designed the button-pressing Nanotron 3000 to help with a repetitive brute-force attack. More » -
#diy
Altoids: Curiously Strong, Curiously Hacked
Let's get that Taste Test taste out of your mouths with a little after dinner mint, shall we? Then, when we've exhausted our supply of Altoids, we can be good little geeks and make zany things from the tins! More » -
#diy
Make Your Own Soda-Can-Sized Refrigerator
This DIY mini-fridge is impressive in its ingenuity, but confusing in its downright-uselessness. I mean, it fits a mere single can of soda/beer. More » -
#clips
CD Drive Rocks Baby to Sleep
A baby. An old optical disk drive. A piece of string. A few lines of Linux script. Combine these disparate components to see something both magical and absurdly lazy take place. [via technabob] -
#mods
One-Inch Thick Xbox Mod Makes One Sexy XBMC Unit
A modder by the name of Bandit5317 created this amazing mod of an original Xbox, cramming in a 320GB HDD (though no optical drive) in the process. It took six months to build, but looks absolutely amazing. More » -
#palmpre
Palm Pre Finally Gets That Onscreen Keyboard It's Been Wanting, No Thanks to Palm
Users complain about not having one, and it'd be easy (for Palm) to add: The Pre should've come with an onscreen keyboard. Well, the Pre has finally gotten its soft QWERTY, unofficially. More » -
#homebrew
Sony eBook Readers' Hot Secret: Homebrew
For all the interesting hardware crammed into any given eBook reader, they can't really do that much. That is, unless they've got a "Sony" badge on their foreheads, and you've got a little bit of spare time. More » -
#cars
The Most Ingenious Way to Parallel Park Ever
People with Audis that need their car to park itself to fit into tight spots should feel like jackasses: This guy added a retractable, perpendicular fifth wheel to his car that slips him out of anything. Genius. [Liveleak via BB] -
#hacks
The Wiimote and iPhone Mix Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate
It was only a matter of time before the unbridled fandom of Nintendo and Apple transubstantiated into the ultimate hack. More » -
#hacks
DIY Laser Lighter: Because Smoking Wasn't Already Dangerous Enough
Experts warn that smoking doubles the chance of going blind in old age, so why not increase your odds with Kipkay's crazy (though admittedly awesome-looking) BIC-lighter hack. How-to video after the jump. More » -
#hackintosh
The State of Hackintosh: Which Netbooks to Hack
BoingBoing Gadgets' netbook compatibility chart is a great resource for putting Mac OS on netbooks. But before taking the Hackintosh plunge, here are the major contenders' strengths, pitfalls and quirks to consider, plus guides for when you (carefully) jump in. More » -
#hackintosh
Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart Updated
Boing Boing Gadgets' fantastic ease-of-netbook-Hackintoshing chart just got updated with three new models (all pretty promising) and a smattering of changes throughout. If you're thinking about a Hackintoshed netbook, check it, and our guide, out. [Boing Boing Gadgets] -
#diy
Sun-Powered DIY Project List to Geek Out the Rest of Your Summer
While this Lifehacker list of the top 10 DIY sun-powered projects won't be much help here in Boston (where we literally saw the Sun three times in June), you may find some use for it in your sunny neck of the woods. [Lifehacker] -
#amazon
Australia Helps Get 1984 Back On Your Kindle
Were you screwed over by Amazon this week when they remotely deleted George Orwell's 1984 from your Kindle? Yes? Good news! A simple trip to Australia is all you need to stick it back to the man: More » -
#cars
A Car Horn That Can Be Heard 9 Miles Away
Sometimes when a guy cuts me off I wish I had a gun turret mounted on the top of my car. On the other hand, a horn from a WWII destroyer might be just as effective. More » -
#hacks
Windows 95 Running on the iPhone Makes Me Nauseous
It's probably just the horrible background music and the schizo camera work that makes Doug Liman's look like butter, but this video of Windows 95 running on an iPhone by the iSoft team makes my tummy turn. More »
