Hacks

Gutters Are Good For Rain, Great For Cable Management

If you thought Wolverine was a good cable wrangler, get a load of Lifehacker reader Seandavid010’s rain gutter solution. It’s smart, it’s practical and it’s easy to pull off yourself. [Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/wolverine-is-skilled-at-cable-management-5173550

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 23

The Palm Pre Can’t Shoot Video, But Stop Motion Photography Is No Problem

The Palm Pre can’t shoot video. But what if it could shoot something better than video, natively? You know, like stop motion animation? https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-review-5277499 By holding the Pre’s spacebar, you can take about one photo per second—that’s pretty fast for a mobile. Continue holding and these photos just keep shooting. Stitch the shots together in…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 22

DIY List Breathes New Life Into Discarded Analog TVs

In the wake of the digital TV transition that happened earlier this month, Lifehacker has posited upon us a cool roundup of DIY projects that make use of all those abandoned TVs. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/repurpose-your-analog-television-5296767

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 21

Geek God Builds DIY Super NES ROM-Creating USB Reader

An enterprising hacker named Matthias has created a fun, legitimate way to get SNES ROMs onto your computer. As he explains in the video, trips to those shady Russian porn sites are a thing of the past. The crazy thing is Matthias claimed this was his first attempt at such a hack, and that he…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 21

Impressive Halo Desktop Lets You Snipe Your Favorite Programs

Lifehacker reader rykennedyan created this customized desktop based on Halo, and even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve got to appreciate the workmanship that went into this. Check out what it can do after the jump. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/the-halo-3-hud-desktop-5297193 The desktop is made from a string of custom Rainmeter configurations on a Halo 3 background image.…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 20

How To Easily Enable Tethering and MMS on iPhone 3.0

Not even a day has passed since its release, and yet here we are, already dishing out iffy techniques for enabling unauthorized tethering and MMSing with iPhone OS 3.0. Here are two of them: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-os-3-0-software-review-what-to-expect-5292789 But first! Some words from our lawyers my conscience: These are, no matter how you cut it, not sanctioned. That…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 18

Amazing SNES Case Mod Repurposes Super Mario World Cartridge as DVD Drive

Two enterprising modders tore down an Acer Aspire One netbook and crammed it into an SNES to create one of the most droolworthy mods we’ve ever seen. The highlight? A Super Mario World cartridge refashioned as a slot-loading optical drive. Modders quangDX and DuPPs managed all kinds of sweet tricks with this European SNES; the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 16

Theremin-Controlled Mario Offers Glimpse of a Bizarre Motion Gaming Alternate History

Now, there are officially three things you can do with a theremin: you can score a low-budget sci-fi film; you can join a prog rock cover band; and, as of today, you can play Super Mario Bros, awkwardly. YouTube user conquerearth hooked up his theremin to a PC, mapping its tone—which, for those of you…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 15

Palm Pre Gets Linux-Based NES Emulator

Our comprehensive smartphone guide lacked one key feature: NES emulation. An important trait, to be sure, and one that the Palm Pre, after a bit of fiddling, now possesses. https://gizmodo.com/smartphone-buyers-guide-the-best-of-the-best-5288488 As mentioned above, the “fiddling” actually requires you to gain root access to the Pre. This important step is followed by compiling FCEUltra and an…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 14

Palm Pre Gets Its First Homebrew App, WebOS “Easy to Modify”

Within hours of a leaked WebOS root image spilling onto the internet, would-be developers have coaxed a respectable number of hacks and tweaks out of their Pres—including the phone’s first homebrew app. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-news-flurry-konami-code-used-for-dev-mode-we-5285381 Their accomplishments are modest in the grand scheme of things, but this is an auspicious start: My first application works!! I’m so…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 10

Loading All Your Wii Games From A Hard Drive Just Got Easier

Remember this cool Wii hard drive hack? Great. It just got a whole lot simpler thanks to Lifehacker and this handy (and updated) tutorial. [Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/play-your-wii-games-from-an-external-hard-drive-with-si-5268016

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 7

Circuit Bent Goggles Let You Make Terrible Music with Your Face

These insane goggles aren’t just weird looking; they also make weird music. Housing the tweaked guts of a Pikachu doll, these bad boys are able to make your grandparents wonder just what the hell is wrong with your generation in record time. As you can see from the video, the instrument itself is controlled by…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 2

iFOB Is a Keyless Entry Hack, Not an Azn on a Mac

Nate, a guy who absolutely detests keys, has come up with a fun hack that transforms a Nike footpod and an iPod into the “iFOB”—a unique RFID remote that automatically unlocks his car doors from far away for a completely keyless entry. For this hack, you’ll also need a Adruino Pro Mini, a USB cigarette…

Tech News Andi Wang May 26

Play Your Wii Games From An External Hard Drive With Simple Hack

As Lifehacker points out, this impressive Wii hack isn’t as simple as plugging an external hard drive into our Wii, but it isn’t masterclass-level stuff, either. Video of the finished result and some extras is available too. When all is said and done, bye-bye to physical media! [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/back-up-and-play-your-wii-games-from-an-external-hard-d-5263589

Tech News Jack Loftus May 24

Is It Possible? Role Playing Dice Just Got Nerdier

If you assumed nobody could top a classic D20 for sheer nerd equity, you assumed wrong. Builder Itay—who confesses he is new to Dungeons & Dragons—thought he’d improve the sport by cobbling a variable-number die out of two 5×7 led displays, a Freescale accelerometer and love. [Itay’s Showcase via Hack A Day]

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 22

Vending Machine Dispenses Comfort Food When Economy Stumbles

The Japanese have vending machines dispensing treats when an emergency strikes and the British, not to be outdone, now have one that dispenses snacks when the BBC reports something bad about the economy. The machine hack is actually an art project designed and created by Ellie Harrison as part of her residency at the Plymouth…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 3

Verified: Modded NES Controller Phone Plays Sanford and Son Theme

Modder Taylor Merrill managed to get his Samsung Eternity phone into an old NES controller for a very slick little nerd-cred package. Bonus points for the ringtone, too. [YouTube via Nowhere Else, thanks Steve!] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-a867-eternity-touchscreen-phone-leaks-out-99-5084084

Gadgets Dan Nosowitz Apr 28

Pointless Fun Hacks: Transfer Files Using Your Soundcard

Some ubergeek named Viktor Lofgren devised a way of transfering files between computers using soundcards and noises, following the basic principles used for modems. All you need are two soundcard-equipped computers, speakers and a microphone. According to CrunchGear, the same pulses and blips used in modems can be recreated on your computer, and sent to…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 24

Hackers Claim They Created ‘Unfixable’ Windows 7 Exploit

Two researchers at the Hack In The Box conference are claiming they found a way to gain access to any Windows 7 computer undetected. Their weapon of choice is a 3kb app named VBootkit 2.0. According to network world, the researchers said the hack is unfixable, as it loads itself into the system memory during…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 23

Uses for Magnets Beyond Report Cards and Refrigerators

Evil Mad Scientist put together a list of 17 lesser-known uses for magnets. Our favorites? Putting your computer to sleep, pulling snug AA batteries and resealing snack bags. [Evil Mad Scientist via HackaDay]

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 22

Gutters Are Good For Rain, Great For Cable Management

The Palm Pre Can’t Shoot Video, But Stop Motion Photography Is No Problem

DIY List Breathes New Life Into Discarded Analog TVs

Geek God Builds DIY Super NES ROM-Creating USB Reader

Impressive Halo Desktop Lets You Snipe Your Favorite Programs

How To Easily Enable Tethering and MMS on iPhone 3.0

Amazing SNES Case Mod Repurposes Super Mario World Cartridge as DVD Drive

Theremin-Controlled Mario Offers Glimpse of a Bizarre Motion Gaming Alternate History

Palm Pre Gets Linux-Based NES Emulator

Palm Pre Gets Its First Homebrew App, WebOS “Easy to Modify”

Loading All Your Wii Games From A Hard Drive Just Got Easier

Circuit Bent Goggles Let You Make Terrible Music with Your Face

iFOB Is a Keyless Entry Hack, Not an Azn on a Mac

Play Your Wii Games From An External Hard Drive With Simple Hack

Is It Possible? Role Playing Dice Just Got Nerdier

Vending Machine Dispenses Comfort Food When Economy Stumbles

Verified: Modded NES Controller Phone Plays Sanford and Son Theme

Pointless Fun Hacks: Transfer Files Using Your Soundcard

Hackers Claim They Created ‘Unfixable’ Windows 7 Exploit

Uses for Magnets Beyond Report Cards and Refrigerators

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