All the stories tagged with hack
USB hard drive enclosure hooks up via DVD connector
02/04/2010, With necessity being the mother of all inventions, Alec who required a way to hook up an IDE DVD drive using USB decided to use the circuit board of an old USB hard drive enclosure, connecting it to his DVD [...]
Advent 4211c tablet mod
02/01/2010, The Advent 4211c tablet mod is also known as the MSI Wind U100 tablet, where this modification will see the display slide up, revealing a keyboard in a similar vein to that of selected cellphones. Right now, only the display’s [...]
Amazon Kindle DX Bluetooth hack
02/01/2010, Darron took his Amazon Kindle DX and decided to throw in Bluetooth connectivity by sticking in a Sparkfun Bluetooth Mate so that his ebook reader will be equipped with a wireless serial terminal. There are three big pads located in [...]
Keyboard illumination mod for netbooks
01/29/2010, If there’s one feature that netbooks truly lack against regular (select) notebooks, it would be the backlit keyboard. This nifty addition to notebooks is one of those things in life that make you wonder, “How did I live my life [...]
Portable Atari 2600 fits in the palm of your hand
01/27/2010, Want to know the number of devices that can fit into the palm of your hand? Get your mind out of the gutter – we’re talking electronics here, and this DIY portable Atari 2600 fits the bill nicely thanks to [...]
Simon Says game grows up
01/25/2010, Fridgehead (what a nick!) has modified his Simon Says game that ought to be fun at bachelor parties – after all, it now includes a dirty word for each lighted button. Definitely not something that you would want to play [...]
Sleep Remaining Indicator
01/25/2010, Research has shown that we do not get that much sleep these days due to stress at work and at home, alongside being driven to overwork by our paymasters. Well, the Sleep Remaining Indicator is a DIY device which functions [...]
Samsung NC10 receives another mini PCI-E slot
01/25/2010, While the stock model of the Samsung NC10 comes with a sole mini PCI-E slot, why not literally take things into your own hands by introducing a second mini PCI-E slot into the venerable netbook? Since there is no actual [...]
Kitten roars its way to reality
01/25/2010, Fancy a vehicle named the Kitten, but is nothing that tame? No sir, this creation of Gregory deGouveia took him around one week to complete the frame and wheels, followed by an equal amount of time for the headlights and [...]
Kamikaze 64 is best Nintendo 64 mod yet
01/25/2010, The Kamikaze 64 could very well be the best Nintendo 64 handheld mod to date, as you will be able to enjoy the full range of controls, accompanied by input for a second controller. When you’re not out and about, [...]
Game Boy Advance Flash Drive
01/22/2010, The Game Boy has undergone a fair number of mods to date, but how about the Game Boy Advance? Well, the latter’s cartridges are pretty nifty for some DIY mod work as with the case of this Game Boy Advance [...]
Google Nexus One with multitouch browser
01/22/2010, It often takes a community to come up with modifications and changes that will affect a particular device positively after the manufacturer failed to listen to its customers, and that’s what happened with Google’s Nexus One handset. A developer decided [...]
Billy Bass augmented and imbued with more power
01/21/2010, Will decided to turn an ordinary looking Billy Bass into a device that can play back selectable audio clips according to your whims and fancies. Needless to say, this would mean removing the original printed circuit board, where it has [...]
