It’s fair to say there are probably millions of obsessed Halo founds out there. But none so obsessed as Tim Higgins. Using a combination of Power Wheels, laser tag guns and Xbox 360 controllers he’s created something called “WiFi Warthogs”. Players control the vehicle using an Xbox 360 controller and when they’ve tracked down their nemesis they can switch to turret mode and lay the laser smack down. Tim has even taken the time to wire in the force feedback from the Xbox 360 controller so you know when you’ve been hit.
According to reports, the next batch of iPhone 3GS to hit stores will be far more difficult, if not impossible to Jailbreak. Sad news, I know, but there is always hope. And for those of you that are still considering updating the iPhone’s software but haven’t, and of course would like to Jailbreak your phone, I suggest holding off…indefinitely.
Jailbreaking has long taken advantage of a hole in the phone’s software, and since it has been widely publicized Apple has had many a months to work to plug it. Now a new ‘bootrom’ will supposedly ship with the new iPhone 3GS to combat the exploit to a degree never seen before.
I’d like to introduce you to Bender and Fender, two 15 ton grapples that can spin at a max speed of up to 72Kmh or 12 revolutions per minute. Get caught in one of those and your bones are sure to turn to jelly. If the prospect of the grapples grip power isn’t intimidating enough than consider the tom foolery that could transpire when they’re hooked up to a video game console controller, the Wiimote. It’s difficult to determine just how fluid the control is but I’d just like to play the game that involves crushing a car. Hit the video below.
I have yet to get around to it, but one day I’ll remove my normal door lock in favor of a fingerprint reader or some sort of keyless entry. Until that time I’ll just suffer the burden of carrying around a set of keys. Nate on the other hand isn’t so patient. He’s managed to eliminate most keys from his life with the exception of his car key. So what did he do? Hacked together a Nike+iPod device and key fob, with an Arduino Pro Mini, to create what he calls the iFOB. Now just walking within proximity of his car unlocks his doors. Unfortunately, starting his car still requires a physical key.
Using some lego parts, a female USB connection and a preexisting mini steam engine, some dude with too much time on his hands hacked together the parts to build an archaic iPod charger. Unfortunately, there are no details on where the heat source is derived from to produce the steam, but it’s cool nonetheless. Video below. …Continue reading: iPod Powered By A Steam Engine (video)
If you’ve got a penchant for hacking your mobile phone than you might wanna add this to your DIYer list: the Blackberry colored trackball. Sure, you’ll have to crack your device open and totally void your warranty, but with individualism comes sacrifice – kind of like when you were in high school.
December 29th, 2008 9:55 PM | by Christen da Costa
Still can’t make the switch to a Macbook and looking to hop on the Netbook bandwagon (God knows why you’d want to)? No prob. Just hack your HP Mini 700 (the EU version of the HP Mini 1000) to run OS X. Everything is in working order except for sleep mode and audio (no audio, ouch).
December 2nd, 2008 10:19 PM | by Christen da Costa
No need to adjust your monitor (or glasses). What you’re looking at is Sony Ericsson’s ‘Panels‘ hacked onto the HTC Touch HD. Unfortunately, the hack only allows for Panels in the start menu and opening it up is a bit laggy according to its author, but other than that it sounds pretty spiffy.
Failures aside, the Sega Dreamcast was hands down the best gaming rig at the time. Heck, they even pioneered the open environment gaming platform with that Japanese game (the name is escaping me) that cost $20 million to make (by today’s standards that’s the norm). Hailrazer (aka John Jandron), a super hacker modder in my book, spawned this wonderfully slick creation by mashing together a Dreamcast and Sony PSP screen into what was formally a Laser Doodle.
