Tag: Hacks
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Siri Hacked To Remotely Start A Car
By David Ponce One enterprising hacker has devised a way to use Siri to start and turn off his car remotely. Here’s how he did it: I created a new ruby plugin that is used by plamoni’s “Siri Proxy”, a proxy server for Apple’s Siri assistant. This proxy server allows for the creation of custom…
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Possible Hoax? Hackers Claim Development Of Thought Controlled Siri
By David Ponce So the idea here is pretty simple. A group of UK kids claim to have developed a way to give Siri commands by simply… thinking them. Called Project Black Mirror, the way this works is the user hooks himself up with a few EEG pads and proceed to train the custom software.…
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Not Tetris = Classic Tetris + Real Physics
By Andrew Liszewski I don’t think anyone can ever get tired of playing Tetris. The game definies ‘replay value.’ But if you feel you’ve already mastered those falling blocks and are looking for more of a challenge, then give this version of the game a shot. Not Tetris looks and plays just like the original…
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Clever ‘Hack’ Provides A Physical Knob Interface For The iPhone
By Andrew Liszewski I’ve got nothing against touchscreens, they’re great for most applications, but they’re not always the ideal alternative to a physical button, slider, knob or even scroll wheel. So I like this clever compromise that dsLabs have come up with. Using the same principles people have used to create capacitive touchscreen-friendly styluses, they’ve…
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WODE Jukebox Stand For The Wii Lets You Run ‘Homebrew’ Software Without Breaking Out The Soldering Iron
By Andrew Liszewski The Wii ‘homebrew’ scene has evolved over the years to the point where you don’t need a steady hand and a soldering iron to ‘enhance’ the console’s capabilities anymore. But while the WODE (Wii Optical Drive Emulator) Jukebox doesn’t require you to know how to solder, there is some assembly required, including…
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Neodymium Magnets Improve An Already Clever Hack
By Andrew Liszewski A few weeks ago Lifehacker posted a clever tip about using binder clips attached to the side of your desk to prevent unused cables from sliding off onto the floor. However, it required those cables to be threaded through the ‘handles’ of the binder clips, which was slightly inconvenient whenever you needed…
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Game Boy Advance Crammed Inside A Game Boy – For Some Reason
By Andrew Liszewski Created by Flickr user ‘CRTdrone‘ this, um, original mod allows the original Game Boy to play all Game Boy, Game Boy Color and of course Game Boy Advance games. I guess it’s not really my place to ask “why?” since mods like this have become rather popular as of late, and it…
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Mindflex Hacked To Provide Negative Shock Therapy
By Chris Scott Barr Remember that really cool MindFlex game from Mattel that we showed you last year? It’s been out for a little while now, and has given some modders a few creative ideas. Since it can provide a reaction to brain activity, the possibilities are endless. One group decided to use a modded…
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Wi-Fi Warthogs Looks Like Fun To Me
By Andrew Liszewski At Microsoft’s PDC09 conference, Tim Higgins was showing off his Wi-Fi Warthogs game which you can think of as a slightly smaller, live-action version of Halo. Using an XBox 360 controller you take control of one of 6 remote control jeeps, but instead of using some tiny RC model, the game uses…
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Hackers Break Kindle DRM
By Chris Scott Barr How many of you actually appreciate having your legally-purchased digital media locked down by DRM? I’d be surprised if a single one of you said yes. The only thing it’s truly good for is aggravating the loyal paying customers. When you take away the DRM, people will still purchase the goods,…