Access Hulu from Outside the US
On a recent trip to Canada I noticed that I couldn’t watch my favorite shows via Hulu. At the time I was quite annoyed, but now I wish I would’ve known about this trick to enable international viewing...
View ArticleDIY WiFi-Cracking Aerial Drone
The Wi-Fi Aerial Surveillance Platform is war driving for the skies. It’s not every day that you get your hands on an US Army surplus army drone, so these hackers made the most of it by converting it...
View ArticleAutomate Infrared Devices via the Web
Learn how to use a microcontroller combined with a mini-web server and IR transceiver to control electronic devices remotely. For example, you can pull up a webpage to control you TV or stereo. How...
View ArticleDIY Portable, Solar Powered Wi-Fi Repeater
With a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can remain connected to the cloud from anywhere. Even then, a Wi-Fi router needs electricity to operate. To cut this umbilical cord, you can power it with the help of the sun...
View ArticleHow to: Setup a Multi-Webcam Surveillance System
With webcams being so cheap these days and free security software readily available, it’s pretty easy to setup your own multi-camera home security system. You can set t up to feature motion...
View ArticleUnique Scanner/Printer Built into Nightstand
The “Tableau” nightstand features a drawer with a mysterious glowing handle. Inside is a scanner-printer tray. Place a photograph or a handwritten note and it is scanned and posted to a Twitter...
View ArticleMinority Report Style Web Browsing with the Kinect
Thanks to Kinect hacks and its controller-free interface, we will be using a lot more of our hands in the days to come. Of course, the “holy grail” of gesture recognition is how Tom Cruise interacts...
View ArticleReal Life Gmail Motion using the Kinect
On April Fools this year, Google introduced Gmail Motion which allowed users to control Gmail using gestures and body movement. At first, it wasn’t anything more than a prank, but now it has become a...
View ArticleUse Google Voice Search through Arduino & Bluetooth
With the launch of Google’s new Voice Search feature on the Chrome browser, you can trust the DIY community to come up with some cool hacks. The Verbalizer is an Open Source development board based...
View ArticleHow to: Install Android on the Nook Color
A clever modder installed CyanogenMod 7 (a version of Android) onto a Nook Color. For around $200, it’s a super cheap Android tablet with an 800MHz processor and flash support. The video tutorial...
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