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Xbox Hacking Book Prepares to Fly Off Shelves

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the x-marks-the-mod-spot dept.

SecurityFocus posted an article today about a new book that covers hacking the Xbox. The book's author, Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, reports that it's selling well, even though the release date has not yet arrived. Presumably, this is because the book covers soldering techniques and adding features like blue LEDs and modchips to Xboxes, most of which violate the DMCA. If this stuff is interesting to you, you can order a copy from Huang's site. It amazes me that a book such as this could be banned, yet car service manuals can be sold in most bookstores.

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  1. Car Manuals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If your car breaks, a teenager can't afford a new one. If an XBox breaks, a teenager could earn a new one in a month. Or they could loot their parents wallet a get a new one in a day. Microsoft wants kids to steal from their parents! They're evil!! We should comment about it vigorously!!!

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  5. Re:The heart of the debate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    I think that Microsoft wants to prevent hacking and modding of the Xbox because it reveals to the consumers the true identity of the Xbox: a PC that is being sold far too cheaply;

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