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What (non-PC) Hardware Do You Hack?

Lis writes "Mike Langberg at the Merc News interviewed Scott Fullam - Scott wrote the book 'Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks' which includes things like a video periscope for your car, an Internet toaster, Cubicle Intrusion Detection Systems, and talking Furbys. (Instructions for the toaster and coffeemaker are up on the O'Reilly site.) Almost any kind of consumer electronic equipment can be modified to do things it wasn't intended to do. Ok, you'll probably void your warranty in the process, but you could end up with something even better than the original. Or not. But it's just gotta be interesting. So what have you hacked, and into what?"

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  1. TELL ME THIS ISN"T THE PLACE by tyrani · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    For the term Beowulf Orgy to be coined!

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  2. Re:How to hack the American woman culture. by Naito · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    damn, I used up all my mod points earlier today. Someone mod this guy up!! Well said!