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Hardware Hacking In The WSJ

Posted by timothy on from the it's-been-in-low-rider-for-years dept.

NaDrew writes "The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece called "So Your Roomba Vacuums ... Does It Also Take Pictures?" (No reg. req.), profiling a couple of hardware hackers. Phillip Torrone has modified a laptop-brained robot to follow his Segway, which he is modifying to follow a pink ball. He's also modded his Roomba with a built-in Webcam. The article goes into a bit of the history of hardware hacking, from the CueCat to Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang's Xbox hacks."

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  1. What. The. Frig. by Paulrothrock · · Score: 1, Troll
    Phillip Torrone and his wife share their Seattle house with five Sony Aibo dog robots, two Segway motorized scooters, a suitcase-size robot whose brain is a laptop computer, and dozens of other gadgets.

    Man, I can't wait till I'm rich enough to blow my money on useless, expensive crap so I can waste my time breaking them.

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  2. OT: I wonder if he is a good tipper by bludstone · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Phillip Torrone and his wife share their Seattle house with five Sony Aibo dog robots, two Segway motorized scooters, a suitcase-size robot whose brain is a laptop computer, and dozens of other gadgets."

    Okay, so hes basking in wealth. I wonder if he tips well. Ive been asking that question a lot lately. Food service is utter hell, and many of the people involved make less then minimum wage. I try to tip well, or not eat out. Tip size is a good measure of person-type.

    http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/inde x. ssf?/base/living/1094473800326240.xml
    http://www. cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index. ssf?/base/living/109455810053150.xml

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