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Hot-Rodding A Bluetooth Adapter

Posted by timothy on from the don't-blame-us-we'll-blame-you dept.

carbolic writes "Remember the Bluetooth records where we 'modded an adapter' and connected to a cell phone first from 1 kilometer, then from 1 mile away? Popular Science has the hack in the November issue (or online now) with instructions. Additional step-by-step is laid out here for USB, and and here for PCMCIA. Soldering is required, but come on - you can't be a true geek without learning to solder."

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  1. Re:Geeks do not solder by smellystudent · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Playing games and masturbating doesn't make you a geek.

    The willingness to experiment with technology makes you a geek. That may involve learning to code, to solder, or to work metal.

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