Modding

Mobile

Modders Make Android Work The Way You Want

4:00AM May 23, 2011 | Mike Isaac - Wired

CyanogenMod is one of the biggest hacks to ever hit the Android mobile platform. It’s got an estimated 500,000 users. Many Android programmers use it as a starting point for their own coding projects. And according to the project’s founder, a number of Google employees have it installed on their Android devices. More »


Science

Never Have That Sinking Feeling Again Once You’re Packing Mintronics’ Hackers’ Survival Kit

9:00PM January 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Some people (hello, hypochondriacs!) feel safer carrying around a first aid kit. Others – like many of you reading this right now – can only feel truly prepared if they’re packing a few resistors, transistors and capacitors. Me, it’s a miniUSB cable. More »


Gaming

Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox-Modding Case Mid-Trial "Based On Fairness And Justice"

7:40AM December 4, 2010 | David Kravets - Wired

Federal authorities in the first-of-its-kind game-console–modding criminal trial abruptly dropped their prosecution here Thursday, “based on fairness and justice.” What happened? More »


Mobile

Building Your Own White iPhone 4

2:30AM June 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

If you were geeked on the white iPhone 4, but disappointed to see that they wouldn’t be shipping until late July, you could always just build your own. Engadget put together a white iPhone 4 with third-party parts and it looks, well, great. Though it’s missing an earpiece grill, lens cover, LED diffusor, and a white Home button, it’s a pretty neat mod for users who just can’t wait for the white version. There’s a Michael Jackson joke here but yeah, we’re not going there. [Engadget] More »


VIA Epia-P820 Pico-ITX Board Is Perfect Base For Home Theatre

2:46AM January 6, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I want to spend two weeks working with the new fan-less, VIA EPIA-P820 pico-ITX board – with full 64-bit support – and matching VIA Amos-3001 chassis to create a full HD home theatre in my car. Thankfully, I don’t have a car. More »


Software

HTC Spills The Hero’s Guts (And By Guts, I Mean Kernel Source Code)

7:19AM October 23, 2009 | John Herrman

HTC’s posted a nice fat package of code on their developer portal, labelled “HTC Hero Kernel Source Code”. This isn’t nearly as tantalising as it sounds, but it’s pu-ret-ay exciting nonetheless. Here’s why. More »


Gadgets

A Fleeting Glimpse Inside Ben Heck’s Modding Dungeon

3:58AM October 20, 2009 | John Herrman

Computing

Homemade Asus Eee Keyboard Has No Screen, Plenty Of Heart

9:00AM August 1, 2009 | John Herrman

The Eee keyboard, as cool as it is, sure is taking its time, you know, coming out. One especially anxious Russian modder got bored of waiting around, so he just broke down an Eee PC 900 and made his own. More »


Computing

Reproduce The Mother of All MacBook Mods For Just $US200

10:10PM April 2, 2009 | John Herrman

Eddie Zarrick’s phenomenal LCD-within-a-logo MacBook mod was as technically impressive at it was gorgeous. Now he has posted a thorough how-to, which is fantastic for anyone who’s got a superabundance of MacBooks, cash and courage.

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Gaming

Dreamcast Tablet Is Cast From The Mold of My Dreams

10:50PM March 31, 2009 | John Herrman

Doing one better than the endless console-to-laptop mods out there, this minimalist tablet conversion flattens an entire Dreamcast into a sleek, tray-loading LCD screen. Nothing is overlooked here—it’s even got batteries.

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