Years ago, my parents put in an invisible fence to keep our family dog from running away. The dog wore a shock collar for a …
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The 10 Best Minecraft Mods
Minecraft for Xbox 360 is finally out this week, but one thing it won’t have at launch is mod support, so here’s a list of the 10 best reasons — including werewolves, explosives, backpacks, lasers and tornadoes — to keep …
Video: Wherein Songs Are Skipped by Chucking Stuff at a Poster on the Wall
Agency Republic, billing itself as “a digital creative agency based in Battersea, London” has cobbled together quite a digitally creative way to enable anyone in the office to skip over unwelcome songs that have been added to the …
Man Rigs His Exercise Bike to Work with ‘Super Mario Kart’
Remember that exercise bike you bought? The one coated in dust in your “exercise room”?
Well, dig it out, because it’s time to win the Mushroom Cup. Brent Smith, hero to lazy people everywhere, has rigged his old exercise bike …
The 20 Best Skyrim Mods (So Far)
Frustrated with Skyrim’s PC user interface? Bored with its one-dimensional artificial intelligence routines? Looking for dragons that actually put up a fight, or maybe the option to summon one yourself? These best-in-show mods …
The 10 Coolest Skyrim Mods
If you’re playing the console version of Skyrim, I’m afraid this story isn’t for you, or rather it is, if only to illustrate how much cooler playing Skyrim on a PC can be. Here’s a look at 10 of the best reasons, by way of some …
How Libyan Rebels Built Their Own Cellphone Network
Until recently, Libyan rebel had resorted to waving flags in order to communicate with each other in their fight against Muammar Gaddafi. Green flags signaled an advance, yellow flags signaled a retreat.
A rebel commander told the Wall Street Journal that Gaddafi “forced us back to the stone age.”
Libya’s cellphone network is under …
Hacker Builds Working Hand-Held Laser Gun
George Lucas, if you’re reading, there’s a good reason why Han would have shot first: because he, like German laser hacker AnselmoFanZero, knew that lasers are very dangerous things capable of zapping holes through metal, plastic, and green dudes called Greedo.
What you see above is the result of 70 hours work. Its maker told Hacked …
Sony Can Collect IP Addresses of PS3 Hacker’s Site Visitors
I’m no lawyer, but this seems a bit frightening. As the story goes, a well-known hacker named George Hotz—also known as GeoHot—figured out how to “jailbreak” Sony’s PlayStation 3 video game console. The trick essentially lets PS3 owners load alternative operating systems or run games that haven’t been sanctioned by Sony on their …
How to Stuff a Verizon 3G Connection into an iPad
Take the phone off the hook, send the kids to Grandma’s, and light some aromatherapy candles as you prepare to hunker down for a weekend of iPad modding. If you want to stuff a Verizon 3G connection into your iPad, that is.
Assuming you have the chops to crack open your iPad, remove AT&T’s 3G module, and solder the innards of a …
USB Typewriter Might Be The Ultimate Retro Keyboard
If you want to go old school–like REALLY old school–with your keyboard, then the USB Typewriter looks to be right up your alley.
It’s available as one of six preconfigured typewriter models for between $400 and $500 or you can order a do-it-yourself kit for $75 if you’re feeling adventurous and want to convert your own …
How to Get Android Running on Your iPhone
First there was the iPhone. Then came Android. And everyone was like, “Android’s great but it’s no iPhone!” Now everyone’s like, “Android’s great, look out iPhone!” Then David Wang cut the fluff and made it so you can install Android on your iPhone.
The previously covered Android-to-iPhone hack now has a how-to writeup …
