Google explains Android patches
Google has been trickling out info about what they’re actually fixing in the G1 firmware updates. Before RC29, users were able to bypass...

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Improved LED menorah
Reader [Mike] was not too impressed by design in a recent post we did on an LED menorahs. Doing what any self respecting hacker would do, he...

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Flying cars a reality
[Stillboy] alerted us to a flying car that runs on biofuel. Flying cars have been the mainstays of science fiction and technological wish lists...

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Working with high quality YouTube videos
[Kottke] posted advice for watching and sharing high quality YouTube videos. While it’s not HD quality, it’s much, much better than...

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Mutant lab Halloween extravaganza
Take a tour of the Mutex laboratories, where mutants are made and nothing could possibly ever go wrong. [Steve] directed us to these videos...

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Recovering photos with PhotoRec
A coworker approached us today with a corrupted SD card. It was out of her digital camera, and when plugged in, it wasn’t recognized....

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Company shutdown causes 2/3rds drop in all spam
The Washington Post is reporting that the shutdown of one hosting company has caused the total volume of spam to drop by 2/3rds. The company...

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Meggy Jr RGB portable game platform
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have just announced the release of the Meggy Jr RGB, a fully programmable handheld console with an 8×8...

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HDDJ: hard drive as rotary input
[nvillar] wanted a relatively cheap way to make a rotary input device for audio mixing. After looking at several options including turn tables...

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Wiimote trackball mod
Hot on the heels of their recent rapid-fire mod, the creative minds at AcidMods have turned out yet another useful hack for for the Wii controller....

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Pringles can macro photography
Reader [Harald] sent us this sweet Pringles can macro photography hack from way back in 2005. Using a Pringles can and a standard Cannon 50mm...

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Scratch built RFID tags
[nmarquardt] has put up an interesting instructable that covers building RFID tags. Most of them are constructed using adhesive copper tape...

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