Hacks

VoIP on the iPod Touch

The Touchmods team recently released a working version of their iPod Touch VoIP app, making it possible for Touch owners to place outgoing calls on the device. The Touch doesn’t come with a built-in mic, so part of the hack involves either modifying a Walmart iVoice III mic, buying a Touchmods designed add-on, or building […]

VoIP on the iPod Touch

The Touchmods team recently released a working version of their iPod Touch VoIP app, making it possible for Touch owners to place outgoing calls on the device. The Touch doesn’t come with a built-in mic, so part of the hack involves either modifying a Walmart iVoice III mic, buying a Touchmods designed add-on, or building […]

GrabFS: the screenshot file system

GrabFS is a clever MacFUSE-based file system created by Amit Singh that creates a live screenshot file system for all of your running applications. When you run GrabFS, a new drive volume will appear. Inside, you’ll find a folder for each running application, and inside each application directory, you’ll find a tiff file for each […]

GrabFS: the screenshot file system

GrabFS is a clever MacFUSE-based file system created by Amit Singh that creates a live screenshot file system for all of your running applications. When you run GrabFS, a new drive volume will appear. Inside, you’ll find a folder for each running application, and inside each application directory, you’ll find a tiff file for each […]

Encyclopodia: Wikipedia on your iPod

MakeFan pointed us to a howto for installing the Encyclopodia software, an alternate iPod interface built on iPodLinux which turns your iPod into an offline Wikipedia browser. Yes that’s right. Thanks to iPodLinux, you can now have the entire Wikipedia encylopedia on your iPod. Clocking in at only 1.7 GB of space, it is a […]

Wii homebrew apps now possible

A few days ago at the 24th Chaos Communication Congress a Wii hack was demonstrated that allows arbitrary software to run on the Wii console. Previously, the console was only available via the Gamecube emulation mode. This new hack will allow folks to write homebrew software that can take advantage of the Wii’s full capabilities. […]

Eavesdropping on Bluetooth headsets

Here’s a short video in which Joshua Wright demonstrates how a Bluetooth headset can be hijacked, allowing audio to be captured or sent to the device: Few users realize that Bluetooth headsets can be exploited granting a remote attacker the ability to record and inject audio through the headset while the device is not in […]