Published at: 01:03 pm - Monday March 09 2009
Forum member snorkle256 didn’t let a stepped-on Xbox 360 controller ruin his night of gaming. He took the challenge of replacing the broken thumbstick head-on, using a controller from the original Xbox as an ‘organ donor’. Head on over to his blog to see how he got his Franken-controller up and running again.
Published at: 10:08 am - Tuesday August 19 2008
For those of you unfamiliar with the MyVu Personal Video Device, it resembles a set of sunglasses with video screens and a pair of headphones built in. It’s a great little product, but forum member RetroPlayer did not like the fact that his MyVu was tethered only to his iPod. He decided he wanted to [...]
Published at: 12:06 pm - Monday June 23 2008
Forum member Cerberus posted a tutorial on how to rig up an always-on USB charging port for your PC using a spare USB port, a resistor, and a few pieces of wire.
It requires a small bit of soldering know-how, but anyone who has used an iron at least one time can pull this off. It [...]
Published at: 01:12 pm - Friday December 14 2007
Forum member Cerberus continues to hack away at his Akimbo IP1150, and this time he has added a VGA port to the box.
I can’t wait to see what the final product will look like when he is finished modding it.
Published at: 02:12 pm - Thursday December 06 2007
Forum member Cerberus has a walkthrough on his web site demonstrating how you can add a serial port to an RCA Akimbo IP TV/PVR box, enabling you to gain console access to the machine. It is a pretty easy hack, but really its the first step in hacking these things for personal use.
Not familiar with [...]