Geek Republic » akimbo http://www.geek-republic.com ...in Geek we trust Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:45:15 +0000 en hourly 1 Akimbo Hacks Part 2: VGA Port Installation http://www.geek-republic.com/2007/12/14/akimbo-hacks-part-2-vga-port-installation/ http://www.geek-republic.com/2007/12/14/akimbo-hacks-part-2-vga-port-installation/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:33:08 +0000 Mike Nathan http://www.teamhackaday.com/?p=12 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.

]]> http://www.geek-republic.com/2007/12/14/akimbo-hacks-part-2-vga-port-installation/feed/ 0 RCA Akimbo Serial Port Hack http://www.geek-republic.com/2007/12/06/rca-akimbo-serial-port-hack/ http://www.geek-republic.com/2007/12/06/rca-akimbo-serial-port-hack/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:26:53 +0000 Mike Nathan http://www.teamhackaday.com/?p=10 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 the Akimbo?  That’s ok, Cerberus has a nice introduction and specification post for you as well.

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