Reader Hacks

This one is sure to kindle your interest ;) . A Kindle (Amazon’s eBook reader) retails for $300.  It has a black and white screen and you have to purchase and books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs to read on it. Sure, it saves a lot of trees,...

Using a magnetic strip reader incorporated with, of course, an Arduino, you can scan what those strips and see the data stored on it.� A bit more hacking and you could also write data back onto the card and create duplicates as well. If you're...