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Wi-fi Hacks |
 | Setup a DIY Network 'DropBox' (aka PirateBox)
PirateBox allows you to quickly setup a mobile wireless file sharing network. Basically, it's a P2P file-sharing device that can turn any space into a temporary, but secure wireless file sharing network.
Multiple users within range of the... |
 | DIY Portable, Solar Powered Wi-Fi Repeater
With a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can remain connected to the cloud from anywhere. Even then, a Wi-Fi router needs electricity to operate. To cut this umbilical cord, you can power it with the help of the sun or the wind just like this portable, solar... |
 | Turn an Old Router Into a Wi-Fi Repeater
Hackers love the Linksys WRT54G router because you can re-write it's firmware and unleash it's true powers (the fact that they are only $30 on eBay doesn't hurt either. This time, you can stream your Wifi signal across every corner of the house... |
 | Wi-Fi Enabled Coil Gun with iPhone App
We've covered loads of airsoft, nerf, and gun projects, and here's another superb pr0ject to add to our collection. It's a coil gun placed on a turret which is triggered via Wi-Fi. Additionally, it uses remote targeting and shooting through... |
 | How to: Boost your Linksys Wireless Router Signal
The Linksys WRT54G router is a low cost and versatile wireless device which can be bought for about $30 on Ebay. What makes it powerful is that its firmware can be easily modded and replaced by third party firmware such as DD-WRT, a Linux-based,... |
 | Mind-Controlled WiFi Surveillance Robot
The Rovio is a simple security robot with an attached webcam which can be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world. Using a 14-electrode headset which monitors brain activity and head-motion, this hacker can now control his robot via Skype... |
 | Wifi Detecting Bumper Sticker For the Geek on the Road
By using electroluminescent parts from ThinkGeek's epic Wifi-Detection shirt ($20), this modder created a sweet wifi-detecting bumper sticker. It's a super simple project you can build yourself an EL bumper sticker in a few hours with... |
 | James Bond Style Wireless Door Lock
Remote locking is quite common for automobiles, not so common for doors. This James Bond-ish home security system uses a coded signal from the wristwatch to the electronic box on the door to lock and unlock the door. Far more stylish than... |
 | Build a Wifi Enabled Spy Robot
Building a WiFi spy robot actually isn't as difficult as you may have imagined – or at least it isn’t when it can be built in “a couple of hours†according to this guide. These guys show you how to build a WiFi spy-bot... |
 | Turn a Windows 7 Laptop into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Here's some new software for Windows 7 called Connectify which allows you to turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot. Basically, it converts your laptop into a wireless router of sorts, acting as a wireless access point for computers... |
