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Wireless Hacks |
 | DIY Doorbell Video Security System
Ever wonder who comes to your door during the day while you're gone? Here's a simple DIY project to answer that question. Every time someone rings your doorbell, you’ll receive a text message containing a photo of the person. The system... |
 | Arduino Wireless Animatronic Hand Project
This DIY Robotic hand mimics the motions of a human counterpart. The controls lie in a special glove which has flex sensors wired to an Arduino which is connected to an XBee radio which wirelessly interfaces with a computer and controls the... |
 | Batman-Style Hidden Switch in a Statue
The original inspiration for this hidden switch project came from a 60’s Batman TV show. The project involves beheading a Beethoven bust and mounting a wireless switch inside it. It's a super simple project that's perfect for some weekend... |
 | 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... |
 | Wireless Router Stuffed into a NES Cartridge
While stuffing the guts of one electronic device into another doesn't seem all that impressive... the fact that this modder managed to fit the entire wireless router circuitry within one NES cartridge, left room for ethernet cables to plug in,... |
 | 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... |
 | Electric Mountain Board with Wireless Control
Faced with the problem of getting around campus efficiently (and with style), one MIT student designed and built an all electric mountain board with a wireless hand control. Even more impressive is the fact that the wireless hand control is a PS2... |
 | 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... |
 | 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,... |
 | Turn an iPhone into a Wireless iPad Camera
One of many complaints about the iPad is the lack of a front facing camera for video chat. Well, if you're fortunate enough to own both an iPad as well as an iPhone 3G, you can steam a video feed from you iPhone to your iPad. It's dirt simple... |
