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Hack into common household productsand convert them into really cool stuff! This true hacker’s guide shows how 30 commonhousehold items can be hacked and tweaked intoproducts totally different than what the manufacturerintended. Garage and basement tinkerers will getfully illustrated step-by-step coverage of exactly whichproducts are “hackable,” how to hack them, and howto convert them into some unique, fun stuff. Youwill learn how to hack a telephone solicitor zapperthat hangs up on phone spammers, create a robotthat’s a digital plaything for Fido, and hack theirhome into an abode that would make a securityexpert envious.

Table of Contents:
Disclaimer Dedication Foreword Introduction Part 1. The Fine Art of Hacks, Mods, and Expansions Chapter 1: Baby You Can Mod My Rod Chapter 2: Twist Dem Nuts Chapter 3: Power to the People Chapter 4: Shuttered But Not Shackled Chapter 5: Smile, Say 43-68-65-65-73-65 Chapter 6: Eat to the Beet Chapter 7: Put Your Finger on This Pulse Chapter 8: You Stud Muffin Chapter 9: High Five, Wi-Fi Chapter 10: You Are Mow Wonderful, To Me Chapter 11: Wanna Play House, Doll? Chapter 12: Recycle, Reuse, Redux Chapter 13: Knit Wit Chapter 14: Google(plex) Chapter 15: Some Heavy Petting Chapter 16: Harem Scare 'em Chapter 17: Beat Your Beat Chapter 18: One Way, Feng Shui Chapter 19: Courage! I'd Rather Not Chapter 20: 'Tis the Season Chapter 21: Tail-e-Essen Chapter 22: Perk Me Up Chapter 23: Call Me Chapter 24: Get da Case on Deez Goods Chapter 25: Red Flag, Top Gun Chapter 26: Tattoo You; and Me, Too Part 2. Case Studies Case Study 1: iRobot Roomba -- A Clean Room Makes a Dirty Mind (Especially with Mind Control) Case Study 2: WowWee Robotics Robosapien and Friends (The WowWee Factor) Case Study 3: Apple Computer iPod -- Hack to a Different Drummer Case Study 4: Sony PSP -- Make Your PSP Happy, Hack it into a Sony Mac OS PSP and LocationFree, LocationFree, LocationFree TV Epilogue Appendix A: Things to Know, Places to Go (Text and Links supporting the text) Appendix B: DIY Death (An examination of how manufacturers are designing not to be hacked) Index

About the Author :
Dave Prochnow (Hattiesburg, MS) is an award-winning professional writer, editor, and contributor to numerous technical publications including MAKE, Nuts & Volts, and SERVO Magazine. He is the author of 27 nonfiction book titles for Addison-Wesley, F&W Publications, McGraw-Hill, and TAB Books; including the bestselling PSP Hacks, Mods, and Expansions (McGraw-Hill, 2006) and The Official Robosapien Hacker’s Guide (McGraw- Hill, 2006) and the upcoming Take This Stuff and Hack It! Currently, Dave serves as the Contributing Editor for Nuts & Volts and SERVO Magazine. In 2001, Dave won the Maggie Award for writing the best how-to article in a consumer magazine.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071477376
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: TAB Books Inc
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 188 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0071477373
  • Publisher Date: 16 Oct 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 721 gr


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