chumby

chumby is an inexpensive, Wi-Fi enabled content delivery device designed to be used around the home to display a set of user-customizable widgets - small Adobe Flash animations that provide real-time information, such as weather, stock quotes, RSS feeds, or pictures. The chumby is architected to be as …

DEFCON 14 Badge

The DEFCON 14 Badge was created for the 2006 edition of DEFCON, the largest and oldest continuously running hacker and computer security convention in the world. The badge, which used active electronics and was intended to decrease counterfeiting while still provide intentionally open circuitry to allow attendees to experiment …

Hardware Hacking Training Courses

Grand Idea Studio's training courses, taught exclusively by Joe Grand, focus on hands-on learning and aim to provide a fun, educational experience. Please visit here for currently scheduled sessions.

All courses can be tailored for a specific audience or objective. Grand Idea Studio is available to teach at industry …

Best Of Hardware, Wireless & Game Console Hacking

This unique book and DVD contains a selection of our favorite hacks from Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and Game Console Hacking. Whether you like to get your hands dirty with hacking hardware or whether you're an aspiring video game developer, …

Research Lessons from Hardware Hacking

Want to know how something works? Tear it apart. Along the way, you might learn to improve it or make it do something it was never intended to do. Although unconventional in the typical educational environment, such hardware hacking activities provide hands-on experience and a look into product design that …