The fellows from the shmoo group really outdid themselves with a “Bloodhound” gun. It’s a low cost “gun” made from a Pocket PC and some off the shelf parts that can find rouge Wireless access points. It’s not only useful, it’s incredibly cool looking, we’re going to try and get a HOW TO on MAKE. Here’s a photo gallery…
The fellows from Flexilis went for a world record attempt on reading RFID tags from a distance. The end result was a bit over 69 feet on top of the roof of DEFCON. Project details will be in our audio show, but for now, a photo gallery of the gear….
The Janus wireless system is an A, B, G six card box that scans all the Wi-Fi channels and captures all the packets where it is deployed. At DEFCON if you use the wireless network, assume all your traffic will end up in this box or worse, the WALL OF SHEEP (passwords, usernames from pop, webmail, ftp, etc..). Here’s the photo gallery with MAKERS….
At DEFCON there’s a wall with a projection of username and passwords (some of the passwords, that is). When you use any wireless here, it’s safe to assume that all the packets are being captured and if you’re foolish, you logged in to webmail, pop, AIM, etc… DEFCON is reality concentrated into one spot — when you see your friend’s password on the wall, and a big sheep go by, it’s a clever reminder. Here are some photos…
This is a special enhanced podcast on HOW TO make a USB PSP charger (this file plays images and links in iTunes and on iPod color!). Right click or Control + click to download this M4B to your local system (view our notes here on this file). iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE. Show notes after the jump…
Apple’s new iTunes 4.9, iPod color, allows you to view (and listen to) “enhanced podcasts” these are audio files that can have slideshows, URLs and some cool features we have discovered. Apple’s included documents and a Wiki was all I needed to make our MAKE enhanced podcasts, but I also wrote a how-to. Here’s how to get, make and all you need to know about enhanced podcasts! As a bonus, we put together some fun ideas we think many might use…
A while back I wrote about the new Wolfgang Puck self-heating coffee containers that took 10 years and $24 mil to develop. Well, I managed to find them in a local store and bought them to take apart to see how they work. Once activated, they reach 145 degrees in about 6 minutes. This isn’t a review of the beverage, it’s all about the stuff that makes the liquid hot, how it works, pictures and links to patents….
