Out of the box Apple’s Magic Trackpad is a battery-powered device. While this may be convenient for some, others prefer a wired connection. MacRumors Forums user markbog decided to convert his new trackpad to run off the USB.
MAKE subscriber Mike Figueroa wrote in to share this simple tip for moving, that seems obvious in retrospect.
What can you do with direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machine, that has been proven to be insecure?
Playing a game on the Wii with one hand is a major selling point of the system. However, what if you don’t have a Wii or would like to play some of your older games? Dutch hardware hacker Hasse’s brother can only use one hand, so Hasse decided to remedy the situation by successfully modding a standard two-fisted controller with an accelerometer.
Wondering what the secrets are behind circuit bending?
Using not much more than an Arduino, a piece of metal shim, and a bunch of wire, Instructables user sketchsk3tch built this Arduino Magstripe Emulator, which purportedly can spoof a magnetic card reader into thinking a card has been swiped.
