“Two whistleblowers, one in Italy, one in Greece, uncovered a secret bugging system installed in cell phones around the world. Both met with untimely ends. The resultant scandals have received little press in the United States, despite the profound implications for American critics of the Bush administration.”
A rare glimpse into the real world of international espionage and manipulation…
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Favorite hardware hacker Bunnie Huang gave this year’s FOO Campers a sneak peek of the latest in cool gadgets: the chumby. The chumby is a low-cost, wifi-enabled information delivery device that’s so appealing you’ll want to keep one close.
Chumby’s team of hardware hackers wanted this device to be fun and open, the anti-iPod. While iPod has a clean look and expensive molded plastic, it’s not very accessible. The Chumby is meant to be personalized. If you’re crafty, you can redesign it with a seam ripper; if you’re a hacker, it’s all open source inside.
One you’ve plugged in your chumby, it connects to your home network via wifi. Select “Trust the chumby” and it will autodiscover. Once you’ve registered online and picked from a selection of free widgets, the chumby displays a Flash stream of whatever you’ve configured - weather, news feeds, alarm clock, movies, pictures, stock tickers, etc.
Damn that sounds cool! Where can I pre-order one of these?
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The most fundamental security device in the world has been hacked in a way so simply and quickly, this could be considered the biggest hack in history. Also see this PDF for more detailed info.
Crazy! Wonder if my local locksmith would make me a few…
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