Topics
Every hack is filed by the thing being hacked and by what was done to it. Pick a drawer and rummage.
Browse by thing
- Smart TVs1 hackLaunchers, remotes, ad blockers and everything else people do to the telly.
- E-readers & e-ink0 hacksKindles, Kobos and e-ink screens turned into dashboards, notebooks and more.
- Kitchen kit0 hacksCoffee machines, bread makers, fridges and ovens with a new brain.
- Toys & games0 hacksTalking toys, consoles and games built with and for kids (and grown-ups).
- Retro tech0 hacksGame Boys, old cameras, typewriters and vintage computers given modern tricks.
- Home automation0 hacksHome Assistant setups, sensors, displays and the gadgets that run the house.
- Cars & bikes0 hacksDashboards, diagnostics and mods for anything with wheels.
- Just for fun0 hacksGloriously pointless experiments that made us grin.
Browse by kind of hack
- Revive a dead gadget1 hackOld phones, tablets, e-readers and orphaned smart devices brought back to life with a new job.
- TV and media1 hackSmarter TVs, media servers, remotes and everything that plays, records or streams.
- Smart home0 hacksHome Assistant setups, dashboards, sensors and automations with an AI twist.
- AI on cheap chips0 hacksTiny models and clever tricks on ESP32s, Picos and other boards that cost less than lunch.
- Agent peripherals0 hacksPrinters, buttons, screens and gizmos that AI agents can drive in the real world.
- Retro plus AI0 hacksGame Boys, old Macs, typewriters and other vintage kit given a modern brain.
- Make it for the kids0 hacksToys, games and learning gadgets built with and for children.
- Reverse engineering1 hackProtocols sniffed, firmware dumped and closed devices opened up, often with an AI co-pilot.
- Local AI on odd hardware0 hacksLanguage and vision models running somewhere they really should not fit.
- Human story0 hacksBuilds where the person and the reason matter as much as the parts list.
- Toolbox0 hacksLibraries, MCP servers, scripts and utilities that make the next build easier.
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