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By Scott Fullam
January 2004
Pages: 348
ISBN 10: 0-596-00314-5 |
ISBN 13: 9780596003142
(Average of 9 Customer Reviews)
From building an Internet toaster to creating a cubicle intrusion detection system, Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks offers an array of inventive, customized electronics projects for the geek who can't help looking at a gadget and wondering how it might be "upgraded." Beginning with basic hacks, tools, and techniques for those who may not have a background in electronics, the book covers the tools of the hardware hacking trade and basic soldering techniques, then moves into more advanced hacking projects. Clear step-by-step instructions allow even those with no formal electronics- or hardware-engineering skills to hack real hardware in very clever ways.
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- Building your own arcade game
- Making radio-controlled cars play laser tag
- Building an automobile periscope
- Hacking an 802.11b antenna
- Building a building size display
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First Edition: January 2004
ISBN: 0-596-00314-5
Pages: 348
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 9 Reviews)
Featured customer reviews
Like a kid again., April 26 2006
I have tinkered with electronics ever since I was a kid. And this book brings me back to those days. The hacks in this have varying skill levels, which lets your knowledge, grow with the book.
Overall the book has a lot of great hacks. If you are a fish person or know some one who is you now have a use for that old monitor or Mac you have had laying around just turn it into a fish tank. I really enjoyed reading number 8 “How to Hack a Building-size Display”, I don’t think I will be don’t that any time soon but it was an awesome read. One of the best ones I think is number 5 “How to Hack a Furby (and Other Talking Toys)”; the sky is the limit on that one.
They did a great job of adding pictures threw out and reference material at every end of a project. They have a nice “Bill of Materials” so you know what to buy and Schematics when needed.
I really enjoyed this book it has a lot of information and is easy to follow, I would highly recommend it if you are interested in electronics.
Good book!, September 07 2005
I must say that I haven't enjoyed a book before as much as I enjoyed thisone. The remote tracking unit hack was probably the most usefull as a trackingsond for cars can cost up to 1500 €...
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, August 06 2004
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I like this book! the High compound IONSPHERE
laser sattelite project rocks.I made one! and now i can cook a 3rd world President from the Earth's Atmosphere(good job!).I can also Broaddcast a 68.056Ghz UPLINK/DOWNLINK signal
,and show those pesky FCC Enforcers who's the Boss.
Very good, but are the budgets right?, June 23 2004
I love this book. It's given me some great ideas to take these types of things even further.
One thing that confuses me, though, is the budget for the Internet-Enabled Coffee Maker. The budget is listed at $50-$100, but the SitePlayer hardware you need for it sells for $99.95 by itself. Maybe the price has gone up since they want to press, but is there something I'm missing?
Otherwise, great book.
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks, April 12 2004
I very much enjoyed this book. I have to admit that I did not read the book cover to cover and only read about projects I could actually complete.
Overall this book is great, even if you have no background in working with electronics and circuitry you will 'learn' enough to complete the projects.
Aside from irritating my wife by accumulating the extended family's extra electronics from their garages I feel this book had been beneficial to me and a valuable addition to my library.
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, March 16 2004
I have repaired large radar and radio systems for years. My passion started before the microprocessor, when the "old timers" explained the transistor was a passing fad. This book is great for both the novice and those with years of hardware work. It is an excellent book for those wanting to dig into hardware, and a fun way to learn.
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, March 11 2004
Very informative. The hacks about making your own laptop battery extender and Primestar dish wi-fi antenna were most helpful. Please make more of these kinds of books in the future. (How about hacking videogame consoles?)
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, March 09 2004
This book is great. Especially the section that tells you how to build your own lojack...fun fun fun.
This book also shows a lot of cool stuff i've always wanted to do but just didnt know how.
ITS A GOTTA HAVE!!!.
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, February 24 2004
Haven't read it, it looks great though.
Did you really spell "aquarium" incorrectly on the cover?
Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks Review, February 09 2004
hi,
this is a test.
Media reviews
"I have tinkered with electronics ever since I was a kid, and this book brings me back to those days...I really enjoyed this book; it has a lot of information and is easy to follow. I would highly recommend it if you are interested in electronics. I give it 4 out of 5."
-- Luke Dubber, Alaska Adobe Developer Users Group
"This is extreme hacking at its lunatic best..."
--Davey Winder, PC Plus, August 2004
"Overall, I was very impressed with this book. Fullam has given the geek community a valuable resource that will provide inspiration for aspiring and veteran hackers alike. It covers many projects that I have personally wanted to build or learn more about, and presents concepts that would be of interest to many fellow Slashdotters...I highly recommend Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks to anyone with an interest in those fun projects that only nerds can understand."
--Slashdot.org, February 2004
http://books.slashdot.org/books/04/02/23/2036241.shtml
"It has often been said that the motivation behind a hacker is laziness: why do for yourself what a machine could do for you? In keeping with that tradition, a true hacker will enjoy the fact that Scott Fullam has taken the trouble to document and explain these hacks to such a thorough extent…This is an entertaining and informative read, and an eminently useful reference manual for anyone interested in accomplishing any of the included projects."
--Chris Lawson, About This Particular Macintosh, June 2004
http://www.atpm.com/10.06/hardware-hacking.shtml
"'Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks,' another in the enjoyable O'Reilly Hacks Series would likely appeal to anyone who as a kid took something apart, just to 'see how it works'. It's a book that encourages tinkering, experimentation, and a zeal to 'improve' the everyday gadgets and appliances that surround us."
--Brainshed.com, May 2004
http://brainshed.com/reviews/ora_hardware_hacking.html
"'Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks'…takes it to another level for the aspiring tinker[er]. Imagination is the limitation. :)"
--KnowProSE.com, April 2004
http://www.knowprose.com/node/view/103
"Author Fullam has organized one of the best books available on hacking various types of hardware, and all readers with even an inkling of interest in carrying out these various dynamic projects will find he has provided a super tool to assist in their endeavor."
--Dale Farris, Golden Triangle PC Club, April 2004
http://www.gtpcc.org/gtpcc/hardwarehacking.htm
