Joe Grand's Best of Hardware, Wireless, and Game Console Hacking [With CD-ROM]

by Albert Yarusso, Joe Grand, Tom Owad, et al.

The book introduces the principles of hardware design and describes the tools and techniques required to begin hacking. The DVD contains hack instructions for over 20 game consoles and hardware... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597491136
• ISBN13: 9781597491136
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Syngress Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A nice collection of hardware hacks

OK, of course I say it's a nice collection; I'm the author. :) This combination book/DVD is a selection of our favorite hacks from Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and Game Console Hacking. If you're curious about modifying hardware and electronic products to do things they weren't intended to do, then this collection is for you. It's a great way to get involved in the hobby without breaking the bank. Cheaper than either of the previously mentioned larger books, only 4 chapters are printed (Tools of the Warranty-Voiding Trade, Electrical Engineering Basics, Operating Systems Overview, and Coding 101) The actual hacks (the rest of the material) is on the included DVD in PDF and HTML format with high-resolution images (most of them in color, as opposed to the black and white of the previous books). Some of the hacks include: Declawing your Cuecat, hacking the Playstation 2, hacking the iPod, modifications for the classic/retro Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, and 8-bit systems, hacking the Xbox, and how to build your own DVR/Home Theater PC. Don't be afraid to modify or hack your hardware - have fun voiding your warranty!