Tinkerers Like To Soup Up Gadgets

from the what-a-surprise dept

Not exactly sure what the point of this article is, but it talks about how geeks nowadays love to tinker with digital devices (like Tivos and CueCats) rather than radios and cars. Some companies don't mind, others seem to mind quite a bit. Some people say that tinkerers drove I-opener out of business. The article also paints Digital Convergence as being a big supporter of the tinkerers, but I seem to remember them flipping out over some of the original hacks, and threatening to sue or something.
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    Gerald M.Shearer, 8 Sep 2005 @ 6:47pm

    Great project for tinkerers, any age!


    Built a classic 1930 coin-op amusement
    with simple hand tools from blueprints
    pictures and clear description.

    Greetings Gerry

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    Anonymous Coward, 8 Sep 2005 @ 6:48pm

    No Subject Given


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