http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/youtube-hack-generates-insults-for-different-search-terms.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:54:28 +0000 This search engine provides you with a list of negative comments people have written on the video sharing site.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/hackers-occupy-the-web-to-support-protest.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:54:41 +0000 Computer programmers and developers create apps and hacks to help support the Occupy Wall Street movement.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/change-your-foursquare-profile-photo-based-on-your-location.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:03:12 +0000 An impressive Foursquare hack automatically changes the user's profile photo depending on where the user is. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-8.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:45:41 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/ford-and-spotify-team-up-for-sync-hack.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:34:51 +0000 Ford's SYNC AppLink allows hands-free use of smartphone apps in its vehicles.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/fancy-car-alarm-systems-with-remote-accessibility-give-way-to-hackers-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:04:26 +0000 Hackers can send text messages to your car's anti-theft system, allowing them to unlock doors and start the engine.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/accused-facebook-hacker-gets-arrested-in-las-vegas-headlines.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:59:57 +0000 Accused Facebook hacker, Sanford Wallace was arrested in Las Vegas on Thursday for hacking 500,000 accounts he used to make unsolicited posts. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/wordpress-org-plugins-hacked-dropbox-lets-its-passwords-down-headlines.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:26:44 +0000 Problems at Wordpress could mean malicious plugins - while Dropbox admits it failed to enforce passwords for logins for four hours on Tuesday.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/lulzsec-rogue-suspected-of-bitcoin-hack-headlines.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:13:32 +0000 More than $9m of online currency was stolen in a weekend attack on the web exchange service that could cost members of cyber security companies, Anonymous and LulzSec, thousands of dollars each.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/simple-hack-provides-hygiene-friendly-solution.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:15:14 +0000 A brilliant design offers a guaranteed germ-free exit from the restroom.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/kinect-hacking-for-the-environmentally-conscious.html Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:15:58 +0000 A new hack tracks movement within a room to automate home lighting.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/new-ipad-app-redesigns-the-craigslist-experience.html Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:59:13 +0000 Lifelike Craigslist HD rearranges the current interface of the online classified site into a more manageable newspaper-like layout. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/device-distorts-news-at-wi-fi-hotspots.html Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:20:16 +0000 Hertzian hacktivist art technology shines light on media manipulation at an unlikely source.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/video-eggbot-teaches-about-diy-robotics-and-open-source-software.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:06:14 +0000 A robotic drawing machine digitizes a holiday pastime. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/video-guitar-hero-hack-creates-life-size-football-interface.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:40:13 +0000 Utilizing freestyle footballers, a hacking experiment features wall-mounted Guitar Hero controls placed in front of a three-story screen. Soccer balls kicked at the life-size panels provide the physical interface for the game within the game.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/twitterrfid-equals-one-futuristic-cat-door.html Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:34:47 +0000 Although it may not look like much in its raw form, the Twittering cat door is an impressive piece of hi-tech house modification. A computer programmer has hooked up his cat’s entryway with an RFID sensor that sets off a chain of automated events when either of his cats come near. The door will only open for the resident cats, Gus and Penny, who have special RFID collar tags, and when they enter a Tweet is sent, and a photo is taken. The hack has been very successful in keeping out the neighborhood cats who were eating Gus and Penny’sRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/eggshell-planters.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:57:32 +0000 It really doesn’t get much more “green” or sustainable than this. The Build/Make/Craft/Bake blog has a tutorial on how to create little seed-starting planters out of eggshells. A simple but ingenious hack. [via Curbly]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/surfing-google-earth-on-the-wii-fit.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:24:16 +0000 Two German artificial intelligence researchers have developed a hack for the Wii Fit that allows them to surf Google Earth terrain. While the Wii Fit has already demonstrated another capability in the internet-assisted health care realm, the hack gives it a fun new use by taking advantage of the boards 4 ‘wobbling’ sensors, converting them into steering and throttle, allowing the user to cruise over the satellite mapped ground like famed Marvel comic hero Silver Surfer. [via kottke]]]>