Archive for May, 2010

The Tech Junkies Build a Wifi Radio (Video)

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

In this episode of The Tech Junkies, Ben and Eric show how to hack an Asus WL-520gu wireless router into a music playback device. By loading the OpenWRT firmware onto the router and adding a USB sound card, it is possible to convert this cheap/powerful router into a streaming box to be placed anywhere your WiFi is in range. Now you can build your own shoutcast/icecast receiver for cheap and get music wirelessly to any room in your home.

Pretty cool video based on my original Wifi Radio tutorial.

To leave comments or download the video, visit The Tech Junkies Episode #6.

Maker Faire Bay Area 2010

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Maker Faire.

The Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 is less than two weeks away!

I’ll be giving two short talks about my Bluetooth Handset Hack over the weekend.  Look for me on stage near the Make: booth.

I would love to meet some readers of the blog.  If you spot me at the Faire, please say hello!

Update: I’ll be presenting on the Make: stage in Expo Hall at 12:30pm both days.


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