DATES_
Untethered Workshop_
Date 20th October 2008 - 14th October 2008
Tags event, international, New York, open source, mobile, PDA
Got an old iPod? Install iPodLinux on it and make music with a PDA! Want to play Doom on your iPod Video? Install Rockbox on your iPod, and still use the original Apple software too. Free that PDA and turn it into an 8-bit sequencer or touchscreen guitar. Or hook up an Arduino to your old wifi router and discover what’s possible.
Eyebeam ran this workshop based on the idea of making iPods, wifi routers and PDA's “generative”, that is, the possibility of changing their software to make them open to experimentation. Until recently, only the very skilled hackers were able to “untether” their own devices. Thanks to the work of so many hackers, it is getting easier. Yes, there are still irksome technical details master, but that’s where Eyebeam can help!
Eyebeam resident Hans-Christoph Steiner, together with Eyebeam interns Marius Schebella and Chris "the Widget" DiMauro lead the workshop. They've been collecting a wide range of devices and hacking them with free software to see what's possible and now want to help you do the same.
Check the wiki to determine if your seemingly obsolete devices are supported, and see if you can make your own device generative!
