Eee with USB, GPS, Bluetooth, Wireless and more
It isn't as though ASUS' Eee PC hasn't been hacked before, it's that ASUS' Eee PC probably hasn't been hacked this much at once.
A Norwegian blogger going by the name of "ivc" has taken the time to upgrade his ASUS Eee PC to pack a few more punches. On his personal blog, ivc states "I wanted to see how much and how far I could take the Eee PC".
He wasn't kidding either, he managed to squeeze no less than ten hacks into this small 7" machine. His unique Eee PC now boasts features such as a USB hub, GPS, Bluetooth, a card reader, built in wireless as well as another 2GBs of RAM.
Of course, the new additions aren't without cost. The exact cost of hacking your Eee PC to your hearts content is listed below:
- USB hubs - 11.20 USD
- GPS module - 36.70 USD
- Bluetooth - 5.65 USD
- SDHC card reader - 6.45 USD
- Adata SDHC 8 GB - 74.50 USD
- Corsair VoyagerGT 4 GB USB drive - 90.94 USD
- Switch + Prototypingboards - 2.66 + 30.10 USD
- Intel Wireless adaptor - 62.69 USD
- Airplay FM transmitter - 14.98 USD
- Conexant Modem - 11.89 USD
- Crucial 2 GB DDR2 module - 106.62 USD
That's a grand total of $454.38, making the cheap and cheerful Eee PC well, not so cheap and cheerful. Still, ivc was well aware of any such doubters and says "If you say I could get a much better, powerful, plain old, regular laptop for the same money, I say: What's the fun in that?". I must admit, the chap has a point.
All of you Eee PC owners out there wanting to make similar adjustments will be relieved to know that ivc has detailed all his work, with pictures, on a wiki page found at ivancover.com. Naturally, we can't accept any responsibility when your Eee PC stops working.
The next challenge is surely to beat ASUS to it and hack a higher resolution screen into the Eee, come on, who's up for the task?
Source: ivancover.com
