Esquire's E-Ink Cover Inspires Hacker Community
Electronic stunt spawns mini-movement on YouTube.
10/14/2008 -14:11 PM
Esquire’s much ballyhooed (and equally berated) electronic cover has spawned a mini-movement of YouTube-friendly hackers bent on manipulating its circuitry. (This is the kind of nerd-dom normally reserved for Make magazine meet-ups.)
Below, some of the best attempts—including one enterprising geek who says he’s made over $200 selling his copies on eBay—as well as some odd clips featuring the Esquire cover which, thankfully, don’t involve cats:
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Please, make it go away
Submitted by Rex Hammok on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 14:44.I liked the bottom one where the guy tries burning, cutting and drilling it. Nothing he does can stop this gimmick until nuking it in the microwave. I suggest he mail it to the "Will it Blend" guy.
Glad Somone Found it Useful
Submitted by utahsaint on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12:12.I'm sure glad someone found something useful out of this crappy product. I'm not sure Ford will be too happy with their IFC ad for the Ford Flex. I was massively disapointed with the much hyped cover. The clock hack is excellent.
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