Hacking an IKEA mirror [part 6]

Now we get to the software side of this project. In a new micro-SD card, I installed the latest version of Raspbian, expanded the fs to use the whole card,  connected the system to my wifi and then run the following commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install python-dev sudo apt-get install python-rpi.gpio I […]

Hacking an IKEA mirror [part 5]

I needed a case for the RaspberryPi. The good thing about the RPi being a business card-sized computer is that it fits nicely in a plastic box from old business cards. If you look on Ebay, you can buy 20 of them for £5 including delivery. The boxes make fantastic custom RPi cases! I didn’t […]

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Our web browsing experience has deteriorated over the past few months, as Taboola and a few other companies have tried and successfully convinced  a large number of online publishers that they can help them monetise their online properties. Online publishers also modify their pages to ensure that maximise their page views. An article that should […]

Hacking an IKEA mirror [part 4]

  This is how the final product looks like on my desk.  I now need to write a python script which will translate  various button combinations into actions. Stay tuned…