An interesting article about spoofing GPS satellite signals.

Well, the GPS signal is not signed in any way, so there is no way to know whether it comes from the proper sender. If a stronger signal appears nearby, the receiver will start treating signals from it as if they came from the real source… and a large yacht becomes a remote-controlled toy for a few students.

http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/superyacht-gps-spoofing

An alternative to Photoshop…

http://pixlr.com/editor/

Maybe not the newest thing, but intriguing and inspiring…

What would happen if someone changed the firmware in a laptop battery or camera?

http://hackaday.com/2011/07/23/apple-laptop-batteries-vulnerable-to-firmware-hack/