What Would MacGyver Do?

How To Make Phone Calls From Your iPod Touch

2008-10-01T23:53:00.000-07:00

How to Make Phone Calls From Your IPod Touch

NO HARDWARE MOD NECESSARY!!!
Apple has changed the way the world looks at cell phones... unfortunately the plans they offer through AT&T are on the expensive side. Luckily with the release of their new 2nd Generation iPod Touch you can now make FREE phone calls from your jailbroken iPod without worrying about going over on your minutes!

NOTE: you can only make phone calls from places where you have internet access via WiFi and you can only make OUTGOING calls, you will NOT receive INCOMING calls and your number will come up as unavailable on Caller ID!

In this video, MacGyver shows you how to use your iPod Touh to make FREE phone calls using the following items:

- a jailbroken* iPod Touch (2nd Generation- for mic compatibility)

- a cracked Phone dialing app (download one HERE)

- iPhone headphones w/ mic OR THESE headphones from Apple

- a test phone to call from your iPod

- WiFi internet access

*I'm not going to bother with describing how to jailbreak your iPod Touch, there's plenty of tutorials already online if you Google it*

All videos contained on this site are for educational purposes ONLY. MacGyver is a professional and you should NOT try this at home. We are not responsible for any misuse of this information!

How To Build A Self Powered Flashlight

2007-12-23T20:40:00.000-08:00

How To Build A Self Powered Flashlight

LEDs use significantly less energy than normal incandescent bulbs, with a much greater light output. You can use this to your advantage and make a self solar powered flashlight.
In this video, MacGyver shows you how to filter a scrambled cable signal using the following items:

- an LED flashlight

- a solar panel (from a calculator)

- mini screwdriver

- some tape or a soldering iron (preferred)

- a pair of scissors

All videos contained on this site are for educational purposes ONLY. MacGyver is a professional and you should NOT try this at home. We are not responsible for any misuse of this information!

How To Turn a Calculator Into a Metal Detector (improved model)

2007-12-03T00:59:00.000-08:00

How To Turn A Calculator Into A Metal Detector (improved Model)
All electronics emit radio frequencies (RF) from their circuit boards. You can manipulate this signal to detect metallic objects. With this improved model, by using the headphones, battery and discs you can reduce the noise to only making static when near a metal object. The discs work by mimicking the functionality of the coils in the disc shape end of a professional metal detector does (hence why this version has an improved depth of 6-10 inches depending on the type of material it's detecting through). The calculator provides the RF signal is amplified by the CD-R (emitting disc) and then bounces off nearby metallic object and back to the DVD-R (receiving disc). This signal is then sent to the headphones via the electric current provided by the 9v battery. Therefore, when you hear static in the headphone there's metal below!

In this video, MacGyver shows you how to build a metal detector using the following items:
-calculator (non-solar powered)
- headphones
- CD-R
- DVD-R
- 9v Battery
- electrical tape
- glue
- scisssors

All videos contained on this site are for educational purposes ONLY. MacGyver is a professional and you should NOT try this at home. We are not responsible for any misuse of this information!

How To Build A WiFi & Bluetooth Jammer

2007-12-01T12:28:00.000-08:00

How To Build A WiFi And Bluetooth Jammer
Bluetooth and most WiFi signals operate on the 2.4 GHz band according to IEEE 802.11 standards. Most everyday cordless phones work on the same 2.4GHz frequency. With a little tweaking you can turn a cordless phone into a Bluetooth and WiFi* jammer.

*NOTE: This device will only work on WiFi routers that operate on the 2.4GHz band. Routers that use 3.7Ghz or 5GHz will need to be adjusted accordingly.

In this video, MacGyver shows you how to jam a WiFi or Bluetooth signal using the following items:
- a 2.4 GHz cordless phone
- a CD-R (or DL DVD-R for longer range)
- speaker wire
- duct tape
- screwdriver
- scissors

WARNING: Jammers are illegal in most countries... but this is for educational purposes only so you won't be making your own anyway :)

All videos contained on this site are for educational purposes ONLY. MacGyver is a professional and you should NOT try this at home. We are not responsible for any misuse of this information!

How To Build a Cable TV De-Scrambler

2007-12-01T02:23:00.000-08:00

How To Build A Cable TV De-Scambler

Cable companies use digital noise to scramble their video signals. With the proper device, you can "de-scramble" the noisy signal to get a crystal clear digital cable signal.

In this video, MacGyver shows you how to filter a scrambled cable signal using the following items:

- a DSL phone jack filter

- a piece of coax cable

- a piece of phone cord

- some tape

- a pair of scissors

All videos contained on this site are for educational purposes ONLY. MacGyver is a professional and you should NOT try this at home. We are not responsible for any misuse of this information!

How To Get On National Television

2007-07-17T14:39:00.000-07:00

How To Get On National TV...
Today we're going to show you how to get on National TV.

You'll need the following:

- video camera
- computer w/ printer
- Image software (Paint or Photoshop)
- the internet
- paper
- shoelace (for ID badge lanyard)
- glue
- packing tape (for boxes and to "laminate" ID badge)
- scissors
- boxes
- glasses

What you'll need to do is look up whatever the newest Harry Potter book about to hit shelves is. We chose the Half Blood Prince as it was due out in a week.

Then we searched the internet for pictures of the cover (available in hi res on most fan sites).

We used this to create our fake book cover.

We then put that cover over an older Harry Potter Book of around the same page length (info on Amazon.com)

Then we researched what the boxes the books are shipped in look like. We found lots of pictures of previous boxes and evn some video on the news of the new ones. (Note: the color of the text on the cover is the cover they usually go with for the box printing).

We then created fake boxes with white computer paper and a Harry Potter font found for free at abstractfonts.com

We assembled our fake boxes and with our fake book in tow we built our supply room. Any small room will do as the shots won't be wide.

We also dressed like employees from a local bookstore to really sell it. We even made fake id badges and taped their logo to our shirts.

Then we read fans theories on what would happen in the next book and used this as "real spoilers" (another good idea is to look at foreign covers of the books as they can sometimes gives away details too).

We shot our video and uploaded to sites like YouTube, Break, and College Humor.

Then we let the media do the rest :)

Watch MORE clips of this video on National TV!