NewYork Billboard fail

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:11 pm

To be able to do this is just funny and is really a game changer for billboards!

[YOUTUBE]s_HUYi9aVvI[/YOUTUBE]

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:11 am

It's not real but a damn good editing job by that dude.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:19 pm

Looks real to me.

What makes you think it's fake?

Qwijib0 · Post by **Qwijib0** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:27 pm

There is no wireless transmission to any of those displays, so nothing for a "transmitter" to step on to become a pirate signal.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:16 pm

Humboldt wrote:Looks real to me.

What makes you think it's fake?

I agree.. even CBSNews figured it real enough to post on front page news.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:23 pm

The breadboard is plugged into the headphone port....

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:25 pm

Sava700 wrote:I agree.. even CBSNews figured it real enough to post on front page news.

Wouldn't be the first time a news station failed. lol

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:32 pm

the board he used is for a battery charger of some sort lol

http://hackaday.com/2011/03/14/commande ... l-or-fake/

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:34 pm

Certainly would be possible I guess, after all instructions exist online to hack road signs

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:29 pm

Qwijib0 wrote:There is no wireless transmission to any of those displays, so nothing for a "transmitter" to step on to become a pirate signal.

Yep

Also, check out his blog, he's big into video editing.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:29 pm