http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/ Engadget Comments for iPhone and 360 Chatpad hacked into a wireless mess of need http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/@Intrepid - very clever]]>Nov 11th 2008 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
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No he should keep her, for knowing exactly what Bluetooth is and what it does.]]>Nov 11th 2008 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
What, were there no tacky homebrew PS3/360 case mods to feature today? No swarovski crystal MP3 players? No gold plated ? No giant game controller coffee tables?

I liked Engadget better when it had some taste.

There is such a thing as too much content.

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It's a slam against Germans from WWII ]]>Nov 11th 2008 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_rig
Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast.

It fits too. ]]>Nov 11th 2008 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
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# The phrase "jerry-built" has a separate origin and implies shoddy workmanship not necessarily of a temporary nature.[6][7]
# The term "jerry-rigged" is a relatively recent mingling (or perhaps garbling) of "jury rig" with "jerry-built".[8]

and www.phrases.org.uk

Jerry built

Meaning

Built in a makeshift and insubstantial manner.

Origin

The phrase has been around since at least 1869, when it was defined in the Lonsdale Glossary:

"Jerry-built, slightly, or unsubstantially built."

By 1901, the term began to be used figuratively - a sure sign of acceptance into the general language. For example, The Daily Chronicle, in August that year printed this opinion:

"In an age of jerry-built books it is refreshing to come across a volume that has taken forty years to compile."

The derivation is unknown. What we do know is that the term has nothing to do with the UK slang term for German - Jerry/Gerry. This is of WWI origin and the citations above pre-date that. As always when a phrase's origin is unknown people like to guess, so here goes. It is possible that the term derives from the slang term jerrycummumble or jerrymumble. This was defined in the 1811 version of Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue:

"JERRYCUMMUMBLE. To shake, towzle, or tumble about."
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jury-rigged

ju·ry–rig : to erect, construct, or arrange in a makeshift fashion

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What is this world coming to?]]>Nov 11th 2008 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
Actually, all snark aside, I doubt I would have bothered writing anything had I not been avoiding studying in a fairly major way. ]]>Nov 11th 2008 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
"I helped my uncle, Jack, off a donkey."

Take out the commas and its a whole different story.]]>Nov 11th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
"I helped my uncle, Jack, off a transvestite."

it still sounds wrong commas or no commas..]]>Nov 11th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
He could learn something from Android, they have a nice keyboard input feature built-in.]]>Nov 11th 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Keyboards are just a bag of hurt anyways....]]>Nov 11th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/Nov 11th 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/
You could always go out and buy an HTC Touch Pro (aka the Sprint Touch PRO, or The Fuze as AT&T calls it when they finally offer it) and have a phone that has it all.]]>Nov 11th 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/11/iphone-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-a-wireless-mess-of-need/WTF! >_]]>Jan 3rd 2009 5:41AM