The old flying saucer Airport Basestation shape was a classic. I’ll admit I was a bit saddened to see it go. I still have my original kicking around (thanks to a judicious capacitor replacement). While the silver plastic is part of the look, this clear version is giving me pause.
I know that the clear airport basestation hack has nearly been done to death but I purchased this APBS off eBay for the low low low price of $40. How I lucked into such a find is beyond me but since at the time I was hopeing/planning to help write a hardware hacking book I picked this up as a cheap substitue for an iBook (theres another clear mod for those that isn’t as beaten to death). Right price, right time simple mod. And even if that fails I’d get a Orinoco WiFi card for nothing.
Done to death? This is the first I’ve seen it. Initially I suspected that a new shell was created to achieve the clear look, but in fact, the original shell is used after the paint was stripped off. I’m pretty tempted to attempt this one myself.
[via MAKE]
