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Pixecutor - run software on a Mattel JuiceBox

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jasonharper writes -

This hack will allow user-written software to be run on a JuiceBox media player toy. It works by tricking the built-in picture viewer application to run code contained in a .JBP picture file that starts with a specific 8-byte sequence. Normal operation of the JuiceBox is not affected, other than the 1-out-of-18-quintillion chance of a real picture containing the trigger sequence.

instructables : Pixecutor - run software on a Mattel JuiceBox - Link & you can now get a pre-programmed chip from the Maker - Link.

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Posted by: dennbruce on June 26, 2007 at 8:32 AM

Any ideas for picking up a JuiceBox nowadays?

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Posted by: christopherpepe on June 26, 2007 at 9:25 AM

Theres a few on ebay still for cheap. I got mine on ebay for ~$20 and had a lot of fun with it.

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