If you thought those Billy Bigmouth animatronic bass were creppy and stupid before, just wait ’til you hear your mother-in-law talking to you through one! This guy is creating an embedded Linux videoconferencing system using a Billy Bass. So far, he’s only made the gag gift say whatever he wants it do say, and he hasn’t updated the site in a long time, but given the holiday season, and the fact you might end up with one of these suckers, we thought we’d offer some hacking inspiration. Any amount of hardware hassle is worth it if you can make it stop singing that damn "Don’t Worry Be Happy" song!
Hardware Beyond the Hype