The Firehouse

I’m going to start a section called Hacked-up displays, or HUDs for short. I welcome your contributions to this, please send your entries to mike@tech.am

HUDs are public displays, screens and panels which are caught showing something they shouldn’t be, by fault or by hack. There is a classic roadside HUD here, as a good example. I’m posting this phonecam pic of an infoscreen at the Barcelona Metro, which usually shows videos, news and other stuff to bored passengers waiting on the platforms – and with which DirectPlay was not happy.

The rules:

1. Any image of a HUD is allowed, unless it contains foul language and/or explicit images.
2. Pics taken must be submitted with a short explanation of context, or if a hack was involved, a more detailed story of events.
3. Please advise if you want credit or want to remain anonymous. Confidentiality of submissions is guaranteed (thanks Apple!)