Dev Hacks His TV With Claude Code: No Ads, No Bloatware, Stripe Payment Screensaver
doooyle · x · 2026-10-17
A developer used Claude Code to hack his own smart TV — he sent it the TV's product listing, asked "can you hack this?", and it walked him through the process. Result: ads, bloatware, spyware and laggy UI gone, plus a custom screensaver showing revenue, calendar, weather, and Stripe payment notifications.
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