Coby Electronics Corporation to use the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy to acquire the coby.com domain from Coby O'Brien, an individual who had first registered it in 1996; this is commonly referred to as reverse domain hijacking. But O'Brien successfully defended his registration of the domain. Coby Electronics Corporation used cobyusa.com instead. Coby Electronics Corporation Coby Electronics Corporation was an American manufacturer of consumer electronics products headquartered in Lake Success, New York, with offices and factories around the world (including the United States, Mexico, and China). With the joint efforts of Coby Electronics Co. of Hong Kong and Coby Electronics Corp. of the United
Hacking of consumer electronics Hacking of consumer electronics The hacking of consumer electronics is an increasingly common practice which users perform in order to customize and modify their devices beyond what is typically possible. This activity has a long history, dating from the days of early computer, programming, and electronics hobbyists. The most notable case of the hacking of consumer electronics is jailbreaking of Apple iOS devices or the rooting of Android phones, although many other electronics such as video game consoles are regularly hacked Some devices—most commonly open source—are built for homebrew purposes, and encourage hacking as an integral part of their existence.