RCA Akimbo Serial Port Hack
Forum member Cerberus has a walkthrough on his web site demonstrating how you can add a serial port to an RCA Akimbo IP TV/PVR box, enabling you to gain console access to the machine. It is a pretty easy hack, but really its the first step in hacking these things for personal use.
Not familiar with the Akimbo? That’s ok, Cerberus has a nice introduction and specification post for you as well.

