It sounds fake because it sounds like they only used software hacks. But they also added a microcontroller board in it with wireless networking

Saw the video. Quite cool mod.
https://youtu.be/Bicjxl4EcJg

Not sure if it’s the same thing but a few days ago I saw a youtube video where person modded it with a wifi card so it could communicate with your pc which is at home. It required internet access from your phone which needs to be near though.