Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023
The Great Automotive AM Radio War of 2023 rages on, with the news this week that Ford has capitulated, at least for now. You’ll recall that the opening salvo came …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023
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Dead Raspberry Pi Boards, PMICs, And New Hope
Since the Raspberry Pi 3B+ release, the Pi boards we all know and love gained one more weakpoint – the PMIC chip, responsible for generating all the power rails a …read more Continue reading Dead Raspberry Pi Boards, PMICs, And New Hope
Laser Projector Needs Hardware Hack After Software Mod
You probably recognize that dreadful feeling when you reboot a gadget after updating its firmware, only to be greeted by a blank screen and an unresponsive device. This apparently happened …read more Continue reading Laser Projector Needs Hardware Hack After Software Mod
Flashing Booby-Trapped Cisco AP With OpenWRT, The Hard Way
Certain manufacturers seriously dislike open-source firmware for their devices, and this particular hack deals with quite extreme anti-hobbyist measures. The Meraki MR33, made by Cisco, is a nice access point …read more Continue reading Flashing Booby-Trapped Cisco AP With OpenWRT, The Hard Way
Ethics Whiplash as Sonos Tries Every Possible Wrong Way to Handle IoT Right
We’re trying to figure out whether Sonos was doing the right thing, and it’s getting to the point where we need pins, a corkboard, and string. Sonos had been increasing the functionality of its products and ran into a problem as they hit a technical wall. How would they keep …read more
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Shorting Pins on a Raspberry Pi is a Bad Idea; PMIC Failures Under Investigation
You may have noticed, we’re fans of the Raspberry Pi here at Hackaday. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t feature a hack that uses a Pi somewhere in the build. As useful as the Pis are, they aren’t entirely without fault. We’ve talked about the problems with the …read more
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BrickerBot malware zeroes in on Linux-based IoT devices
BrickerBot is a reminder that the frequency and complexity of Linux malware is on the rise Continue reading BrickerBot malware zeroes in on Linux-based IoT devices
Open sesame – unless you complain about your ‘smart’ door opener
Developer bricked a customer’s device after he complained, raising questions about the reliability of all our IoT devices and their makers Continue reading Open sesame – unless you complain about your ‘smart’ door opener
IOT Startup Bricks Customers Garage Door Intentionally
Internet of Things startup Garadget remotely bricked an unhappy customer’s WiFi garage door for giving a bad Amazon review and being rude to company reps. Garadget device owner [Robert Martin] found out the hard way how quickly the device can turn a door into a wall. After leaving a negative Amazon review, and starting a thread on Garadget’s support forum complaining the device didn’t work with his iPhone, Martin was banned from the forum until December 27, 2019 for his choice of words and was told his comments and bad Amazon review had convinced Garadget staff to ban his device …read more
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