Teleconferencing Like It’s 1988: Connecting Vintage Hardware to Zoom

Hang up your car phone and toss that fax machine in the garbage. Even back in the late 80s it was possible to do away with these primitive technologies in favor of video conferencing, even though this technology didn’t catch on en masse until recently. In fact, Mitsubishi released a …read more

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Review: 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is great … to a point

The current-generation Mitsubishi Outlander was introduced in 2014 and a plug-in hybrid model (PHEV) arrived shortly thereafter. The PHEV combines the best of both worlds, offering the experience of all-electric driving with the assurance of longer ran… Continue reading Review: 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is great … to a point

Mitsubishi SpaceJet MR90 jetliner final prototype makes maiden flight

The final test prototype of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s SpaceJet M90, in its certifiable baseline configuration, has made its maiden flight. On March 18, 2020, at 2:53 pm JST, Flight Test Vehicle 10 (FTV10) took off from Prefectural Nagoya Airpor… Continue reading Mitsubishi SpaceJet MR90 jetliner final prototype makes maiden flight

Trend Micro anti-virus zero-day exploited in attack on Mitsubishi Electric

There is some egg on the face of Trend Micro after it is revealed their anti-virus software was exploited to steal data from Mitsubishi Electric, but they aren’t the real villains of the story.
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Air Conditioner Speaks Serial, Just Like Everything Else

Like so many other home appliances, it’s likely that even your air conditioner has a serial interface buried inside it. If you’re wondering why, it’s because virtually every microcontroller on the planet has a UART built in, and it’s highly useful for debugging during the development process, so it makes sense to use it. Thus, it was only a matter of time before we saw a hacked airconditioner controlled by a Raspberry Pi.

[Hadley] was growing frustrated with the IR remote for his Mitsubishi air conditioner; it can issue commands, but it’s a one way interface – there’s no feedback …read more

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Mitsubishi Hybrid SUV Hack Puts Drivers At Risk, Says Researcher

Researchers discover a vulnerability in Mitsubishi’s Outlander Hybrid SUV that allows hackers to disable the anti-theft alarm from a laptop and control the car’s heat and AC. Continue reading Mitsubishi Hybrid SUV Hack Puts Drivers At Risk, Says Researcher