Hackaday Links: March 6, 2022
As if the war in Ukraine weren’t bad enough right here on Earth, it threatens knock-on effects that could be felt as far away as Mars. One victim of the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 6, 2022
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Hackaday Links: September 26, 2021
Dealing with breakdowns is certainly nothing new for drivers; plenty of us have had our ride die in mid-flight, and experienced the tense moment when it happens in traffic. But …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 26, 2021
Peloton Treadmill Safety Update Requires $40 a Month Subscription
The update comes after Pelton recalled the treadmill following the death of a child. Continue reading Peloton Treadmill Safety Update Requires $40 a Month Subscription
Hackaday Links: July 12, 2020
Based in the US as Hackaday is, it’s easy to overload the news with stories from home. That’s particularly true with dark tales of the expanding surveillance state, which seem to just get worse here on a daily basis. So we’re not exactly sure how we feel to share not …read more
Hackaday Links: May 24, 2020
We’re saddened to learn of the passing of Gershon Kingsley in December 2019 at the age of 97. The composer and electronic music pioneer was not exactly a household name, but the things he did with the Moog synthesizer, especially the surprise hit “Pop Corn”, which he wrote in 1969, …read more
Takata Airbag Recalls Widen To Potentially Affect Other Types of Airbag
The Takata airbag case has become the largest product recall in history, caused over 20 deaths, and cost many billions of dollars. Replacement efforts are still ongoing, and sadly, the body count continues to rise. Against this backdrop, further recalls have been announced affecting another type of Takata airbag.
The …read more
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Medtronic rushes to replace insulin pumps after flaws found
Medtronic is immediately recalling of all MiniMed 508 & Paradigm insulin pumps after researchers uncovered serious security flaws. Continue reading Medtronic rushes to replace insulin pumps after flaws found
Watch This Unattended Laptop Burn Down an Office
The HP laptop battery fire shows that you should take product recalls very seriously. Continue reading Watch This Unattended Laptop Burn Down an Office
We Solved the Mystery of What Makes Up Tracer’s Rewind Sound In ‘Overwatch’
Can Tracer send us her SoundCloud mixtape? Continue reading We Solved the Mystery of What Makes Up Tracer’s Rewind Sound In ‘Overwatch’
Botnet Recall of Things
After a tough summer of botnet attacks by Internet-of-Things things came to a head last week and took down many popular websites for folks in the eastern US, more attention has finally been paid to what to do about this mess. We’ve wracked our brains, and the best we can come up with is that it’s the manufacturers’ responsibility to secure their devices.
Chinese DVR manufacturer Xiongmai, predictably, thinks that the end-user is to blame, but is also consenting to a recall of up to 300 million of their pre-2015 vintage cameras — the ones with hard-coded factory default passwords. …read more
