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Thanks a lot, Elon. Or maybe not, depending on how this report that China used Starlink signals to detect low-observable targets pans out. There aren’t a lot of details, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 22, 2024
Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally — including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems — and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops. Continue reading Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag
If there was one question we heard most often this week, it was “Did you see it?” With “it” referring to the stunning display of aurora borealis — and australis, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 19, 2024
Sometimes, you will want to power a device in a way it wasn’t designed for, and you might find that the device in question is way too tailored to the …read more Continue reading Bypass PoE And Power Your Starlink Terminal Directly
The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best way to get that information is to use a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such …read more Continue reading GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
Internet connectivity in remote areas can be a challenge, but recently SpaceX’s Starlink has emerged as a viable solution for many spots on the globe — including the Ukrainian frontlines. …read more Continue reading Restoring Starlink’s Missing Ethernet Ports
SpaceX and T-Mobile sent up a bunch of Direct to Cell Starlink satellites back in January as a first step toward universal coverage. The company quickly sent and received the first text messages, and now the first post on X has appeared.Continue Readin… Continue reading SpaceX sends first X post from ordinary phone via Starlink satellites
Although laser communication in space is far from novel, its wide-scale deployment as seen with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation has brought the technology to the forefront like never before. …read more Continue reading Starlink’s Inter-Satellite Laser Links Are Setting New Record With 42 Million GB Per Day
From the “No good deed goes unpunished” files, this week came news of a German programmer who probably wishes he had selected better clients. According to Heise Online (English translation), …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 28, 2024
SpaceX has launched a new Starlink constellation of satellites for T-Mobile with Direct to Cell capabilities. These will allow subscribers with most ordinary mobile phones to call, text, and browse directly from satellites even in dead zones.Continue R… Continue reading SpaceX and T-Mobile launches satellites that can contact cell phones