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The current generation of USB-powered soldering irons have a lot going for them, chief among them being portability and automatic start and stop. But an iron that turns off in …read more Continue reading Piggyback Board Brings Touch Sensing to USB Soldering Iron
It is a common problem: I have a USB device on a computer out in the shop, and I want to use it from the comfort of my office. What …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: USB Everywhere
For those who’ve never bitten the Apple, the PowerMac G4 was a blue-tinted desktop Macintosh offered from 1999 to 2004. At the time, the machines were plenty fast — being …read more Continue reading Adding USB-C (Kinda) to a PowerMac G4
Apple fixes the USB Restricted Mode flaw in iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1. Vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks.… Continue reading Apple Confirms ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Exploit Threatening iOS Security
The Universal Serial Bus. The one bus to rule them all. It brought peace and stability to the world of computer peripherals. No more would Apple and PC users have to …read more Continue reading USB Hub-A-Dub-Dub: Weird Edge Cases Are My Ruin
For better or worse it seems to be human nature to compete with one another, as individuals or teams, rather than experience contentedness while moving to the woods and admiring …read more Continue reading Smallest USB Device… So Far
Kaspersky experts analyzed the Mercedes-Benz head unit, its IPC protocols and firmware, and found new vulnerabilities via physical access. Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Head Unit security research report
Have you ever thought of giving new buzz to outdated wired alarm systems or saving money while upgrading your home security? The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel, to which hacker [Patrick …read more Continue reading PoE-Power Protection: The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel
Although ham radio can be an engaging, rewarding hobby, it does have a certain reputation for being popular among those who would fit in well at gated Florida communities where …read more Continue reading Custom Firmware Adds Capabilities to Handie Talkie
Let’s assume:
I have a piece of software (with a webUI) that has access to a USB device through the host OS.
The software itself can’t be changed.
The software has the ability to perform a firmware flash on the USB device, also remotely w… Continue reading Is it possible to proxy USB and disconnect when a certain sequence is intercepted before it is (fully) passed to the real USB device?