Custom Firmware For Even Cheaper Bluetooth Thermometers

Readers may recall when we first covered the $5 Xiaomi LYWSD03MMC temperature and humidity sensor back in 2020. Prolific hacker [Aaron Christophel] wrote a custom firmware for the affordable gadget …read more Continue reading Custom Firmware For Even Cheaper Bluetooth Thermometers

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Keyboard Mod

Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

Let’s face it, failed Kickstarters are no good. But they can spark good things, like real versions of technologies that might have actually been faked for the platform. A touchscreen …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Keyboard Mod

DIY 3D-Printed Arduino Self-Balancing Cube

Self-balancing devices present a unique blend of challenge and innovation. That’s how [mircemk]’s project caught our eye. While balancing cubes isn’t a new concept — Hackaday has published several over …read more Continue reading DIY 3D-Printed Arduino Self-Balancing Cube

Smashing Security podcast #388: Vacuum cleaner voyeur, and pepperoni pact blocks payout

Join us as we delve into the world of unexpected security breaches and legal loopholes, where your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you, and ordering a pizza could cost you your right to sue.

All this and more is discussed in the latest editi… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #388: Vacuum cleaner voyeur, and pepperoni pact blocks payout

Your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you

When Sean Kelly bought a top-of-the-line vacuum cleaner, he imagined he was making a safe purchase.

Little did he know that the cleaning machine scuttling about his family’s feet contained a security flaw that could let anyone see and hear their eve… Continue reading Your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you

Add USB-C to Your AirPods the Easy Way

Two hands hold a rounded rectangular case with a small lollipop-shaped cutout. The case is dark grey with a bit of white protruding between the two halves in the middle.

While the death of Apple’s Lightning Connector can’t come soon enough, swapping the ports on their products as “category-defining innovations” seems a bit of a stretch. [Ken Pillonel] has designed …read more Continue reading Add USB-C to Your AirPods the Easy Way