Is bluetooth keyboard more secure than USB keyboard for a malicious firmware?

There are some threads talking about Bluetooth keyboard security. But I have a different concern.
I will only need 4 keys from an external keyboard, Home/End/PageUp/PageDn keys. Because I use them a lot and my laptop keyboard has a bad des… Continue reading Is bluetooth keyboard more secure than USB keyboard for a malicious firmware?

Racing The Old Clock

[Keenan Rebera] recently found himself with an old racing clock (a chronoix cc3000) left behind by a roommate. How the roommate obtained such a clock seems murky at best, but undeterred [Keenan] set to work bringing the clock to life with Bluetooth functionality. The mechanical nature of the digits provided …read more

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Review: Cardo’s Packtalk Black motorcycle headset rocks XL speakers

Cardo, as we told you when we first previewed this device, had the first motorcycle Bluetooth headset back in 2004, and the first rider-to-rider intercom in 2007. Packtalk was another first; a self-healing mesh network that allowed more than a dozen ri… Continue reading Review: Cardo’s Packtalk Black motorcycle headset rocks XL speakers

Sit Up Straight!: Open Source Bluetooth Posture Sensing

As more and more people spend their working hours behind a computer, bad posture and the accompanying back pain and back problems become a growing epidemic. To combat this in his own daily life, [ImageryEel] made PosturePack, a wearable Bluetooth-enabled posture sensor.

The PosturePack is designed to fit into …read more

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ESP32 Spectrum Analyzer Taps Into Both Cores

We probably don’t need to tell the average Hackaday reader that the ESP32 is a powerful and extremely flexible microcontroller. We’ve seen some incredible projects using this affordable chip over the last few years, and by the looks of it, the best is yet to come. That’s because it always …read more

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Exploring Custom Firmware on Xiaomi Thermometers

If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that hackers love to know what temperature it is. Seriously. A stroll through the archives here at Hackaday uncovers an overwhelming number of bespoke gadgets for recording, displaying, and transmitting the current conditions. From outdoor weather stations to an ESP8266 with a …read more

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Cambridge Audio injects wireless earphones with hi-fi amplifier know-how

The UK’s Cambridge Audio has launched the next model in its excellent Melomania true wireless earphone range. As the name suggests, the Melomania Touch offer touch control as well as the promise of “stunning sound performance and world-class battery li… Continue reading Cambridge Audio injects wireless earphones with hi-fi amplifier know-how