JBuds Frames turn any eyewear into personal audio throwers

Directed open audio seems to be enjoying its moment in the true wireless wearables spotlight at the moment, with Bose, Earin and others announcing new ear candy rocking the design. JLab Audio is joining the party with something a little different – con… Continue reading JBuds Frames turn any eyewear into personal audio throwers

Learning To Speak Peloton

Recently [Imran Haque]’s family bought the quite popular Peloton bike. After his initial skepticism melted to a quiet enthusiasm, [Imran] felt his hacker curiosity begin to probe the head unit on the bike. Which despite being a lightly skinned android tablet, has a reputation for being rather locked down. The …read more

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True wireless pioneers return with open audio A-3 earphones

Sweden’s Earin were the first to release a pair of true wireless earphones back in 2015, small bullet-shaped buds that stood out from the wireless crowd at the time due to the lack of a cable between the earpieces. Touch control was added in 2017, and … Continue reading True wireless pioneers return with open audio A-3 earphones

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