Collaborate Disseminate
Sitting in front of a computer all day isn’t exactly what the firmware between our ears was tuned to do. We’re supposed to be hunting and gathering, not hunting and …read more Continue reading Better Bearings Take the Wobble Out of Premium Scroll Wheel
BlueToolkit is an open-source tool that helps find security flaws in Bluetooth Classic devices. It runs known and custom exploits to test if a device is vulnerable. Right now, it includes 43 different exploits. Some are public, and others were made spe… Continue reading BlueToolkit: Open-source Bluetooth Classic vulnerability testing framework
Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls. Continue reading Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking & Impersonation Due to Hidden Commands
Recently there was a panicked scrambling after the announcement by [Tarlogic] of a ‘backdoor’ found in Espressif’s popular ESP32 MCUs. Specifically a backdoor on the Bluetooth side that would give …read more Continue reading The ESP32 Bluetooth Backdoor That Wasn’t
The early 2000s were the halcyon days of physical media. While not as svelte as MP3 players became, why are those early 2000s machines smaller than all the new models …read more Continue reading Why Are Cassette and CD Players So Big Now?
I bought Bluetooth earphones ("EarFun Air 2 NC") for my smartphone.
Unfortunately, I found out that any Bluetooth-capable device can connect to them, if no other Bluetooth device is currently connected (e.g. when my phone is turn… Continue reading Security of Bluetooth earphones when anyone can connect to them
With today’s technology, emulating video game consoles from the 90s or before is trivial. A Raspberry Pi and a controller of some sort is perhaps the easiest and simplest way …read more Continue reading Game Bub Plays ROMs and Cartridges
Bluetooth is a good way to connect devices that are near each other. However, it can drain batteries which is one reason Bluetooth Low Energy — BLE — exists. [Drmph] …read more Continue reading A Low Effort, Low Energy Doorbell
Cassette tapes were a major way of listening to (and recording) music througout the 1980s and 1990s and were in every hi-fi stereo, boom box, and passenger vehicle of the …read more Continue reading Cassette Tape Plays MP3s
Around here, we love it when someone identifies a need and creates their own solution. In this case, [Engineer Bo] was tired of endless and imprecise scrolling with a mouse …read more Continue reading Doomscroll Precisely, and Wirelessly