Collaborate Disseminate
I recently got my parents a Bluetooth speaker, and they are very new to the smartphone arena. What I would like is to disable all of the Bluetooth functionality in their phones except for the ability to play music and place calls through … Continue reading How to globally limit Bluetooth functionality on Android and iPhone
Fast-forward to the end of the talk, and you’ll hear someone in the audience ask [Ray] “Are there any Bluetooth locks that you can recommend?” and he gets to answer “nope, not really.” (If this counts as a spoiler for a talk about the security of three IoT locks at a hacker conference, you need to get out more.)
Unlocking a padlock with your cellphone isn’t as crazy as it sounds. The promise of Internet-enabled locks is that they can allow people one-time use or limited access to physical spaces, as easily as sending them an e-mail. Unfortunately, it also …read more
Finding a product that is everything you want isn’t always possible. Making your own that checks off all those boxes can be. [Peter Clough] took the latter route and built a small Bluetooth speaker with an LED visualization display that he calls Magic Box.
A beefy 20W, 4Ohm speaker was screwed to the lid of a wooden box converted to the purpose. [Clough] cut a clear plastic sheet to the dimensions of the box, notching it 2cm from the edge to glue what would become the sound reactive neopixel strip into place — made possible by an electret microphone amplifier. …read more
Continue reading Bluetooth Speaker With Neopixel Visual Display!
Cold feet is more than merely a malady that effects those about to hit the karaoke stage. The post Review: ThermaCell ProFlex Heavy Duty Heated Insoles appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Review: ThermaCell ProFlex Heavy Duty Heated Insoles
I’m building an application which must securely transfer data between a mobile device and a BLE peripheral.
I’ve been reading up on the different pairing methods and the level of security offered across BLE 4.0 to 4.2. It se… Continue reading Bluetooth Pairing Security
I’m building an application which must securely transfer data between a mobile device and a BLE peripheral.
I’ve been reading up on the different pairing methods and the level of security offered across BLE 4.0 to 4.2. It se… Continue reading Bluetooth Pairing Security
Last week, the latest and greatest member of the Bluetooth family of wireless specifications was announced to the world: Bluetooth 5! What main changes are in store? Read the FAQ (PDF), or dig into the full spec (bigger PDF) at 2,800 pages.
Their big-print selling points include “up to 4x the range, 2x the speed, and 8x the broadcasting message capacity” to power the Internet of Things. Etcetera. [Akiba] pointed out via Twitter that they get the fourfold increase in range by adding an extra zero to the “Maximum Output Power” spec, going from 10 mW maximum power to 100 …read more
Bluetooth security is not strong enough to keep fraudsters from eavesdropping on sensitive communications. The upcoming Bluetooth 5 offers enhancements.
The post Is Bluetooth Security Good Enough for Your Most Sensitive Corporate Communications? appeared first on Security Intelligence.
Continue reading Is Bluetooth Security Good Enough for Your Most Sensitive Corporate Communications?
Your daily round-up of what else is in the news Continue reading News in brief: Mounties drop bodycam plans; vibrator firm to settle lawsuit; Samsung to brick Note 7s
There’s an iconic scene from the movie Big where [Tom Hanks] and [Robert Loggia] play an enormous piano by dancing around on the floor-mounted keys. That was the first thing we thought of when we saw [jegatheesan.soundarapandian’s] PC joystick rug. His drum playing (see the video below) wasn’t as melodious as [Hanks] and [Loggia] but then again they probably had a musical director.
At the heart of the project is, of course, an Arduino. An HC-05 provides a Bluetooth connection back to the PC. We thought perhaps an Arduino with USB input capability like the Leonardo might be in use, …read more
