Category: Hardware
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Micro-mice and mazes
Via Kottke. Truly wish we learned all this in school. Would’ve attended school significantly more often… đ
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Flipper Zero: Waiting for SD card
Just got myself a Flipper Zero because #whynot. However, the updating process from 0.6x.y to 0.82.3 was not very smooth sailing: The SD card I tried was an old 2Gb Samsung SD I had lying around (have 3-4 of these). Tried several times, but alas, until I tried a different SD card… Then the update…
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OLED Lego Brick
Via Hackaday.
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Ikea Tradfri with Philips Hue
Recently visited Ikea and had to get a Christmas star-light like I used to have during my childhood. Most of my (non-track) light at home is smart using either a TP-Link Kasa smartplug or Philips Hue (and I want to avoid adding more brands, more apps, and more shit). However, Philips Hue is quite $$$…
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Xiaomi purifier hack with NFC tags
It’s been over two years since my last rant. I can now happily say this NFC tag hack works. No need to hack your purifier like with their previous kit (I almost purchased the kit — but eventually decided against it; was it worth the trouble?). But these NFC tags are significantly easier to use.…
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Remote desktop and Wake-on-LAN
Shan uses her iPad a lot, but a lot of the more serious (interior design) work needs to happen on AutoCAD or Photoshop. That is just not going to work on an iPad. When we’re travelling (read: holiday) she’s carrying an old Lenovo ThinkPad 13 (great device!) just “in case” she needs to open AutoCAD…
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Xiaomi Phone Shipped With Censorship List
This summer, the Lithuanian government went public with an astounding finding. A Xiaomi phone sold in Europe â the Mi 10T 5G â could censor approximately 450 words and phrases, it said. The blocklist wasnât active, but could be activated remotely. It was filled with political terms, including âDemocratic Movementâ and âLong live Taiwanâs independence.â…
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Bitflip
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Custom CPUs
“Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops“. Interesting to see that many years after Apple started creating their CPUs for the iPhone (and now laptops/desktops), so many companies are following. Google is not new to building their chips (TPU, Titan (used in security keys and as encryption module for servers/Pixel phones), and likely more), but…
