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Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
Apple today unveiled Apple Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world.
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My toddler loves planes, so I built her a radar
An adorable side project featuring SwiftUI, MapKit, and open-source APIs
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Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door opener API
Why the MyQ integration will be removed in Home Assistant 2023.12
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Taking over a Dead IoT Company
5 years after NYCTrainSign collapsed, I investigate why the company failed and end up writing an exploit to take over their fleet.
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Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to Qualcomm
Nitrokey security research reveals that smartphones with Qualcomm chips secretly send device data to Qualcomm without user consent. NitroPhone is not affected.
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Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max
M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max feature groundbreaking technologies that deliver dramatically increased performance and unleash new capabilities for Mac.
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My 24 year old HP Jornada can do things an iPhone still can't do
Published: 15-06-2023 01:30 | Author: Remy van Elst | Text only version of this article
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MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
Apple today announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, Apple’s next-generation pro silicon.
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TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, NXP to jointly build semiconductor fab in Europe
Hsinchu, Stuttgart, Munich, Eindhoven, Aug 8, 2023 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM), Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), and NXP Semiconductors
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E-ink is so Retropunk
I’ve long been struggling to describe why e-ink is so much fun for me, but Ithink I’ve finally realized what it is: e-ink is just so so so retropunk.
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Hacking my “smart” toothbrush
After buying a new Philips Sonicare toothbrush I was surprised to see that it reacts to the insertion of a brush head by blinking an LED. A quick online search reveals that the head communicates with the toothbrush handle to remind you when it’s time to buy a new one. From the Philips product page: seems to be REALLY…
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The Camera-Shy Hoodie
A DIY wearable for avoiding recognition on IR security cameras.
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ARM64 Linux Workstation
My personal website and blog
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iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Apple today announced iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, featuring an industry-first color-infused back glass with a stunning, textured matte finish.
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Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
Chromebooks are getting 10 years of automatic updates, plus new features to help devices last longer.
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I bricked my Christmas lights
Reverse engineering Bluetooth LE LED light controllers, or How I Bricked My Christmas Lights If a device communicates via Bluetooth LE and has an app, it deserves to be integrated into my home automation system. I’ve spent a significant amount of time reverse engineering various budget-friendly LED light strips to...
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Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad
Apps introduce powerful features designed for iPad to deliver the ultimate mobile studio for video and music creators.
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Building an occupancy sensor with a $5 ESP32 and a serverless DB
How I built an occupancy sensor with an ESP32C3, Cloudflare Workers/D1, and Grafana
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Grayscale on 1-bit LCDs (2022)
Note: this post is also available in video format on YouTube . Some demo/ difference would be more obvious in video.
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The Quest for Netflix on Asahi Linux
Note: If you're here because you just want to watch Netflix on Asahi, install this (Edit: for Arch users, grab this . Fedora users can install the widevine-installer package), and then scroll down to the "Netflix-Specific Annoyances" section.
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CAN Injection: Keyless car theft
This is a detective story about how a car was stolen - and how it uncovered an epidemic of high-tech car theft. It begins with a tweet. In April 2022, my friend Ian Tabor tweeted that vandals had been at his car, pulling apart the headlight and unplugging the cables.
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The hidden cost of air quality monitoring
The hidden costs of air quality monitoring, including subscriptions, locked data, proprietary modules, and the long-term price of closed ecosystems.
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Electronics Lab Bench Setup Guide
I have set up an electronics lab bench for all my hobby and product development projects. In this article, I will dive deep into every part of the setup and guide you through the structure, organiz…
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The ReMarkable Streaming Tool v2: Elevating Remote Work Efficiency
In this article, I expose the new version of the streaming tool for my reMarkable tablet. Originally crafted in 2021, this tool allowed me to stream sketches during video calls. Aiming for more user-friendliness, I revamped the design to a clientless implementation. This articles describes the implementation with some…
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