Archive for October 2019

Uusiteknologia 2/2019 published

Uusiteknologia.fi is a Finnish language electronics and technology professionals magazine. In the newest issue have written articles on many high tech topics (text in Finnish with short introduction in English). The new number has been published as an electronic magazine that looks like a regular printed magazine. I have written to two articles to this

DMX-512 led light teardown

Here is a tear-down of a very cheap DMX-512 controlled LED light from Wish.com. It promised four colors (R, G, B and white) with 15W power and DMX-52 controlling. It has some reliability issues so I decided to take a look inside. Here are some pics of the product first. What is inside? Opening few

Indie Retro News: Internet Archive adds over 2,500 Dos games to play in your Browser!

http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/10/internet-archive-adds-over-2500-dos.html?m=1 “The Archive” has had for years a massive game list from the 1970′s through to the 1990′s from systems such as the CPC, NES, MSX. They are all emulated in JSMAME in web browser. The list contains hundreds of games. Well they’ve just gone one big step further by listing over 2,500 DOS games.

Null headset adapter for smartphone

There has been questions like those on 2600 magazine Facebook group: How do you prevent your phone from being used as a bug so malicious individuals can spy on you? What’s the best way to temporarily block/disable the microphones in an iPhone. Does anyone know of a phone case with a built-in shutter? The idea

2in1 Wireless and Wired Microphone

I got a very cheap wired/wireless mic  from Wish.com. I plan was to have a cheap “disposable” microphone for uses where I don’t want risking the more expensive microphone. Basically the product looks OK. The construction is plastic, but till feels acceptable for the price (less than 10 Euros on sale). If I get this

Creators of modern rechargeable batteries share Nobel prize

https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/09/creators-of-modern-rechargeable-batteries-share-nobel-prize/ Nice that the Nobel prize created by inventor who made dynamite is now given to inventors who invented technology that has put small potential explosives to pocket of almost everybody in developed countries.

Ecodesign and right to repair in Europe

Hackaday article Europeans Now Have The Right To Repair – And That Means The Rest Of Us Probably Will Too talks about an important topic: right to repair. The right to repair what we own has been a hot topic for many years. Many modern devices seem to be surprisingly difficult to fix. In many

Hacked USB cables with wireless hacker access

There have been many news on a hacked Lightning cables that allow someone to take over a computer as soon as they are plugged into a Mac or PC. There has also been USB cables with hidden Wi-fi.. How about a DIY hack on this? The latest development in the ESP32 world comes is a