John Biggs
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Hardware Hacker Breaks the DRM on a Mini Dishwasher
In what amounts to a very clever bit of hardware hacking, developer dekuNukem (the hacker who created a little device that automatically switches your screen to work when a boss walks by) has detailed a methodology for refilling the DRM-protected detergent cassettes for a $US486 ($627) portable dishwasher called Bob.
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Etsy-Owned Music Sales Site Reverb Hit With Data Breach
Last week, security consultant Bob Diachenko found an unsecured database run by the Etsy-owned music marketplace Reverb.
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Watchmakers of the Future, Don Your Cyberloupes
While a “cyberloupe” sounds like a tube Elon Musk would run ugly trucks through, it’s actually a jewellers loupe from the future made by watch company IWC.
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This DIY Wireless Ball Cap Lets You Control Death Itself
When it comes to facing your own mortality, there are few things better than a grinning skull with creepy eyeballs. And when it comes to really freaking you out, the only way to make a grinning skull worse is to connect it to a computer and make it jerk around and gape like some degloved…