I’m using a ConBee II Zigbee stick by Dresden Elektronik but switched from their own Phoscon/deCONZ software to the Home Assistant ZHA integration. While I didn’t have any issues with my few Zigbee devices, today, I’ve noticed that there’s a newer firmware available for my ConBee stick. Usually, the firmware update is handled by the… Read More »
Back when I bought my Nintendo Switch, I made sure to buy an unpatched one – turning all the different boxes in the store upside down to read the serial number on the bottom and compare it with the list I had on my phone. However, apart from some experiments with SX OS and later… Read More »
Modern heads for Sonicare toothbrushes come with a small chip that records not only the type of head, but also how many seconds you’ve used it – so the head unit can remind you that it’s time to swap the head for a new one. This isn’t purely for monetary reasons, especially as the unit… Read More »
A while ago I was fed up with Android Wear smartwatches and bought a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus. After using it for a while I started to explore the possibilities beyond the manufacturer specifications. This lead to a firmware patcher based upon work from Alex Whiter (who sadly passed in 2019). That patcher modified the… Read More »
A while ago I’ve acquired an old Tektronix TDS784D oscilloscope. Originally, it came with these enabled options: While this already is a lot, there’s still option 2C (Comm signal analyser) which is a pure-software option. (In later production runs, the device might also already contain the necessary hardware for the bigger memory option 2M. Check… Read More »
What unit do I have? Recent Toyotas have a unit called “Touch 2” or “Touch&Go 2” in their middle console. Problem is: you can’t differentiate between them easily. Actually, the “Touch 2” is what you see when sitting in your car. The “Touch&Go 2” is the same base unit, but with an extra processor and… Read More »
Variants and update situation The KEYone is sold as different models: BBB100-1 (US model), BBB100-2 (EMEA model), etc. And each model is distributed in multiple variants, expressed in the last 3 digits of the PRD number. Here are a few models and variants: Model PRD number Variant BBB100-1 PRD-63116-001 Unlocked… Read More »
The original firmware in the HP 50g emulates a Saturn CPU like the HP 48 and HP 49 had. However, the built-in ARM920T processor has more power than the Saturn. And now there’s a firmware to unleash the power: newRPL Project homepage It’s very usable at this point, but not all features are implemented yet.… Read More »
A few years ago, I got a Wansview NCH-536MW IP camera. That was one of the first 720p cameras with night-vision, motion and all features you could wish for. One problem, though: The user interface looks awfully outdated and half of the setup only works in Microsoft Internet Explorer and only if you have some… Read More »
Samsung seems to have failed, rushing to put out an update to the “Volume-“-bug in their Galaxy Nexus. They provided a wrong-signed Google+ and Google Maps app. They failed to update (“Wrong package signature”, see here). To find out if your device has this broken firmware, check the build number: ITL41F.I9250XWKK8 instead of just ITL41F… Read More »