ESP32 Bluetooth Hacked
By coogle
/ September 24, 2021
A new Bluetooth vulnerability known as BrakTooth has been publicized, impacting the popular Espressif ESP32 IoT chip. The details of...
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MagicMirror
By coogle
/ September 14, 2020
Back in 2014, a Raspberry Pi enthusiast by the name of Michael Teeuw shared his build of a "magic mirror"...
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I’m John, a 20+ year Internet technology vet and the mind behind This Smart House. This Smart House is a Blog dedicated to DIY home automation with subjects ranging from IoT devices (such WiFi enabled switches and sensors), making tools to improve your life, and growing your own food through aquaponics. Most of what you see here is taken directly from technologies and projects I’ve built for my own home.
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