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NostalgicPod promises to turn your Android phone into a modern-day iPod. I tried it out for myself, and I absolutely love it.

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Android 17 adds tougher lock-screen protections that limit failed PIN and password attempts, extend lockout timers, detect duplicate guesses, and make brute-force attacks harder ...

The ESP32 keeps finding new jobs in my house.

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In March 2017, 18-year old developer Albert Gajšak launched the MAKERbuino, an educational Kickstarter project that let anyone build an 8-bit, Arduino-based gaming console. The project was a big ...

An Arduino library for the ST25DV64KC Dynamic NFC/RFID Tag. With this library, you can: Write WiFi credentials to the tag using your smart phone and then have your Arduino board read them via I2C Log ...

Looking for practical Arduino projects? This guide shows how to control a relay from your smartphone using an Arduino Uno — either via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi with an ESP8266 ESP-01 module. With ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

If you want a good display and interface device for an embedded project, it’s hard to look past an old smartphone. After all, you’ve got an excellent quality screen and capacitive touch interface all ...