27 stories tagged iot, newest first.
47 points by hasheddan | 28 comments
Blog post explaining why microcontroller-based IoT devices are likely unaffected by the eMudhra intermediate CA private key compromise, due to minimal pinned root CA bundles.
54 points by matttah | 2 comments
GitHub repository for Vacuula, an AGPL-licensed custom server that revives discontinued Neato robot vacuum cleaners.
36 points by artninja1988 | 26 comments
Anthropic Frontier Red Team post reporting experiments suggesting small AI models may soon self-replicate on commercial IoT devices without datacenter access.
906 points by ck2 | 545 comments
Dexerto article about a man who found his parents' smart coffee machine had used 1TB of internet data in 10 days.
121 points by faithraven | 58 comments
Blog post announcing that the tapo Rust/Python client library for TP-Link Tapo devices supports the TPAP protocol, so Third-Party Compatibility can stay off.
142 points by simonjgreen | 78 comments
A personal blog post describing an over-engineered project using ultra-wideband radios on trash bins so Home Assistant can tell whether the bins have been put out.
14 points by adunk | 0 comments
A groundrun.io blog post about automating tests of the Wi-Fi provisioning/setup flow on ESP32 devices.
43 points by CrypticShift | 39 comments
A Verge column on the shutdown of the June Oven and the growing number of smart home devices rendered useless when their cloud services end.
216 points by nonfamous | 218 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that a firmware update bricked Samsung smart fridges, leaving owners with spoiled food.
192 points by Markoff | 186 comments
Android Authority article reporting that a Samsung software update accidentally froze or bricked its connected smart fridges.
341 points by volemo | 181 comments
Espressif product page for the ESP32-S31, a dual-core RISC-V SoC with multi-protocol wireless connectivity and HMI features.
332 points by ementally | 92 comments
Blog post describing the discovery of an undocumented microphone on Sipeed's NanoKVM, a Chinese hardware KVM switch, and its security implications.
357 points by mukti | 127 comments
GitHub repository for NoLongerEvil, custom firmware to revive bricked Google Nest Generation 1 and 2 thermostats after official support ended.
325 points by toomanyrichies | 116 comments
Tom's Hardware article about a smart vacuum remotely disabled by its manufacturer after an engineer blocked data collection, and his revival of it with custom hardware to run offline.
334 points by JadedBlueEyes | 144 comments
Blog post describing how the author and a friend reverse engineered a Wi-Fi smart washing machine's API and encryption to build a notification script.
861 points by HieronymusBosch | 570 comments
Jeff Geerling blog post about buying a Bosch 500 series dishwasher and objecting to features that require connecting the appliance to a cloud service.
540 points by coherence73 | 301 comments
GitHub repository for Xiaomi's official Home Assistant integration, enabling control of Xiaomi MIoT smart home devices from Home Assistant.
411 points by lg_rocket | 167 comments
Techdirt article on a coalition including Consumer Reports and iFixit urging the FTC to act against companies that degrade hardware via software updates or paywalls.
395 points by philo23 | 110 comments
Homepage of Valetudo, open-source software that replaces the cloud backend of robot vacuums so they can operate locally without cloud connectivity.
603 points by sodality2 | 198 comments
Blog post describing how the author built a campus occupancy sensor using a $5 ESP32 counting Bluetooth devices and a serverless database.
416 points by vintagedave | 154 comments
Ars Technica article on Chamberlain blocking third-party smart home access to its MyQ garage door opener while adding ads to its app.
738 points by picture | 574 comments
A blog post by Rachel by the Bay criticizing recent changes in the Philips Hue smart lighting ecosystem.
499 points by popey | 309 comments
Landing page for FindMyCat, an open-source pet tracker device with links to its engineering details and GitHub repository.
459 points by guzik | 604 comments
An Ask HN thread inviting founders of hardware startups (IoT, robotics, consumer electronics) to share what they are building.
539 points by ahaucnx | 258 comments
AirGradient blog post by Achim Haug on the hidden costs of owning air quality monitors, such as manufacturers crippling free data APIs to push paid plans.
649 points by x1sec | 267 comments
Blog post reverse engineering a BLE car battery monitor whose app sends GPS, cell tower and Wi-Fi location data to servers in Hong Kong and China.
758 points by PikelEmi | 288 comments
Blog post by Cyrill Künzi describing how he reverse-engineered the NFC communication between a Philips Sonicare toothbrush handle and its brush heads.