Project Alias, the newest creation of Amsterdam-based maker Bjørn Karmann, allows you to rename your home assistant and, more importantly, paralyse the device’s always-on listening function — for better security.
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Disable ‘always-listening’ on your smart home assistant
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’s much mistletoeing, and hearts will be glowing – as will thousands of Raspberry Pi-enabled Christmas light displays around the world. This morning I have mostly been spending my virtual time by a roadside in snowy Poland, inflicting carols on passers-by
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Christmas lights 2018
Amazon Thinks ARM is Bigger than your Phone Hackaday As far as computer architectures go, ARM doesn’t have anything to be ashamed of. Since nearly every mobile device on the planet is powered by some member ..
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Amazon Thinks ARM is Bigger than your Phone – Hackaday
Two-factor authentication continues to provide our online selves with more security for our email and online banking.
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Three-factor authentication is the new two-factor authentication
There is always a flurry of activity at the start of the new academic year, and we are getting in on the action: this autumn and winter, we’ll be launching four new online courses! They are completely free and aim to give educators a solid grounding in the concepts and practical applications of computing.
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Developer Q&A: brand-new online training courses
You wouldn’t download a car…but is that just because none of us know how to? And OF COURSE none of us know how to: it’s a really hard thing to do! Dramatic reenactment using a Mini because, c’mon, as if I can afford a Tesla! Nikola Tesla was in love with a pigeon True story .
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You wouldn’t download a car…
Fossbytes ZeroPhone Is “Coming Soon”: A Raspberry Pi -Based, Linux-Powered Phone For Just $50 Fossbytes ZeroPhone is a Raspberry Pi -based, open-source, Linux-powered handset that has been launched as a project on Crowd Supply; we've already told you about the phone in the past. The device promises no carrier locks, no pre-loaded apps and good …
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Hackaday GSM Phone Network At EMF Camp Built on Raspberry Pi and LimeSDR Hackaday There are sixteen base stations spread around the site, of which each one is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ with a LimeSDR Mini.
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We’ve seen many Raspberry Pi-powered music players over the years. But rarely are they as portable (and snazzy) as the PiPod by Hackaday user Bram.
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PiPod: the Raspberry Pi Zero portable music player
Geeky Gadgets Raspberry Pi Zero Multifunctional Travel Companion Geeky Gadgets Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and users may be interested in a new piece of kit which has been created by Thingiverse member JustinStrawn. That takes the form of a small device that offers a portable SD Card File Copier, Phone Battery, Computer and Internet ..
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