Category: Old projects

Xiaomi Flora is a neat little BLE flowerpot sensor. I did a teardown and reverse-engineering of the BLE protocol. Original writeup https://wiki.hackerspace.pl/projects:xiaomi-flora

When the volume/power potentiometer on my trusty Creative PC speakers broke, I decided to upgrade it instead of just fixing it. The potentiometer was replaced with an encoder controlling a digital pot. Since everything is now digitally controlled, I added a bluetooth module for remote … Continue readingSpeaker volume control conversion (2013)

A USB gamepad that neatly sits on top of the phone’s keyboard. Uses an ATMEGA with V-USB firmware to emulate a keyboard. Original writeup https://emerythacks.blogspot.com/2011/12/n900-gamepad.html Featured on https://www.engadget.com/2011/12/12/nokia-n900-gamepad-hack-dispenses-with-beauty-sidles-up-to-sore/ https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/nokia-n900-control-pad-is-perfect-for-gaming-on-the-go/

Who would have thought that an iPad retina LCD panel can be used as a PC monitor with a simple handmade adapter? I may not have been the first one to figure it out, but I was the first one to publish how to do … Continue readingRetina LCD monitor (2013)

ZSUN wifi card reader is a simple gadget allowing you to wirelessly share files from an SD card. When opened, it is revealed that it runs a full blown wifi linux SoC – the well known and liked Atheros AR9331. With a stunning 64MB of … Continue readingZSUN wifi card reader (2016)

Wifon I and II were two iterations of my project to turn the legendary La Fonera wifi router into a portable pen-testing unit. The router is running OpenWrt and communicates with the display and input via a serial port. Original writeup https://emerythacks.blogspot.com/2010/08/wifon-fonera-powered-handheld-wifi.html https://emerythacks.blogspot.com/2011/04/wifon-20.html Featured on … Continue readingWifon I & II (2010-2011)