After many years of using my tooth-brush to brush my teeth, I connected it to home-assistant via bluetooth. Not sure how useful this will be, but I can feel smart about it for a few minutes, I suppose.

#homeassistant #bluetooth #homeautomation

Mike @mmasnick: " #Jack sort of vibe-coded over a weekend, I guess, a #mesh network system called #BitChat. I didn't realize it used #Nostr under the hood…"
@rabble: "It uses #Bluetooth as the primary messaging thing of discovering people. I'm a bit involved with it… We now know through looking at the App Store stuff for BitChat… we can see when a country is having a crisis because all of a sudden the BitChat installs spike up.
…today we were on a call where we were like, "What's going on in #Brazil?" Huh? Because two or three days ago, the installs spiked up and Brazil became the number one country for BitChat."

https://pca.st/ruhm1l6z?t=30m30s

A flaw in Fast Pair exposes devices to tracking and spoofing risks — convenience features can quietly expand the attack surface. Pair fast, but secure faster. 📡⚠️ #Bluetooth #Privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/17/fast_pair_flaw/

A flaw in Fast Pair exposes devices to tracking and spoofing risks — convenience features can quietly expand the attack surface. Pair fast, but secure faster. 📡⚠️ #Bluetooth #Privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/17/fast_pair_flaw/

A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth

https://bitchat.free/

#HackerNews #decentralized #messaging #peer-to-peer #Bluetooth #techinnovation #privacy

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

https://whisperpair.eu/

Hijacking Bluetooth Accessories Using Google Fast Pair

https://whisperpair.eu/vulnerable-devices

#security #bluetooth #google

I wanted to connect a keyboard to my FLX1s Linux phone.

I first tried connecting a USB keyboard to it — but, I couldn't get it to work.

Others on the Furilabs Matrix / Telegram room suggested using a Bluetooth keyboard.

So, I purchased an inexpensive (CAD $13) Bluetooth key, and — it worked! 🙂

#Bluetooth #BluetoothKeyboard #FLX1 #FLX1s #FLX1Slim #FuriLabs #FuriPhone #LinuxPhone

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

https://whisperpair.eu/

Hijacking Bluetooth Accessories Using Google Fast Pair

https://whisperpair.eu/vulnerable-devices

#security #bluetooth #google

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

🎧 https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

#headphones #bluetooth #spying #audio #wireless #hacking #google #stalking #it #privacy #itsecurity #itsec #headphones #tracking #fastpair

Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

🎧 https://www.wired.com/story/google-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches/

#headphones #bluetooth #spying #audio #wireless #hacking #google #stalking #it #privacy #itsecurity #itsec #headphones #tracking #fastpair

»Google Fast Pair — Sicherheitslücke macht Hörstöpsel zur Wanze:
Sicherheitsforscher haben eine gravierende Schwachstelle in Googles Fast-Pair-Technologie für Bluetooth-Hörstöpsel entdeckt.«

Last mich raten: Nicht die Ersten und auch nicht die Letzten und dies in jensten populären IT-Bereichen?! Dies nun "zufällig" oder auch nicht.

🎧 https://www.golem.de/news/google-fast-pair-sicherheitsluecke-macht-hoerstoepsel-zur-wanze-2601-204253.html

#itsicherheit #google #kopfhorer #musik #lucke #sicherheitslucken #fastpair #it #bluetooth #privatsphare #sicherheit #wanze #aushorchen

Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when the internet goes dark

https://briarproject.org/manual/fa/

#HackerNews #Briar #Iran #Bluetooth #WiFi #Connectivity #InternetAccess

I put my mouse in the microwave !!

Seriously. I have a bluetooth mouse that wouldn't enter pairing mode. It was connecting to *something*... maybe a smart switch or whatever. This cheap mouse has no way to enter pairing mode if it's connected to something.

So anyway, a microwave oven is a faraday cage. I turned the mouse on, tossed it in, shut the door and waited. It entered pairing mode quickly, and boom, connected to my tablet.

A+++ life hack by yours truly. Just don't start the nuker or magic smoke will come out 😆

#lifehack #bluetooth